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Houston, we have a problem!
Share this story: Houston is acting a lot like Chicago. Under Mayor Parker, “shadow governments” in some Houston neighborhoods are flush with taxpayers’ cash and doing deals that are walking conflicts of interest. Take the $200 million Uptown Bus Project.[…..]
METRO chooses secrecy over the public right to know
Share this story: Here is a clue about government! When politicians know something is a bad deal for taxpayers they try to avoid talking about it. That is what METRO is now doing about the expensive Post Oak Bus Boondoggle[…..]
Hall blasts Turner pledge to raise taxes
Share this story: Sylvester Turner announced he wants to raise the City of Houston revenue cap–That’s how career politicians hide their requests for tax increases in politician speech. “Turner will raise taxes on Houston families,” says Houston mayoral candidate Ben[…..]
L.E.A.P. — Law Enforcement Accountability Policy
Share this story: Houston Mayoral Candidate Ben Hall today unveiled his comprehensive plan to promote accountability of Houston Police Officers to the public in the wake of heightened distrust of law enforcement across the country. “Too many of our children[…..]
Ben Hall news conference on accountability policy for Houston Police
Share this story: Houston Mayoral Candidate Ben Hall will hold a news conference Tuesday, August 11th at 2:00 pm to unveil a comprehensive accountability policy for Houston Police. Hall’s announcement comes amidst new protests in Ferguson, Missouri and another controversial[…..]
Time to open the oyster
Share this story: Some folks just don’t want to play by the rules. When the Chambers Liberty County Navigation District cut a smelly deal to give a local politician a virtual monopoly of the oyster crop in Galveston Bay, audio[…..]
Stop playing games Mayor Parker
Share this story: “Enough” Mayoral candidate Ben Hall says Houstonians have simply had enough. “Mayor Parker misleads voters on the rain tax, tries to deny people the right to vote on the HERO ordinance, and now when the highest court[…..]
Mayor Parker’s misleading HERO ballot language drags city into a new lawsuit
Share this story: Houston Attorney Andy Taylor will hold a news conference Friday morning, August 6th to announce a NEW legal challenge to the ballot language for the November HERO Election. “This Mayor continues to demonstrate an embarrassingly callous disregard[…..]
METRO starting to question the Uptown bus project
Share this story: METRO is spending millions on that controversial Uptown bus project, but now some board members are starting to question key details of the $300 million deal. A powerful state lawmaker asked the attorney general to decide if[…..]
Ben Hall reacts to Parker civil rights lawsuit
Share this story: Houston Mayor Annise Parker and her lawyers have embarrassed this city and taxpayers may end up paying the consequences. She has proven she will violate the constitution, city charter, and God’s pulpits for her personal agenda. Today’s[…..]