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Post Oak business and property owners demand Uptown resignations

Share this story: A group representing nearly 200 Uptown business and property owners are calling for the resignation of Uptown officials spearheading a major bus project that will tear up Post Oak Blvd. The Post Oak Business and Property Owners[…..]

Uptown bus press conference 11am 8/24/2015

Share this story: MEDIA ALERT PRESS CONFERENCE 11:00am UPTOWN PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION In the wake of continued deception by the Uptown Management District and TIRZ, members of the Uptown Property Owners Association will hold a morning news conference to call[…..]

What is Uptown up to this time?

Share this story: You have to love what people say on e-mails. E-mails obtained by Dolcefino Consulting show Uptown is digging up information on a leading critic of that expensive plan to tear up Post Oak for two exclusive bus[…..]

Ben Hall responds to latest Texas Supreme Court ruling

Share this story: Houston Mayoral Candidate Ben Hall called on Mayor Annise Parker to stop the political abuse and apologize to Houstonians for wasting their tax money. “Once again the Texas Supreme Court has had to remind this Mayor that[…..]

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[…..]