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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Houston METRO Ridership Update

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This week we have yet another excellent analytical blog post from Oscar Slotboom  (he's on a roll!) Metro's 2025 fiscal year en...
Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Highways: costs are way up, funding is in decline. What's the Impact on Houston?

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This week we have another excellent analytical blog post from Oscar Slotboom . An agenda item for the October 24 H-GAC Transportation...
Wednesday, October 15, 2025

New Zealand VIP visits Houston, HISD as a model of education reform, Texas MUDs, and young adult views on Houston

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 Catching up on a few smaller items from my slow-posting summer: Got to have a bbq dinner with New Zealand government minister Chris Bishop ...
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Sunday, September 21, 2025

A new seal for the City of Houston

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The Chronicle asked the public for updated alternatives to the old City of Houston seal , which is definitely looking a bit dated at this po...
Thursday, August 07, 2025

The Gulfton Fallacy: Don't Let Zoning's 'Perfect' Be the Enemy of Houston's Good

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The Houston Chronicle just published a shorter version of this as a Letter to the Editor , but here is the full version. --- The recent call...
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Saturday, July 12, 2025

The Original Three Sections of the Sam Houston Tollway Pay for Themselves Every 3 Years

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This week we have another excellent analytical guest post from Oscar Slotboom : In the recent legislative session Representative Shahee...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Texas Just Launched a Four-Pronged Attack on the Housing Crisis

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This legislative session has culminated in a landmark victory for property rights and housing affordability in Texas. Thanks to the tireless...
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Sunday, June 01, 2025

HCTRA Update: Legislative session is a bust for reform, but no action is better than bad action

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This week we have another excellent guest post from Oscar Slotboom . In December I reported on HCTRA's massive diversions of toll r...