Blogs - Bill King Blog

Latest

570 Days after Harvey, City has Yet to File for a Permit to Dredge the Kingwood Mouth Bar

570 Days after Harvey, City has Yet to File for a Permit to Dredge the Kingwood Mouth Bar

March 23, 2019

For those of you not familiar with the flooding problems in Kingwood, there is a widespread consensus among flood

Turner Should Disclose $400 Million in Contracts Not Approved by Council before a Single Employee is Laid Off

Turner Should Disclose $400 Million in Contracts Not Approved by Council before a Single Employee is Laid Off

March 11, 2019

Sylvester Turner told City Council members last week that he intends to lay off 400 firefighters and trigger the layoff

Turner Spent $400 Million without City Council approval . . . And Look for Your Water Rates to Go Up Even More

Turner Spent $400 Million without City Council approval . . . And Look for Your Water Rates to Go Up Even More

March 7, 2019

Stunning information released at this week's Budget &amp; Fiscal Affairs Committee of the Houston City Council raises new questions

The Fire Fighter Pay Debacle: How Did We Get into this Mess?

The Fire Fighter Pay Debacle: How Did We Get into this Mess?

March 5, 2019

Last Friday, Sylvester Turner issued a rambling, three-page letter in which he blamed Houston voters and Houston fire

Turner's Pothole Misinformation Campaign

Turner's Pothole Misinformation Campaign

February 25, 2019

Sylvester Turner’s press conference on potholes this week was masterful misdirection. Most of the media headlines were that Turner

Just in Case You Thought the City Had Solved its Pension Problems

Just in Case You Thought the City Had Solved its Pension Problems

January 23, 2019

We now have audits for the City and its three pension plans for the first full year of operation