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Bazan: Revenue Reality vs Consultants on the Hilton Americas

Tom Bazan passes along this interesting chart he put together detailing the projections made by one of the city's favorite consultants to justify its deep involvement in the convention center hotel ...

How to Determine the Best Time to Buy

Determining the best time to buy is often a tricky prospect. And no one wants to surge ahead on the path to homeownership if they aren’t prepared. Luckily, there are a number of ways to determine ...

How to skirt Mayor Parker's proposed "charitable food service ordinance"

While Mayor Parker wants to criminalize giving food to the needy, she is moving to de-criminalize tailgating at Houston sports venues:
Houston’s mayor and city council will consider amendi ...

News and views roundup (19 March 2012 edition)

The last week or so sort of got away from us, so here's a quick link post to catch up:

Housing authority paid thousands to employees' friends, relatives, records show - Mike Morris and S ...

KTRK: Housing Authority under scrutiny over truck, checks

The county attorney looked into all of it and decided in the letter that nothing was illegal, but said it probably wasn't the best way to handle this.
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