Bob Eckels

County Government's Ethical Problems Solved

Political Communion

Did Annunciation use its connections to knock the head off Little Woodrow's beer permit?

Son of Lindsay ... Son of Driscoll

Robert Eckels and Vince Ryan fight the battles of the past as they fight each other for county judge

All the Law Enforcement You Can Afford

Harris County has abdicated a basic responsibility of government: to provide for the public safety of all. Instead, those who have get and those who don't get the leftovers.

The Law East of Downtown

With his army of volunteer deputies, Victor Trevino is Harris County's most innovative and open lawman. But his sharp tongue hasn't endeared him to other politicians. And some wonder if all his power has gone to his head.

Radack-al Treatment

What happens when the county's premier good ol' boy tangles with a sensitive '90s-style guy? It ain't pretty.

All Together Now

Civic, school and business leaders unite to try to pass a massive HISD bond election

Has Robert Eckels Lost His Mind?

Or is the county judge just crazylike a fox?

Eckels: The Son Also Rises

The county judge comes into his own on Commissioners Court

Bye to the Good Ol' Boys?

The commissioner's race that could break the county mold

Imminent Domain

While a doddering Dome watches, wranglers and the ultrarich welcome a sports palace

Smooth Operator

Jack Linvillle transformed a little architecture firm into a leading public contractor -- with help from some well-heeled political pals

Magazine Actually Claims Harris County Can Govern Itself

​Reporter John Mecklin worked a long time in Houston for the old Post; he also served as an editor at the SF Weekly, the San Francisco paper in our very own Village Voice Media chain.He's now editor at a magazine called Miller-McCune, a publication started by a Southern California philanthropist; ... More >>