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Ed Emmett

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Kirk Boudreaux: County Judge Fires Employee, Saying He Misused Funds

    Harris County Judge Ed Emmett has fired a staff member who he says siphoned off funds to spend on himself. Ed Emmett said the funds allegedly diverted by the employee, Kirk Boudreaux, were not county funds but instead involved Emmett's nonprofit organization that helps put on a trade show each year ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    Bill Henderson: County Judge's Legal Counsel Allegedly Goes Rambo When Car Towed

    Getting your car towed is an aggravating experience, to be sure. It's perhaps more aggravating if you're a former state district judge and current legal counsel to County Judge Ed Emmett -- in other words, a person who's used to not having to deal with the petty annoyances that afflict the not-poli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2011

    Finally, We Have A County Commissioner Named Cactus Jack

    Commissioner Cactus Jack Cagle​If you're going to replace a roguish rascal like Jerry Eversole on the powerful commissioners court, which you pretty much have to since he's entered a guilty plea in a corruption trial, how better to do it than with someone named Cactus Jack? Keeps the whole so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2011

    Jerry Eversole Resigns: Death of a Fiefdom

    Jerry Eversole: Not available to be kicked around anymore.​County Commissioner Jerry Eversole, who has long battled accusations of corruption and cronyism, has resigned his seat effective the end of this month. He sent a letter to County Judge Ed Emmett this afternoon. "It has been my absolu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Space Shuttle Battle: City Hall Rally to Demand Houston Gets a Used Orbiter

    Proposed Houston home for a shuttle.​As we've noted before, Houston is in a life-or-death battle to get one of the two retiring space shuttles that have flown missions, and they need all the help they can get. The solution: A City Hall rally, complete with Mayor Annise Parker, County Judge Ed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Snopocalypse : Mayor, County Judge Urge Staying Home Tomorrow

    Stay home, commuters​Mayor Annise Parker and County Judge Ed Emmett are urging Houstonians to stay at home tomorrow morning instead of risking their morning commute. Roads will be icy and treacherous in the morning, they said. Commuters "should stay off the roads -- once that slush...stays f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Grand Prix Houston Making a Comeback?

    Get this poster back up on Ed Emmett's bedroom wall!​A local organizing committee (LOC) for the Grand Prix of Houston announced Thursday its intentions of reviving the event at a press conference from the Houston Auto Show at Reliant Park. The committee, spearheaded by local businessman George ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Jerry Eversole, County Commissioner, Indicted By Feds

    Jerry Eversole's long-awaited indictments: Today's the day, reportedly​Jerry Eversole, the longtime County Commissioner who's ruled his fiefdom with an exceedingly relaxed take on campaign-contribution laws and work ethics, has been indicted by the federal government, according to the Houston ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    County Judge Emmett Separates Shoulder, Will Miss Eagles Game

    Ed Emmett sidelined​Blatantly ripping off the Barack Obama basketball injury, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett's office has announced that he, too, is on the injured-reserve list. Emmett separated his shoulder in an early-morning tennis game today and will likely require surgery, spokesman Joe S ... More >>

  • Music

    November 18, 2010

    Sam's Place

    Lightnin' Hopkins finally gets his own historical marker.

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    Lightnin' Hopkins Dedication Draws Overflow Crowd

    Photos by Matthew KeeverL-R: R. Eric Davis, Texas Johnny Brown, Milton Hopkins. For more photos from Saturday, see our slideshow here.​Lightnin' Hopkins is official. Saturday morning, a crowd that overflowed the tent erected due to the inclement weather (though it never actually rained) showe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    Harris County Tax Rate: Shockingly, No Increase In An Election Year

    Renovated courthouse to open in August​Harris County's mid-year budget review is out, and it recommends no change in the tax rate from what it has been since 2007.There will be a little juggling involved: the tax rates for the port and the flood control and hospital district will go up, while the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    Edwin Charles Harrison: Harris County's Financial Director Indicted For Non-County Related Fraud

    Edwin Charles Harrison: "...and I just can't hide it"​The job of being Harris County's financial director likely includes many requirements: Among them, we presume, is you can't be indicted for financial fraud.Edwin Charles Harrison, 54, will find out whether that's true pretty soon. The District ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    Things Get A Little Testy At Commissioners Court

    "Am not!!" "Are too!!" ​Harris County Commissioners Court met this week, and the subject of which law firms get hired to handle bond business came up.County Judge Ed Emmett tried to ask about spreading the business around or getting a discount. Things didn't go all that well.EMMETT: Okay, I just ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2010

    Frank Wilson Survival Watch, Day 4: The County Judge Doesn't Weigh In

    ​How long will the embattled Metro president last? Hair Balls presents today's installment of the Frank Wilson Survival Watch. 1. Ed Emmett won't muddy the Frank Wilson waters. Yet. Along with appointing two members to Metro's Board of Directors, there's no question that the county has a stake in ... More >>

  • News

    April 1, 2010

    Dogging the Dome

    An extensive investigation has uncovered secret plans for the Astrodome's future.

  • News

    March 25, 2010

    Sharp-Dressed Fans

    Billy Gibbons and other Houstonians share their favorite Astros memories.

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    HBA Releases Bar Poll, Bad News for Former Judge Janice Law and Others

    Former judges Janice Law and Sharolyn Wood can't be happy with today's release of the results of the Houston Bar Association's annual poll of its attorneys about the Houston judiciary, but County Judge Ed Emmett and District Clerk Loren Jackson should be ecstatic with the ringing endorsements they r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    Dynamo May Go Uptown For A New Stadium

    ​KTRK's Miya Shay reported an interesting development in the never-ending quest to build a stadium for the Houston Dynamo -- the team is considering an offer to build it near the Galleria, instead of the east side of downtown.The idea surfaced at yesterday's Commissioner Court meeting, and Dynamo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    A Reprieve For What Counts As A Historic Houston Building

    Courtesy Greater Houston Preservation Alliance​It's news!! A historic Houston building will not be torn down Yet, at least!!Harris County Commissioners Court voted yesterday to belay the wrecking ball on the Hogan-AllnochDry Goods Building, which was likely to be torn down to make space for a Minu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    The Fine-Dining Options At The Courthouse Have Gotten Slimmer

    ​Tough times have hit the employees, the lawyers, the defendants and the hangers-on at the Harris County courthouse complex -- the cafeterias have been shut down.On Monday, people strolled up to get their morning coffee and bagel and found only locked doors. On Tuesday there was a sign asking them ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    Black Firefighters Protest Lack Of Action On A Noose In A Locker

    Photo by Paul KnightA senior captain in the Houston Fire Department kept a noose hanging in his locker, and according to the Houston Black Firefighters Association, the fire department, city council and mayor haven't taken the incident seriously. "They basically gave him a slap on the wrist," firefi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2009

    It's A Nice Taxpayer-Supported Gig For Former Chronicle Reporter Alan Bernstein

    As we told you last month, 29-year-veteran Houston Chronicle reporter Alan Bernstein started off his new gig as communications director for Harris  County Sheriff Adrian Garcia by promising openness and transparency, a policy that did not quite include divulging his new salary."That will be a m ... More >>

  • News

    May 28, 2009

    For Their Own Good

    Harris County juveniles certified as adults are jailed in isolation 23 hours a day — without being convicted of a crime.

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    Ed Emmett Is Officially Pretty Pleased With The Ike Response

    Harris County Judge Ed Emmett's official and final scorecard on local-government response to Hurricane Ike: "Pretty good."At a press conference Monday he addressed what worked and what didn't, and announced that most things worked out well."A state has the primary responsibility, if you will, and if ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    Katrina Housing Aid Is Ending. For Real, This Time

    It seems like a long, long time ago, those crazy days when hurricanes Katrina and Rita came ashore.In Houston, we mostly felt the effects of Katrina, of course, as New Orleans evacuees came over. Some started lives here, others eventually went home.But now -- finally, some would say -- the rent assi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2008

    There's A Pressing (And Hidden) Deadline For Replacing Paul Bettencourt

    Paul Bettencourt threw Harris County politics into a tizzy when he announced, shortly after his successful re-election bid in November, that he didn't want the job after all.A lucrative private-sector job was available, he said, and he had to take it.Which meant that the Harris County Commissioners ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2008

    News You Can Use, Deer Park

    If you live in Deer Park -- well, any sentence that begins that way is unlikely to end well. And that's the case this morning, as a large chunk of the town is under a shelter-in-place order because of a fire at a plastics plant along 225. We're lucky we live in such a modern age, where informa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2008

    The 2008 Voting Charts: The County Judge Race

    If you live in Deer Park -- well, any sentence that begins that way is unlikely to end well. And that's the case this morning, as a large chunk of the town is under a shelter-in-place order because of a fire at a plastics plant along 225. We're lucky we live in such a modern age, where informa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2008

    They're Letting Anyone On The Tollroads These Days

    If you live in Deer Park -- well, any sentence that begins that way is unlikely to end well. And that's the case this morning, as a large chunk of the town is under a shelter-in-place order because of a fire at a plastics plant along 225. We're lucky we live in such a modern age, where informa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2008

    Traffic Problem To Be Solved (Maybe)

    If you live in Deer Park -- well, any sentence that begins that way is unlikely to end well. And that's the case this morning, as a large chunk of the town is under a shelter-in-place order because of a fire at a plastics plant along 225. We're lucky we live in such a modern age, where informa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2008

    All The Traffic Problems Solved!

    If you live in Deer Park -- well, any sentence that begins that way is unlikely to end well. And that's the case this morning, as a large chunk of the town is under a shelter-in-place order because of a fire at a plastics plant along 225. We're lucky we live in such a modern age, where informa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2008

    Tomball Gets Power, Loses a POD

    If you live in Deer Park -- well, any sentence that begins that way is unlikely to end well. And that's the case this morning, as a large chunk of the town is under a shelter-in-place order because of a fire at a plastics plant along 225. We're lucky we live in such a modern age, where informa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2008

    Ike: Officially A Disaster

    If you live in Deer Park -- well, any sentence that begins that way is unlikely to end well. And that's the case this morning, as a large chunk of the town is under a shelter-in-place order because of a fire at a plastics plant along 225. We're lucky we live in such a modern age, where informa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2008

    Eversole's No Longer Announcing He's Screwed

    If you live in Deer Park -- well, any sentence that begins that way is unlikely to end well. And that's the case this morning, as a large chunk of the town is under a shelter-in-place order because of a fire at a plastics plant along 225. We're lucky we live in such a modern age, where informa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2008

    Free Housing For Mentally Ill Inmates Proposed

    If you live in Deer Park -- well, any sentence that begins that way is unlikely to end well. And that's the case this morning, as a large chunk of the town is under a shelter-in-place order because of a fire at a plastics plant along 225. We're lucky we live in such a modern age, where informa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2008

    Edouard Didn't Affect Government Budgets, Either

    If you live in Deer Park -- well, any sentence that begins that way is unlikely to end well. And that's the case this morning, as a large chunk of the town is under a shelter-in-place order because of a fire at a plastics plant along 225. We're lucky we live in such a modern age, where informa ... More >>

  • News

    May 8, 2008

    Mental Anguish at Texas West Oaks Hospital

    Go to this private psychiatric facility, and you might be helped. Or you might be shut in a room all alone and end up like Amanda, with a broken arm. Or dead.

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2008

    Playing Pretend: Local Sports Media Figures as Political Pundits

    Go to this private psychiatric facility, and you might be helped. Or you might be shut in a room all alone and end up like Amanda, with a broken arm. Or dead.

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2007

    Harris County Curfew Extended. Tailpipes to Remain Free of Bananas.

    Go to this private psychiatric facility, and you might be helped. Or you might be shut in a room all alone and end up like Amanda, with a broken arm. Or dead.

  • News

    August 23, 2007

    Teachers' unions, Harris County politics, scams

    Support the union, go to jail

  • News

    April 5, 2007

    Political Interns, Tom DeLay, the Astrodome, HOV Lane Violators

    A City Hall staffer gives a memorable lesson

  • News

    October 20, 1994

    Little Big Crony

    Bob Lanier's buddy Billy Burge wants to play the power game the way it was played in the old days. . . . . . But the rules have changed.

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