Posted on 12/16/2008 4:29:39 PM PST by weegee
Houston Mayor Bill White used a Web video to announce his plan to run for U.S. Senate today....
He cites turbulent economic times, a rising federal deficit and high unemployment rates in the video, saying "this may be an opportunity for our nation to do things it has only dreamed of before..."
White previously worked as deputy secretary in the U.S. Department of Energy under President Clinton and as chief executive of the Wedge Group, a Houston-based holding company with interests in oil-field services, engineering and real estate.
In comments today, he also highlighted signature domestic issues such as health care and education.
"Right now a lot of our issues in Texas, and in the city of Houston for that matter, involve federal issues, like how do we deal with uninsured people who have healthcare needs," the mayor said. "We’ve been dealing with UTMB for the past couple of weeks and essentially it has to do with a broken federal health care system. Higher education throughout the country is suffering because states don’t have enough revenue to finance all of the scholarships they need. I think I can make a contribution."
White also mentioned his experience with federal bureaucracies from taking the city through Hurricane Ike: "We have citizens right now who can’t get FEMA reimbursement for roofs that were blown off, you know, months ago. I think I can have an impact on that based on what I’ve learned..."
He also talks about his record as mayor, citing his administration's work on cleaner air and cutting property taxes.
"If you are from the Houston area, judge me by my record, what you've seen, my hard work and how you evaluate things that have changed since I've been mayor," White says...
(Excerpt) Read more at chron.com ...
He CLAIMED to have synchronized the lights. All of the lights going green at the same instant is NOT synchronization. How fast would you have to go to make all of the lights?
Go to Galveston and drive up Broadway to see how staggarded synchronization works.
In the end, the city has said that they CAN NOT synchronize the lights because the irregular operation of the train turns all of the lights red at an intersection as the train approaches and leaves.
“At least Chris Bell is out until he runs for something else.”
Good News!.
I hadn’t heard:
http://www.kxxv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9535259&nav=menu509_3
Texas56, I live in Allegra’s neck of the woods when she’s home in H-town - Westchase, one of the formerly nicest parts of Houston.
It’s totally ghetto now. Several apartment complexes around us have gone Section 8 and are covered in graffiti and missing siding. Thuggish types abound, as do payday loan storefronts.
I cannot wait to get out of here and find a better part of town. I love Houston and don’t want to leave, but the Katriminals might just drive me further out.
But you're right about a lot of Westchase. That little performace we saw in the Food Town parking lot when I was home last summer said it all.
Avacado lives in our neck of the woods, too and may be able to advise on some areas that are still OK.
Yes, Westchase used to be nice, but once again the Katrina types and illegals are making a once nice area of town go trashy.
You might try going Katy or toward Cypress. You have to get out further to get away from the questionable citizens of our once fair city.
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