An accountant has told jurors at Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford's fraud trial that there was nothing extravagant about the millions the financier's Caribbean bank paid to an outside auditor. »
I have three things to say about this. The city of Houston has been papering over multimillion-dollar budget deficits for nine years by borrowing money, tapping its rainy day fund, selling buildings and just plain putting off bills to the future, accor... »
If Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford decides to testify in his ongoing fraud trial in Houston, it could be the most important sales pitch he's ever had to make. »
I’m sure you know that this Sunday is the Chevron Houston Marathon, but did you realize that there’s some hot marathon action happening on Saturday, too? Organizers for Saturday’s U.S. Olympic marathon trials arrived Tuesday to find a city and a race c... »
I missed Saturday night’s Republican debate because I was in Houston with my in-laws and the last time we all watched a debate together there were apparently some “hurt feelings” when I told my nieces and nephews that Santa doesn’t come to Republican h... »
One district at a time… - I confess that I did not see the District A result coming. Helena Brown did raise a decent amount of money since entering the race at the filing deadline, about $22K through the end of October, which makes me wonder how she mi... »
Toes will be stepped and oxen will be gored. You've been warned. -- PD----------------Re: Rebuild Houston funds may be going to hike/bike trails ...There may or may not be a good reason for that. We will never know because Houston does not have plans o... »
A federal judge has denied a request by convicted former Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford for a new trial. »
