MelvinUdall said:

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This sounds like the county used funds inappropriately and now need to find funds to complete projects…mind you materials are more expensive now.

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AlaskanAg99 said:

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With the Flood Bond money, Poppe was the head of FC at the time under R leadership. Their goal was to utilize the funds for the best bang for the buck to reduce the highest value areas from flooding. I believe this was the standard for FEMA because if these areas flood, it costs them the most.

When the D's took over, they had a hissy fit and blew up the existing plan, which caused massive delays as other factors were now used to decide which projects would be green lit. I believe this is the primary source of delays.

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Dr. Doctor said:

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I also believe, IIRC, the projects weren't distributed 'evenly' amoung the people. So some precincts had more work vs. others with less. So they tried to 'balance' things and that also caused issues.

~egon

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That is idiotic. Water generally flows West to East until it gets to the bay so having more detention to the west would make more sense.

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Gaeilge said:

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Bondag said:

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Dr. Doctor said:

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I also believe, IIRC, the projects weren't distributed 'evenly' amoung the people. So some precincts had more work vs. others with less. So they tried to 'balance' things and that also caused issues.

~egon

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That is idiotic. Water generally flows West to East until it gets to the bay so having more detention to the west would make more sense.

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Hey, hey, hey!! You shut your damn mouth about bringing logic into decisions when equality is on the line!!

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Jugstore Cowboy said:

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This is fantastic. Looks baked, and completely submissive to her handler:

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Jugstore Cowboy said:

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This is fantastic. Looks baked, and completely submissive to her handler:

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Jugstore Cowboy said:

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This is fantastic. Looks baked, and completely submissive to her handler:

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Brandon Rottinghaus, a political scientist at the University of Houston, said that, although often legal, elected officials receiving free access to events can often leave a bitter taste in the mouths of voters.

"The hardest part here is that the legality of this doesn't always equal the ethical clarity," Rottinghaus said. "Many of these cases are technically legal under Texas law, but without clear disclosure and and without clear guidelines for what to expect from public officials in these moments, the outcomes can be seen as favoritism."

The Sports Corp. is led by a board of directors appointed by Commissioners Court. County officials previously told the Chronicle that, since the county owns NRG Stadium, seats in its suite are of no cash value as they are not available to the public.

Andrew Cates, a Texas ethics attorney who has authored nine editions of a legal practice guide on the subject, said that explanation is absurd.

"The argument that there's no monetary value because the public doesn't have access to it is laughable," Cates said. "What on earth are you talking about? That benefit has a value. If you don't know what the fair market value is, make one up then we can fight about the value. But you can't say it has no value whatsoever. That's an insane thing to say."

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AlaskanAg99 said:

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With the Flood Bond money, Poppe was the head of FC at the time under R leadership. Their goal was to utilize the funds for the best bang for the buck to reduce the highest value areas from flooding. I believe this was the standard for FEMA because if these areas flood, it costs them the most.

When the D's took over, they had a hissy fit and blew up the existing plan, which caused massive delays as other factors were now used to decide which projects would be green lit. I believe this is the primary source of delays.

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Ryan the Temp said:

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AlaskanAg99 said:

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With the Flood Bond money, Poppe was the head of FC at the time under R leadership. Their goal was to utilize the funds for the best bang for the buck to reduce the highest value areas from flooding. I believe this was the standard for FEMA because if these areas flood, it costs them the most.

When the D's took over, they had a hissy fit and blew up the existing plan, which caused massive delays as other factors were now used to decide which projects would be green lit. I believe this is the primary source of delays.

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You should look at the FEMA home elevation grants. They are spending $300K-400K to raise homes that would cost $200K to demo and rebuild from scratch.

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Cibalo said:

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Lina Hidalgo tops list of county officials with free 2026 rodeo access https://share.google/Ke2nusyk4IrTzrV2W

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Brandon Rottinghaus, a political scientist at the University of Houston, said that, although often legal, elected officials receiving free access to events can often leave a bitter taste in the mouths of voters.

"The hardest part here is that the legality of this doesn't always equal the ethical clarity," Rottinghaus said. "Many of these cases are technically legal under Texas law, but without clear disclosure and and without clear guidelines for what to expect from public officials in these moments, the outcomes can be seen as favoritism."

The Sports Corp. is led by a board of directors appointed by Commissioners Court. County officials previously told the Chronicle that, since the county owns NRG Stadium, seats in its suite are of no cash value as they are not available to the public.

Andrew Cates, a Texas ethics attorney who has authored nine editions of a legal practice guide on the subject, said that explanation is absurd.

"The argument that there's no monetary value because the public doesn't have access to it is laughable," Cates said. "What on earth are you talking about? That benefit has a value. If you don't know what the fair market value is, make one up then we can fight about the value. But you can't say it has no value whatsoever. That's an insane thing to say."

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Brandon Rottinghaus, a political scientist at the University of Houston

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Cibalo said:

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Lina Hidalgo tops list of county officials with free 2026 rodeo access https://share.google/Ke2nusyk4IrTzrV2W

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Brandon Rottinghaus, a political scientist at the University of Houston, said that, although often legal, elected officials receiving free access to events can often leave a bitter taste in the mouths of voters.

"The hardest part here is that the legality of this doesn't always equal the ethical clarity," Rottinghaus said. "Many of these cases are technically legal under Texas law, but without clear disclosure and and without clear guidelines for what to expect from public officials in these moments, the outcomes can be seen as favoritism."

The Sports Corp. is led by a board of directors appointed by Commissioners Court. County officials previously told the Chronicle that, since the county owns NRG Stadium, seats in its suite are of no cash value as they are not available to the public.

Andrew Cates, a Texas ethics attorney who has authored nine editions of a legal practice guide on the subject, said that explanation is absurd.

"The argument that there's no monetary value because the public doesn't have access to it is laughable," Cates said. "What on earth are you talking about? That benefit has a value. If you don't know what the fair market value is, make one up then we can fight about the value. But you can't say it has no value whatsoever. That's an insane thing to say."

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Briones would be under a microscope for watching a bunch of concerts for free if Dora had not more than doubled her up.

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