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• Houston mayoral hopeful Gene Locke finally lifts veil on personal finances

  
  Texas Watchdog — Authority: 546
  Lockes release of his tax forms comes three weeks after Texas Watchdog called on Locke and opponent Annise Parker to make their tax forms public so voters could judge whether the two candidates had conflicts of interest that might cloud their decision-making as mayor. Parker made public her tax forms two weeks ago.
  2 days ago

• Houston mayoral candidate Gene Locke releases income tax returns; view the tax returns here

  
  Texas Watchdog — Authority: 546
  Houston mayoral candidate Gene Locke released three years of income tax returns today, following a request by Texas Watchdog on Nov. 4 for Locke and opponent Annise Parker to release their tax returns. Parker released forms for herself and her longtime domestic partner, accountant Kathy Hubbard, two weeks ago.Check ...
  2 days ago

• Houston mayoral candidate Gene Locke tells Texas Watchdog he will release tax forms “soon” (with video)

  
  Texas Watchdog — Authority: 546
  Houston mayoral hopeful Gene Locke will release his tax forms “soon,” he told Texas Watchdog Monday evening at a fundraiser in River Oaks.A cordial Locke emerged from a maroon Chevrolet SUV, with his wife at his side, and said he was ready to release the personal tax forms to “everybody.” He said his staff ...
  3 days ago

• Houston parking commissioners launched ‘booting’ firm after crafting rules for program

  
  Texas Watchdog — Authority: 546
  Two members of the city of Houstons Parking Commission who helped craft the rules for the citys "booting" program for illegally parked vehicles last year joined forces as partners in a new business just before the new rules were approved by the city. Their new business venture? Its a company that boots illegally ...
  4 days ago

• Houston Chronicle: Houston mayoral candidate Annise Parker criticizes Gene Locke’s business ties (Update)

  
  Texas Watchdog — Authority: 546
  Houston mayoral candidate Annise Parker has been relentless in her criticism of fellow candidate Gene Locke’s ties to quasi-governmental groups that helped fill the coffers of his law firm, Andrews Kurth.The Houston Chronicle offers this wrap of yesterday’s back-and-forth:Locke’s firm, Andrews Kurth, has reaped ...
  1 week ago

• NewsRadio 740 KTRH interviews Texas Watchdog on Houston mayor tax return issue

  
  Texas Watchdog — Authority: 546
  The NewsRadio 740 KTRH AM morning team interviewed Texas Watchdog this morning about Houston Mayoral candidate Annise Parker about Parker making public her tax returns.Right after the Nov. 3 election that led to the runoff, we asked for the tax returns of both Parker and opponent Gene Locke to see if there are any ...
  1 week ago

• Tribune, Sunlight blog on publication of Annise Parker’s tax returns

  
  Texas Watchdog — Authority: 546
  We wanted to express our gratitude to both the Texas Tribune and the Sunlight Foundation for giving us shout-outs yesterday for our publication of Houston mayoral candidate Annise Parker’s income tax returns. Thank you!
  1 week ago

• Will mayoral candidate Gene Locke release his tax returns?

  
  Texas Watchdog — Authority: 546
  It’s been nine days now since Texas Watchdog called on the two contenders for mayor to release their income tax returns. Annise Parker has given up hers. So, where’s Gene Locke, and will we get to see his tax returns?Since we made our public request on Nov. 4, we haven’t been getting responses from ...
  2 weeks ago

• Houston mayoral candidate Annise Parker releases tax returns for self, partner to Texas Watchdog

  
  Texas Watchdog — Authority: 546
  Annise Parker has made public the personal federal income tax returns for herself and her longtime domestic partner, responding to a request by Texas Watchdog earlier this month of both Parker and her opponent, attorney Gene Locke. Locke still has not made his tax forms public.
  2 weeks ago

• Houston City Council member’s shower plan all wet

  
  Texas Watchdog — Authority: 546
  A proposal to build a shower in the women’s restroom near City Council offices in Houston’s City Hall Annex is dead, according to a councilman who opposed the project.At-Large City Councilmember Jolanda Jones, an attorney and an alum of the reality show Survivor, bikes to work each day. Last summer, she asked that ...
  3 weeks ago

• Texas Watchdog asks for the tax returns of Gene Locke and Annise Parker; voters deserve fully vetted Houston mayor

  
  Texas Watchdog — Authority: 546
  Texas Watchdog has asked the mayoral candidates for their IRS tax returns for the last three years.Our email this morning to the campaigns of Annise Parker and Gene Locke asks:As part of our ongoing efforts to promote government transparency, Texas Watchdog asks that you release to us three years’ worth of your ...
  3 weeks ago

• Council candidate Noel Freeman filing ethics form — that leaves five candidates still missing

  
  Texas Watchdog — Authority: 546
  Noel Freeman, candidate for the City Council At-Large Position 4 currently held by Ronald C. Green, plans to get a copy of his personal financial statement to the city secretary’s office today — in fact, he may already have done so by the time you read this. You might have seen our post on Thursday [...]
  3 weeks ago

• Hearing ‘State of Metro’ speech will set you back $65

  
  Texas Watchdog — Authority: 546
  Want to know what the state of Houston’s Metro system is? It’ll only cost you $65 to find out!Yep, kids, that’s right — Metro Chairman David Wolff, who may not have a job for much longer, is going to give a “State of Metro” speech next Thursday, Nov. 5, and it’ll cost you $65 to [...]
  4 weeks ago

• Houston City Council District D candidates’ ethics forms posted

  
  Texas Watchdog — Authority: 546
  We’ve got one more batch of ethics forms to throw at you today from candidates in the Nov. 3 Houston city election. This time, it’s candidates for City Council District D, for which incumbent Councilwoman Wanda Adams is running for re-election.We have ethics forms for two of the three candidates in this ...
  4 weeks ago

• More ethics forms: Houston City Council At-Large Position 4

  
  Texas Watchdog — Authority: 546
  We’ve also got ethics forms for the candidates for Houston City Council At-Large Position 4 for you this morning. This is the seat that Councilman Ronald C. Green is vacating due to term limits (he’s running for city controller instead). The candidates and their forms:Former Houston Police Chief C.O. ...
  4 weeks ago

• Ethics forms for Houston City Council District C

  
  Texas Watchdog — Authority: 546
  This morning, we’re bringing you ethics forms for the candidates for Houston City Council District C, where incumbent Anne Clutterbuck is running for re-election. Clutterbuck’s form is at these links: Part 1 and Part 2, and challenger Randy Locke’s form is at this link.
  4 weeks ago

• More on Sports Authority bond problems

  
  Texas Watchdog — Authority: 546
  Ouch, ouch and more ouch — in the billfold — from this morning’s Chronicle in regard to an entity we’ve previously written about, the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority:Harris County taxpayers may have to inject up to $7 million a year into the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority for the next two years ...
  4 weeks ago

• Ethics forms posted for Houston City Council District F candidates

  
  Texas Watchdog — Authority: 546
  This morning, we’ve got ethics forms for the candidates for Houston City Council District F — this is the seat that M.J. Khan is giving up due to term limits (he’s running for city controller instead). The candidates, and their forms:Peter AcquaroJoe ChowLewis CookAl HoangRobert KaneKhalid KhanMike LasterAnd ...
  4 weeks ago

• Ethics forms posted for Houston City Council At-Large Position 5 candidates

  
  Texas Watchdog — Authority: 546
  More ethics forms comin’ at ya for the candidates running in the Houston city elections on Nov. 3. Today, we’re bringing you the forms for City Council At-Large Position 5, where incumbent Jolanda Jones is running for re-election. The candidates, and their personal financial statements:Jack ChristieDavetta ...
  4 weeks ago

• Did Pam Holm inflate her job title in ads for city controller’s race?

  
  Texas Watchdog — Authority: 546
  After being smacked with the outing of a $120,000 federal tax lien, city controller candidate Ronald C. Green’s campaign has responded with documents indicating that one of his foes in the election, Pam Holm, is being disingenuous in a campaign promotion.At issue is Holm’s assertion in print ads and in a radio ...
  4 weeks ago

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