Little Strip is just a legal fairy tale
The state should either make possessing slot machines illegal or make gambling legal, then regulate and tax casinos.
November 21, 2009

A welcome OSHA crackdown on BP
Despite claims from some in the community, OSHA's record fine against BP is in the best interest of the work force.
November 15, 2009

Secrecy no basis for democracy
Government’s instinctive desire to operate secretly seldom has anything to do with legitimate security concerns. It more often is about self preservation.
November 14, 2009

The necessity for public housing
The housing authority’s new plan for mixed-income projects is more than reasonable; it’s necessary.
November 08, 2009

Mysterious ways of spending $24M
It's baffling that none of FEMA's $24.3 million Ike recovery money was to help people, only to find and direct them to cash-strapped help organizations.
October 31, 2009

Double standards of pilot demands
The Galveston-Texas City Pilots Association's bid to raise rates is not acceptable commercially or ethically.
October 28, 2009

More asphalt not best for transport
There are other, better ways to move people from A to B than widening interstate highways; rail, for example.
October 27, 2009

Mr. Nice Guy can’t hold rates forever
The trend is going to be for higher and higher windstorm insurance rates until we face some harsh facts.
October 23, 2009

Alcohol ballot has more than one issue at stake
There are at least three aspects — two active, one latent — inherent in Friendswood's upcoming alcohol ballot.
October 23, 2009

Red light camera stoppage clicks
Dickinson City Council's decision to reject a red light camera plan is an example of a governmental authority acting upon the will of its electorate.
October 20, 2009

Another quirk in Ike disaster lotto
Texas City is at the mercy of perverse federal and state qualifications to get Texas City Dike Road repaired. We'd like to know why.
October 09, 2009

Where is money for the suffering?
Billions of dollars were earmarked to help Galveston County residents rebuild after Hurricane Ike, so why are some being thrown off their property?
October 04, 2009

Follow the trail of cyclists’ wishes
People in League City are telling officials what sort of hike and bike trails they want. The city ought to listen, whatever the initial costs.
October 03, 2009

Emergency relief has to be timely
Some disturbing statistics about disaster loans for county residents and businesses have come out of a U.S. Senate committee hearing.
September 30, 2009

So much for our safety from terror
If background checks can’t find a man convicted of serious crimes in U.S. courts, how are they going to find a terrorist?
September 26, 2009

Rules, rules and even more unenforced rules
Galveston's propensity for instigating new ordinances threatens to overwhelm its already stretched capacity to police them.
September 26, 2009

A duty of trust in need of review
When an inmate broke out of UTMB's prison hospital Saturday, two agencies were to blame, failing in their duty to protect the public.
September 24, 2009

Senate must back flood insurance
The U.S. Senate must act before Sept. 30 if the National Flood Insurance Program is to be extended before the law sanctioning it expires.
September 12, 2009

Laying ground of new seawall boon
Frito-Lay deserves kudos for putting its money behind a seawall park project even though it will not have the park named for its SunChips snack.
September 11, 2009

One deal so sweet it’s utterly cloying
The Texas General Land Office and the city of Galveston have conspired to create a buyout program as sweet as buyout programs get.
September 06, 2009