Interesting test for a new ballot system
You can stop at any polling place in the county and the e-Slate machine should pull up your correct ballot. Tell us f it works.
November 03, 2009

Island has much to gain from pier project
Tilman Fertitta’s plan to turn the damaged Flagship Hotel in to a pleasure pier will provide an entertainment venue and improve the area around it.
November 02, 2009

Guide to votes on state constitution
The proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot offer at least a couple of good reasons to get out to vote Tuesday.
November 01, 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

Opening the door to housing trust
Galveston Housing Authority's board should ensure its staff do not repeat a mistake that suggested an Open Meetings Act infringement.
October 30, 2009

Bonds’ vote order has priorities right
It’s right that the city of Santa Feshould make building a new police station its top priority in its bond election Nov. 3.
October 29, 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

League City needs a vote for change
Revelations about problems at a water plant are strong evidence that League City should change its form of government.
October 25, 2009

Back chief’s new off-duty policy
Galveston Police Department's new policy prohibiting officers from working off duty in bars and clubs deserves public support.
October 24, 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

What a waste of public money
Galveston City Council's expenditure of almost $17,000 on consultants and lawyers to attend a single meeting was outrageous.
October 22, 2009

A day Texas should celebrate
Wouldn’t the 22nd day of October be an appropriate date to name in honor of one of the state's greatest heroes?
October 22, 2009

A chance to mold a bright future
Galveston Housing Authority plans to spend $88.35 million in rebuilding public housing. Done wisely, that could be good for the city, for several reasons.
October 21, 2009