Op-Ed

That question is likely to get answered this fall in the Governor’s election. If not out shooting coyotes (supposedly) Rick Perry sits in his $10,000 a month rental mansion with 1.5 chefs, reading Wine & Food Magazine on the state tab, taking credit for the “Texas Economic Miracle.” It's an economy he and his corporate buddies built on the backs of working people who rank 32nd in the country at a per capita income level of $19,613 and the largest army of minimum wageworkers in the U.S.

Editorial

It was truly disheartening to know that while Faisal Gill of Swiftships was getting on a plane to Pascagoula and Brownsville to see if they wanted 1,000 high paying, clean jobs, our City Council was perfectly happy to ignore it and give $120 million dollar pipeline to a company who would double the poison in our air, damage our bay system with hot water and build four 500 foot smokestacks to dominate the skyline for 50 permanent jobs.

Joe Adame is a guy who wants to get things done, and he doesn’t seem to want the rules of public office to get in the way. He continually makes public comments through his openly supportive cheerleader, the Caller Times, regarding projects involving the City where he has a direct financial interest, the most recent being the "waterpark" project. He did it with the Coliseum and his nearby Whataburger. There he voted on issues that according to area real estate developers quoted in the Caller Times will directly raise the value of his property and increase business resulting in a higher rent for his property and an obvious conflict of interest.