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The Houston Chronicle @HoustonChron is odd. Today, it runs a piece on Harris County Judge candidate Letitia Plummer's chronic absenteeism as a Houston City Council member. But that lackluster performance doesn't even come close to her incompetence in the private sector, which the Chronicle has assiduously ignored — her string of failed businesses that lost Texas operating rights for failing to pay taxes, the failed charity she started that lost its tax-exempt status after the IRS revoked it, her dental practice that was sanctioned twice by the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners for overcharging patients, and the suspension of her dental license for dishonorable conduct and for violating her duty of fair dealing. Yet the Chron endorsed Plummer for Harris County Judge over Orlando Sanchez, the experienced, smart, and competent GOP candidate with none of Plummer's baggage. It seems as if the Chronicle actually wants continued dysfunction in the office of the Harris County Judge.
When the litigation sabers start waving in Chapter 11 cases, it's usually a sign that the debtor realizes that lawsuits are the primary remaining assets of the estate and that liquidation is around the corner: open.substack.com/pub/thedai…
A bar/restaurant that is open only 22 hours a week? Does it not have to pay rent?: barbludornwoodlands.com/
My solution: Harris County conveys Reliant Stadium for $1 to a joint venture between the Texans and the Rodeo in satisfaction of the County's deferred maintenance obligation: houstonchronicle.com/news/in… via @houstonchron
Day 3 of the Chronicle's @Houstonchron weekly cycle of reporting on the Houston Texans.
Today, the Chronicle @HoustonChron kicks off its annual weekly cycle of reporting on the Houston Texans. The cycle:
Gameday: The Texans are Super Bowl contenders!
Day 2 (after a loss): The Texans are terrible and their coaches are blithering idiots. How did it come to this?
Day 3: Well, the team the Texans lost to is actually pretty good. Plus, so-and-so on the Texans looked good in the loss.
Day 4: Despite the last game, the Texans' coaches really do know what they are doing.
Day 5: The Texans' players understand their mistakes from the previous game and won't make them again.
Day 6: The coaches and players on the Texans' upcoming opponent are wary of the Texans and their tremendous potential.
Day 7: The Texans look forward to getting back on track for the Super Bowl.
Gameday: Repeat
Tom Kirkendall retweeted
if you watched the NFL and thought something didn't feel right, you're not alone:
#1 most flags in over a decade
thru 4 weeks, refs are impacting the most CRITICAL moments of games most:
#1 most red zone penalties per game by offenses in history
#1 most penalties on 3rd/4th downs in the second half of games in history
and 17 touchdowns nullified by penalty! (vs only 5 in 2025 & 4 in 2024)
Refs are impacting the most important moments of games unlike we've ever seen before in the NFL, and even some of the coaches are speaking up
full analysis and historical data:
sharpfootballanalysis.com/an…
Day 2 of the Chronicle's @Houstonchron weekly cycle of reporting on the Houston Texans.
Today, the Chronicle @HoustonChron kicks off its annual weekly cycle of reporting on the Houston Texans. The cycle:
Gameday: The Texans are Super Bowl contenders!
Day 2 (after a loss): The Texans are terrible and their coaches are blithering idiots. How did it come to this?
Day 3: Well, the team the Texans lost to is actually pretty good. Plus, so-and-so on the Texans looked good in the loss.
Day 4: Despite the last game, the Texans' coaches really do know what they are doing.
Day 5: The Texans' players understand their mistakes from the previous game and won't make them again.
Day 6: The coaches and players on the Texans' upcoming opponent are wary of the Texans and their tremendous potential.
Day 7: The Texans look forward to getting back on track for the Super Bowl.
Gameday: Repeat
Kyle Smith @rkylesmith is absolutely right about this: "I’ve Had Enough of ‘Choosin’ Texas’": wsj.com/opinion/free-express… via @WSJFreeEx
The Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) endorses a candidate for Harris County Judge who is incapable of competently running a dental office over a highly competent, experienced, and moderate Republican.
Baseball Time Machine: When the Astros fielded an all-rookie starting lineup: mrbaseballandsomefootball.su…
21 Air, the cargo carrier that was operating the Amazon-branded plane that crashed in Miami last week, is owned by Houston's Jim Crane: wsj.com/business/airlines/am… via @WSJ
Houston's Gregg Costa on Justice Rehnquist's response to the 9/11 attacks: wsj.com/opinion/why-the-supr… via @WSJopinion
It would be really fun to watch a video of the meeting in which Rams management decided that it was a good idea for the Rams players to play a football game 28 hours after a 16-hour flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne, Australia: nytimes.com/athletic/7583527…
Today, the Chronicle @HoustonChron kicks off its annual weekly cycle of reporting on the Houston Texans. The cycle:
Gameday: The Texans are Super Bowl contenders!
Day 2 (after a loss): The Texans are terrible and their coaches are blithering idiots. How did it come to this?
Day 3: Well, the team the Texans lost to is actually pretty good. Plus, so-and-so on the Texans looked good in the loss.
Day 4: Despite the last game, the Texans' coaches really do know what they are doing.
Day 5: The Texans' players understand their mistakes from the previous game and won't make them again.
Day 6: The coaches and players on the Texans' upcoming opponent are wary of the Texans and their tremendous potential.
Day 7: The Texans look forward to getting back on track for the Super Bowl.
Gameday: Repeat
LIV Golf's chapter 11 case petition reports $500 million and $1 billion of liabilities, which I can understand. What I don't understand is how it could possibly have between $100 million and $500 million in assets. What are they? wsj.com/sports/golf/liv-golf… via @WSJ
I never imagined that there could be a better fast-food breakfast than the Chick-fil-A @ChickfilA Chicken Biscuit sandwich. However, the new Chick-fil-A Original Chicken and Waffles sandwich tops it. Incredible.