Tony Buzbee says he’s running for Houston mayor in 2019 (Sugar Land: schools, backyards)

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Another crooked republican

Prominent lawyer Tony Buzbee tries to block release of pre-trial diversion deal - Dec. 2016

One of Houston's wealthiest attorneys is fighting the release of court records that detail what some local defense lawyers say was special treatment from Harris County's outgoing district attorney.

Prominent trial lawyer Tony Buzbee also is seeking to get his arrest erased from his record.

District Attorney Devon Anderson dismissed Buzbee's drunken driving case on Dec. 9, saying he completed pretrial intervention, a form of probation typical for first-time driving-while-intoxicated suspects.

"It appears to have been an under-the-table deal with Devon Anderson," said Tyler Flood, the president of the Harris County Criminal Lawyer's Association. "I already have clients calling me saying they want the 'Tony Buzbee deal.'"

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Talking about him is irrelevant because he likes and endorsed Trump. That makes his candidacy for any Houston position dead on arrival.

[Jack Lance]

Originally Posted by hbcu

UT has a medical presence. That's enough. Houston gave away the Astroworld land to the rodeo for a glorified parking lot and in turn changed the way thousands of kids obtain summer jobs so no love lost here. Use that buffalo speedway land to develop some middle class housing in $300 to $400K range and keep Houston affordable

As for Turner, that's why its called politics as politicians are backed by someone silent for a reason so they won't say nothing unless they have to. UH got real aggressive with land also and Feritta was heavily involved then so he knew his hands were tied. Once Tillman achieved his ultimate dream of being a pro sports owner UH's interests didn't matter as much as he rarely comments on it now before.

Having a prestigious university spend hundreds of millions of dollars to build a first class research institution in Houston cannot be a bad thing. Just flippantly pushing that away is the type of shallow thinking that will crush Houston's economic future if its allowed to dominate Houston's political landscape.

Originally Posted by WRM20

The closure of Astroworld was all on Six Flags, who owned the park. The City and County had nothing to do with it.

Is he really saying that if he had a choice between a 200 million dollar presigious research facility, and reviving Astroworld that he would choose Astroworld ?

[Augiec]

Originally Posted by txdemo

I'd vote for Chris Bell if he ran again.

Ditto!!

[hbcu]

again how will that research help the common man? It'll be their buddy contractors, their buddy friends, etc benefit from this and another reason to raise the inner loop values even higher to benefit a select few.

[DanielWayne]

There were so many things wrong with the UT system land grab that they had to back down. It was so bad that even the governor, a UT alum, told McRaven to back off. I wish I still had a link to the senate hearing where McRaven was publicly lambasted over and over for the reckless spending and lack of planning.

Just a few things of note - Establishing a new campus requires approval of the Texas House and Senate. That approval never happened. There was never any plan. You would expect a clear, well defined plan before you plunk down a few hundred million taxpayer dollars. The 'plan' morphed from a data center to a full blown campus to we-really-don't-know-what-we're-doing-here. 200+ million spent with no plan...

I won't even start on the duplication of resources since UH is just a few miles away from the proposed site, and UH is an emerging research institution (now with an approved medical school in the works) that already has the infrastructure in place. No need for any construction whatsoever or any land remediation since the purchase was actually an abandoned oil field. Now we know why such a large piece of land was available in the first place.

If we are tossing around money, then why not direct more funding to UH and elevate UH (and Tech if you are doing this right) to be closer to UT and A&M in stature? Or let UH lead and house this data center initiative if it is so important. UH is already one of the largest economic engines in the Houston metro. This would be far more cost effective if you absolutely insist on building this data center in Houston.

There is much more, but the moral of the story is the UT system found out that they could not bully around UH like they thought they could. Imagine the outrage if the UH system decided to build a campus in Round Rock. Or if A&M decided to build their own data center in Buda. The real problem wasn't a loss of opportunity. The real problem was unchecked power coming out of Austin that fortunately was corralled in the end.

[Jack Lance]

Originally Posted by hbcu

again how will that research help the common man? It'll be their buddy contractors, their buddy friends, etc benefit from this and another reason to raise the inner loop values even higher to benefit a select few.

I was thinking I would just let the ignorance of this statement speak for itself, but even though it is self evident I will tell you something anybody over 10 years old should already know. Everything we hold dear today from our smart phones, to the medical care we receive, to the cars we drive, and of course the computers we use to post on the internet, and the internet itself is a product of RESEARCH !

What you seem to be saying is lets not let anybody benefit from this research facility because some good ole boys and Yuppies may benefit as well. Yes some vulgar people will benefit but we will all benefit much more. Don't fear progress for it is the ultimate solution for all of societies ills.

Originally Posted by DanielWayne

There were so many things wrong with the UT system land grab that they had to back down. It was so bad that even the governor, a UT alum, told McRaven to back off. I wish I still had a link to the senate hearing where McRaven was publicly lambasted over and over for the reckless spending and lack of planning.

Just a few things of note - Establishing a new campus requires approval of the Texas House and Senate. That approval never happened. There was never any plan. You would expect a clear, well defined plan before you plunk down a few hundred million taxpayer dollars. The 'plan' morphed from a data center to a full blown campus to we-really-don't-know-what-we're-doing-here. 200+ million spent with no plan...

I won't even start on the duplication of resources since UH is just a few miles away from the proposed site, and UH is an emerging research institution (now with an approved medical school in the works) that already has the infrastructure in place. No need for any construction whatsoever or any land remediation since the purchase was actually an abandoned oil field. Now we know why such a large piece of land was available in the first place.

If we are tossing around money, then why not direct more funding to UH and elevate UH (and Tech if you are doing this right) to be closer to UT and A&M in stature? Or let UH lead and house this data center initiative if it is so important. UH is already one of the largest economic engines in the Houston metro. This would be far more cost effective if you absolutely insist on building this data center in Houston.

There is much more, but the moral of the story is the UT system found out that they could not bully around UH like they thought they could. Imagine the outrage if the UH system decided to build a campus in Round Rock. Or if A&M decided to build their own data center in Buda. The real problem wasn't a loss of opportunity. The real problem was unchecked power coming out of Austin that fortunately was corralled in the end.

Daniel you know very well the U of H clique will oppose any U.T. expansion into Houston no matter how well articulated it is. If you look at most large Metro's in the US you will find most of the more dynamic ones will have several public and private research centers and economic engines. We need several or all we can get.

The University of Houston is a jewel of a institution and has benefited the Houston area in many different ways . The first PBS station was Houston's own channel 8 and the Bauer Business School is a gem in and of itself. But it has not, and cannot, I believe serve the entire Greater Houston area the way it professes to be able too. If it could have helped Greater Houston become more economically diverse it would have by now I'm sure.

As far as the U of H Round Rock If they want a U of H Round Rock they should get it. But that is a separate issue, this is about what's best for Greater Houston, the city, and MSA, and not about the sole interest of the University of Houston. Remember the school was named after the city not vise-versa.

But in any case Sylvester Turner was just absent , why didn't he at least advocate against this research facility if it was bad for the city ?

[hbcu]

Quiet as it’s kept UH has quietly squeezed out other 4 years schools locally with the abundance of satellite campuses in other people backyards. UH Downtown is a direct shot at TSU and now UH Katy? Prairie View is 20 miles up the road.

UH is concerned with UT but others better watch out

As for the land deal, it was wrong but why not build a campus somewhere else in the area?

[Jack Lance]

Originally Posted by hbcu

Quiet as it’s kept UH has quietly squeezed out other 4 years schools locally with the abundance of satellite campuses in other people backyards. UH Downtown is a direct shot at TSU and now UH Katy? Prairie View is 20 miles up the road.

UH is concerned with UT but others better watch out

As for the land deal, it was wrong but why not build a campus somewhere else in the area?

I am not married to the southwest location, and would be perfectly happy with another location. But U.T needs to be in Houston somewhere. Thank you hbcu we are cool now !

[usc619]

Originally Posted by timlot

Yeah, thats a no for me dog.

Agree, posed with two morons isn't going to help him in Houston.