Zach Despart, Texas Tribune – Houston Public Media

Hurricane Harvey

New Texas plan for federal Hurricane Harvey aid yields same old result: Funds diverted away from Gulf Coast

Posted on May 16, 2022 · Despite an admonition from federal authorities, Land Commissioner George P. Bush’s plan still steers aid disproportionately to whiter, inland counties at less risk of natural disasters.

Politics

GOP megadonor Steven Hotze charged after a bogus election fraud scheme led a former cop to threaten a repairman

Posted on April 21, 2022 · The charges stem from Hotze’s hiring of more than a dozen private investigators to look for voter fraud in Harris County ahead of the 2020 presidential election.