Vote against the bonds.
Make no mistake: The Greater Houston Partnership, the business people, and those who make their money from government contracts were responsible for the district takeover. They are the ones who get the Houston Chronicle to give opinions that are not for the community or the majority of Houstonians. A long time ago, the primary source of their revenue was private contracts, but they became pigs and enjoyed feeding from the public trough as it was much easier to make money from that trough.
Below is a quote from a report from ABC 13 News. Do you think anything has changed since then? I believe Mike Miles would not tell us if such meetings occur.
We started by looking at the 2012 campaign to pass the bond measure. In 2012, bond supporters put up $750,000 for a pro-bond campaign -– much of it from companies that work or want to work for the district.
The campaign’s largest donor, a plumbing supply vendor, recalled a lunch event before the election in which he rubbed elbows with not only Dr. Grier, but the district’s construction supervisors — some of the people who would eventually make recommendations about which companies would get hired.
Architects invited Grier to their fundraising event for the campaign. Contractors working to help pass the bond sought Grier’s attendance at their fundraisers.
One group willing to work the polls also boldly suggested they wanted Dr. Grier at their fundraiser to “financially sow their seed.”
All of this was in the days running up to the bond election, months before any contract would be considered.
