Greg Groogan
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Houston, TX, United States
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Past articles by Greg:
Gilbert Garcia enters mayor's race
Former Metro chairman Gilbert Garcia filed candidacy for the Houston may's race Friday. → Read More
Parental benefits for Texans with "more" children
In a bid to incentivize parenthood here in the lone star state - representative Bryan Slaton has proposed major property breaks for couples who have four or more kids. The benefit comes with an upwardly sliding scale - with parents rearing ten children - wiping out their property tax burden altogether. → Read More
Congressman Dan Crenshaw calls for military force against Mexican cartels
Mexico's President has been lashing out at the former-Navy Seal ever since he filed legislation which would authorize the use of American military force to combat and eradicate the drug cartels which are flooding the U.S.. with deadly fentanyl. → Read More
I-45 expansion project gets the green light
The "rebuild", is set to displace more than a thousand dwellings and an estimated 340 businesses. Both Mayor Turner and Harris County leaders have withdrawn their objections and legal challenges, but opposition to the project still exists at the grassroots level, → Read More
Trust the process, best outcome for the city
In the recent bidding process for the concessions at Houston's Hobby Airport, the incumbent Pappas family business was outbid by Areas, an international company that incorporated local restaurants in its bid. Prompting our Sunday survey question: Should local businesses be favored over out-of-town competitors when it comes to city contracts, even if it means less revenue? → Read More
Fact, fiction, opinion, news . . .
The What's Your Point panel weighs in on the latest releases from the Dominion defamation lawsuit against FOX News. → Read More
What's Your Point?"A city of murderers within a city of law abiding citizens"
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg appeared before the Texas Senate Criminal Justice committee this week in support of several new bills., The What's Your Point panel discusses the bills, her testimony and violent crime in Houston and Harris County. → Read More
Major anti-crime measures move step closer to vote in Texas Senate
Front and center at the State Capitol is accountability for violent crime, particularly for Harris County. → Read More
Banning foreign land ownership and the unintended consequences -What's Your Point?
Greg Groogan and the panel discuss Senate Bill 147 and the fear it's creating oforAsians and other ethnic groups, → Read More
4- day school week approved in Crosby ISD- What's Your Point?
Crosby ISD moving to 4-day school week due to teacher shortage The panel discusses Crosby ISD moving school days to a a4-day week and the effect it may have on student's instruction. → Read More
TEA takeover of HISD
Greg Groogan and the panel discuss the impending TEA takeover → Read More
State Rep. Martinez Fischer against funding for education vouchers
The panel discusses the case being made by State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer, being against the funding for education vouchers and for additional resources to boost the state's existing public schools. → Read More
Crosby ISD moving to 4-day school week due to teacher shortage
The panel discusses Crosby ISD moving school days to a a4-day week and the effect it may have on student's instruction. → Read More
Experts warn Crosby ISD's 4-day school week will reap academic damage
In Crosby, the deal is done. The regular school week sliced back in the fall from five days to four days, with each slightly extended by 25 minutes. While many in the district of 6,000-plus students support the move, others expressed concern. → Read More
Governor Abbott push for "School Choice" policy is growing in TEXAS
The panel discusses Governor Abbott campaigning for "school choice" across Texas and the support he is receiving for the government education dollars to follow the child. → Read More
Robert Gallegos jumps into Houston mayoral race
The panel discusses the new addition to the Houston mayoral race; District I City Councilman, Robert Gallegos has announced his intention to run. → Read More
Houstonians still waiting for city to fix worn out roads
The panel discusses the constant in-flow of revenue for public works and the current state of the city's roads and how they are not in fact "drivable". → Read More
Hostility from Republicans over President Biden's SOTU address
The panel discusses the explosion of boo's from the crowd during President Biden's SOTU address, after suggestion that the GOP favor phasing out a critical safety net program for seniors. → Read More
The Issue Is: The case for casino gambling in Texas
The possibility of legalizing gambling in Texas has improved. State Senator Carol Alvarado speaks more on Texas rolling the dice on gambling and the effects it could have on the economy. → Read More
Concerns about Houston's financial future
The panel discusses the concerns of former Houston Mayor Annise Parker and her belief that Mayor Sylvester Turner will leave Houston on a "fiscal cliff". → Read More