Image: 359th District Judge Kathleen Hamilton (right) and 418th District Judge Tracy Gilbert presented their argument for creation and funding of a new District Court, which would be the eighth in Montgomery County. Conroe, December 3 – The discussion in favor of creation of a new District Court in Montgomery County was the hot issue […]
Conroe, November 20 – While the Tuesday, November 20, 2018, meeting of the Montgomery County Commissioners Court comes only one week after a previous meeting, the “freespending five” have gotten themselves into plenty of mischief at the expense of the taxpayers. The Commissioners Court is engaged in a spend-a-thon under the secretive leadership of lame […]
Conroe, November 19 – The Montgomery County Board of Judges, which the seven (7) District Judges and five County Court at Law Judges comprise, will request that the Montgomery County Commissioners Court will support a resolution calling for the Texas Legislature to create an eighth District Court in Montgomery County at the Tuesday, November 20, […]
Image: Precinct 2 Montgomery County Commissioner Charlie Riley (shown with red face) is as vengeful as an unripe beet. The Renaissance gastronomist, Bartolomeo Platina, recommended ingestion of beetroots with garlic to dispel “garlic breath.” Perhaps, Riley should ingest beetroots to dispel his high blood pressure. Conroe, November 13 – Precinct 2 Montgomery County Commissioner Charlie […]
Montgomery County, November 9 – “It’s Hammer Time,” the popular Facebook Live/YouTube show will feature a discussion about “the road ahead” after the November 6, 2018, General Election. The show will air at 12 noon, Friday, November 9, 2018, on Facebook Live/YouTube at MCP.TV. While the news media has focused on the number of votes […]
Conroe, October 30 – It was a pitiful display of fiscal irresponsibility all around in the Montgomery County Commissioners Court on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, when money-losing Lone Star Convention Center Director Scott Carpenter appeared before the Court to ask for more money to cover his mistake. Carpenter had no suggestion for the source of […]
Image: Montgomery County government Budget Director Amanda “The Rubber Stamp” Carter presents some of the carryovers of spending from the previous fiscal year into Fiscal Year 2019 at the October 23, 2018, meeting of the Montgomery County Commissioners Court. The look of gloom and doom on the faces of those present tells the story of […]
Image: The giant eyeball in downtown Dallas. It’s a 30-foot-high Tony Tasset sculpture. Eric Yollick, The Golden Hammer Montgomery County voters and citizen-activists must keep their eyes on the ball throughout his very interesting November 6 General Election. Very clearly, the two most important votes which conservative-minded citizens must cast are for Montgomery County Judge, where […]
Conroe, October 11 – On October 9, 2018, during the meeting of the Montgomery County Commissioners Court, the Publisher of The Golden Hammer, Montgomery County’s leading daily newspaper, spoke to the Court and suggested ideas for ethics reform so that Montgomery County might no longer be the “most corrupt County government in Texas.” It’s a shame […]
Conroe, October 9 – Within the first five minutes of the meeting, right after approving the minutes of the last meeting, the Montgomery County Commissioners Court will spend $10,377,227.19. They approve the expenditures without any discussion, mention, consideration, or review. What the five members of the Commissioners Court – lame duck Montgomery County Judge Craig […]