The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Austin and Conroe, March 30 – The Supreme Court of Texas ruled against the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) in an opinion, which Justice Brent Busby delivered on behalf of the Court on Friday, March 27, 2020, early in the morning. Later that afternoon, SJRA retaliated by filing a new […]
The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, February 26 – On Thursday, February 21, 2020, after almost five hours of citizen comments and somewhat scant Board of Directors discussion, the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) Board of Directors voted unanimously to continue temporary lowering of Lake Conroe, even when there are no weather threats and despite […]
The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, January 13 – When government takes on management of a task outside of its traditional roles of law enforcement or national defense, government almost always messes up the task. The San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) is certainly no exception, especially with respect to its management of the level of […]
Image: On January 15, 2019, Simon Sequeira, President of Quadvest, Inc., celebrated the fact that he is the The Golden Hammer‘s Power Top Ten #8. Eric Yollick, Guest Reporter to The Golden Hammer Montgomery County, December 4 – Simon Sequeira, President of Quadvest, Inc., and a genuine water and property rights citizens’ advocate, is the Eighth Most […]
Image: Cover page of the San Jacinto River Authority’s Master Plan in 1957. Somehow, they’ve forgotten their core duty of “flood control” since then. The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, November 29 – As the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) faces “sunset review” before the Texas Legislature in 2021, SJRA must explain why it has […]
BREAKING NEWS! Conroe, November 15 – Quadvest Water and Sewer Utility issued the following statement late Friday, November 15, 2019: “Quadvest has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) due to their illegal and criminal behavior. Rather than focus on their primary mission of flood control, SJRA has spent the […]
The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe and Austin, October 27 – On November 5, 2019, and in Early Voting, which is occurring right now, Texas voters will face a Constitutional Amendment, Proposition 2, which reads: “The constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water Development Board in an amount […]
The Golden Hammer Staff Reports The Woodlands, September 27 – The burst in the San Jacinto River Authority’s (SJRA) $500 million pipeline, which such burst occurred on Research Forest Drive near the intersection with Technology Forest Drive on September 13, 2019, has continued to wreak havoc with eastbound traffic in The Woodlands. SJRA constructed the pipeline […]
The Golden Hammer Staff Reports BREAKING! Conroe, September 19 – Montgomery County Sheriff Rand Henderson has canceled his Fish Fry fundraiser scheduled for tonight at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds as a result of the Tropical Storm Imelda disaster ensuing Montgomery County. Sheriff’s Sergeant Billy Jordan spoke with The Golden Hammer a few minutes ago and said: […]
The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, September 18 – The San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) prepared a “Self Evaluation Report” submitted to the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission of the Texas Legislature on August 30, 2019. SJRA has carefully guarded the report and attempted to keep it secret. Nonetheless, the investigative team at The Golden Hammer, Montgomery […]