Image: The Texas Sunset Commission and the 87th Texas Legislature may hold the key to true reform of the San Jacinto River Authority, the enemy of the people of the San Jacinto River watershed and those families and businesses who live downstream from it. The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe and Austin, November 18 – The […]
Image: Nothing defeats government reform more effectively than taxpayer-funded lobbying. The San Jacinto River Authority, the enemy of the people, has engaged in taxpayer-funded lobbying for a long, long time. The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe and Austin, November 17 – During the 87th Texas Legislature, which commences on January 12, 2021, the San Jacinto […]
Bill Brenza, Special Reporter to The Golden Hammer Montgomery County, November 13 – “It’s Hammer Time,” the popular Facebook Live and YouTube show at MCP.TV airing at 12 noon today, Friday, November 13, 2020, will feature former Conroe Mayor and former Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District (LSGCD) President Webb Melder. The show will discuss the […]
Image: While Monopoly is a fun game, it’s against the law to monopolize under the federal Sherman Antitrust Act, the basis of Quadvest, L.P.’s and Woodland Oak Utility’s lawsuit against the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA). It’s unclear whether Parker Brothers sought to depict SJRA General Manager Jace Houston in the picture in the middle […]
Publisher’s Note: The Golden Hammer requested some important documents from the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA). The SJRA refused to provide the documents. This newspaper’s then-Publisher filed suit against the SJRA in 2017. The case went to trial in February, 2019. The trial judge, the Honorable Kristin Bays of the 284th District Court, ordered SJRA to […]
Image: An overturned trailer sits in a park in the wake of the San Jacinto River Authority’s flooding of East Montgomery County. The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, New Caney, and Houston, November 9 – God brought the rain of Tropical Storm Harvey and development brought some of the flooding. Nevertheless, the San Jacinto River […]
Webb Melder, Guest Editorialist to The Golden Hammer There are some basic facts about why water prices in Montgomery County are so high. Number One. United States District Judge Vanessa Gilmore has ordered an anti-monopoly lawsuit against the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA), to proceed in the United States District Court in Houston. Judge Gilmore noted that […]
Image: While Monopoly is a fun game, it’s against the law to monopolize under the federal Sherman Antitrust Act, the basis of Quadvest, L.P.’s and Woodland Oak Utility’s lawsuit against the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA). It’s unclear whether Parker Brothers sought to depict SJRA General Manager Jace Houston in the picture in the middle […]
The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, Galveston, Austin, September 20 – Tropical Storm Beta is expected to remain a strong tropical storm and make landfall along the Texas coast tomorrow (Monday) evening. Beta has the potential for heavy rain along the coast and possible rain bands of up to 8 inches near Montgomery County. National […]
The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, August 26 – The San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) issued a press release this morning that “no reservoir releases are expected” during Hurricane Laura. In 2017 during Hurricane Harvey in the same week of the year as now, SJRA flooded areas downstream from the Lake Conroe Dam by release […]