Monthly Archives: March 2021
From Texas to Mars- How a Little South Texas Village Has Become the Epicenter for the Colonization of the Red Planet
“Mars Colony 1 to Starbase, over”….“Copy Mars Colony 1, this is Starbase, go ahead” – These are phrases we have only dreamed about through our favorite Sci-Fi movies and books, but what if the reality of a colony on Mars was closer than any of us realize? Better yet…what if the staging point for… Read More »
Does a Special Right of Access to Public Information Mean Access at No Cost?
In a previous article, I wrote about the costs that may be charged to a requestor for responding to a request for public information. To recap, a requestor generally must pay the cost of personnel time and materials needed to respond to their request for public information, but may not be charged for costs… Read More »
Procurement in the Age of Disaster
While hoping for the best, we should always expect and prepare for the worst. Many governmental entities have experienced emergency management personnel and dedicated procedures in place to react to a disaster. However, these same governmental entities sometimes lack the proactive administrative measures that can be utilized to ensure proper procurement – and more… Read More »
ERCOT & Sovereign Immunity
Texas is 80 degrees this weekend. If not for the dead foliage, brown grass, ruined dry wall and furnishings piled on the side of streets and long lines at home improvement stores I might be able to forget about last week. Texans should not forget. This week lawsuits have been filed against ERCOT for… Read More »