Richard Morrison

As many of you know I am against tolling the Grand Parkway. There has been some action on this issue here in Fort Bend County and #When:04:06:48Z">statewide.

Senate Bill 792 states that market valuation means a project valuation that is based on agreed project terms and conditions, including initial toll rate and toll rate escalation methods. It takes account of the project traffic and revenue study, using agreed upon assumptions, an agreed project scope, market research, estimated costs of project finance, construction, operation and maintenance. SB 792 also allows the market valuation agreement to be waived.

[Cross Posted from Half Empty]

In a story buried in the Houston Chronicle on November 10th we find that Precinct 1 Commissioner-Elect Richard Morrison has a full plate of ethics reform to serve to the Fort Bend County Commissioners Court when he takes office in January.

The hors d’oeuvres to this 7 course meal are pasted below from Morrison’s website where you can also get a copy of the full resolution.

I. CONTRIBUTION LIMITS

• Starting with the 2010 election cycle, limit individual contributions to a County Jude or County Commissioner to $250.
• Limit PAC contributions to $500.

II. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST 

• Any gift in excess of $100 to a County Judge or County Commissioner (or immediate family members) from a party with business before the County will require that Judge or Commissioner to recuse themselves from ruling or voting on that issue.

We've got the pictures ---

Click right here to see other pictures from the Grand Opening. We'll be adding more this week and if you have any, please send them to us and we'll post them here, too.

It was a very successful night with great speeches from Leslie Taylor, Richard Morrison, Albert Hollan, Chris Bell, and a stem-winder from Congressman Al Green.

A special thanks to Skip and Judy Belt for their generous donations to make all this possible, and to National Delegate Kathy Soltani and Obama Fort Bend for the decorations and hospitality.

At last week's meeting of the Fort Bend Democrats, Richard Morrisson, a long-time Fort Bend Democrat and former congressional candidate, announced what we had all been anticipating for months: he will seek the Democratic nomination for Fort Bend County Commissioner - Precinct 1.

I was not there, but I heard about it later. As quoted in FortBendNow, here is what Richard told the Fort Bend Democrats:

"Everyone in Briarwood and Greatwood is furious about this toll road. How can they trust their commissioner to do anything, because he may have taken a contribution from a road-builder, and now he’s sitting in the audience. You’ve got to take a stand for these people"