I feel like the Chron should send a bill for its standard advertising rates to the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority for running this op-ed by its chair, J. Kent Friedman. It’s one part victory lap for negotiating the Dynamo Stadium lease and one part “Hey! Look at all this stuff we’re doing!” rah-rah. I like the Dynamo Stadium deal as much as the next guy, but the basic outline for it was in place long before the HCHSA got involved at El Franco Lee’s insistence earlier this year. As for the rest, nice work and all, but next time just send out a press release, OK?
On a side note, since the recent Port Commission kerfuffle, I thought it might be useful to examine the membership of the boards and commissions I happen to blog about. The Sports Authority board is thirteen members, six each chosen by Houston and Harris County, plus one – Chair Friedman – chosen jointly. Of the six board members selected by Harris County, five are white and one is African-American. Of the six chosen by the city of Houston, two are white, two are Hispanic, one is African-American, and one is Asian. Of the five non-white members on the board of 13, four were city of Houston appointments. Oh, and both of the women on the board – one white, one Hispanic – were City of Houston appointees. Just thought you’d like to know.
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