This week I had the opportunity to serve as a speaker for the joint ascertainment session of the Houston area broadcasters.   I was invited by who has become a good friend, Dr. Natalie Evans. The initiative was very well coordinated. 

·         Holes in downtown Houston’s streets are common, this is the space city, but we are not on the moon!

·         Traffic in Houston is simply chaotic! Results of poor planning.

·         Lack of Public Transportation, even to go a short distance you need your car.

·         Education, and here we are!  The surveys and city business development plan approaches goals such as employment, salaries, oil and gas industry, but didn’t put to much emphasis in our horrible desertion levels and repentance in our schools.  Kids, especially Hispanic and African American are struggling in school and there are not too many options for those who decide to quit! Hispanics are rapidly becoming the biggest minority and they do not have too many options or role models.   Maybe a PSA campaign with the major media could help to approach this situation.  Spain launched a campaign several years ago, “Educacion en Valores” or “Education in Values” where by using massive PSA announcements the population was getting the message on how to become a better citizen.   This maybe one of the possible solutions to empower the population with the compromise of improving their knowledge and their life.

·         Immigration Reform and the situation with the spending.  A cut back on spending has become an economic problem.  The illegal immigrants are holding on their money in case they get deported back to their countries.  They keep working hard, but less play and less money spent in US.

·         Dynamos Stadium.  Believe it or not, another concern of my contacts. Where will it be located, what business area will take advantage of the location and how soon the stadium will be built.  Thanks to Oliver Luck who sent us some information.

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