Off the Kuff

Mike Miles is not certified to be a school superintendent. When he was appointed for HISD, he was supposed to either get that cert or get a waiver that showed a plan for him to get it. He has just gotten the waiver, and there are no plans disclosed about him pursuing the cert. No one with any power over the situation seems to care.

The rules don’t apply to Mike Miles | Off the Kuff Houston ISD waited nearly a full school year to seek a state waiver, allowing appointed Superintendent Mike Miles to lead the district for 11 months without a required superintendent certification, state records show, even after the district’s state-appointed board authorized administrators to app...

After KP George was convicted of felony money laundering charges, there was a separate civil lawsuit to remove him from office as Fort Bend County Judge. He was removed, and the judge presiding in that case appointed Daniel Wong, the Republican candidate, as the County Judge. But that was supposed to be only until that civil lawsuit was resolved, and now it has been. So who is supposed to be Fort Bend County Judge? Opinions within Fort Bend's government differ.

How temporary was that appointment? | Off the Kuff Fort Bend interim County Judge Daniel Wong said Thursday he will remain in office despite the county attorney’s conclusion that he no longer has the legal authority to serve.

Camp Mystic and its associated entities have filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11. This will likely delay the ongoing lawsuits against it filed by the families of campers and counselors who died in the July 4 floods, and may affect what any future payout to them looks like.

Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy | Off the Kuff Camp Mystic summer camp has filed for bankruptcy after 25 young girls, two counselors and a camp director were killed in July 4 flash floods last summer.

Can we geta vibe check on the TDP convention, which starts today? It's gotta be better than that other one, right?

Surely the TDP convention will have better vibes than the Republican one | Off the Kuff After a contentious primary, Texas Democrats will host their state convention in Corpus Christi this week and look to rally the party behind their ticket ahead of what they hope will be a midterm election that turns a cascade of seats blue.

The family of the woman who was killed when a Tesla rammed into her house at high speed has sued both Tesla and the driver, alleging that Tesla has made false claims about its self-driving technology, among other things.

Lawsuit filed over Tesla crash | Off the Kuff The family of the 76-year-old Katy woman who was killed when a Tesla Model 3 crashed into a home Friday has filed a lawsuit against Tesla and the driver of the vehicle.

The NHL has committed to expansion, with the 33rd team to be located in Houston or Austin. Somehow, Tilman Fertitta is not directly involved.

NHL to expand, to Houston or Austin | Off the Kuff Houston billionaire Dan Friedkin and the NHL are exploring bringing a second hockey team to Texas, the parties confirmed Tuesday.

The UT/Texas Politics Project poll has James Talarico trailing Ken Paxton by one point in its first post-Republican primary runoff poll.

UT/Texas Politics Project: Paxton 43, Talarico 42 | Off the Kuff Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico are neck and neck in the race for U.S. Senate, according to a new poll released Tuesday by the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin.

There will be a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation into that Tesla crash in Katy that killed a woman in her house.

NHTSA investigating Tesla crash | Off the Kuff In the days after a driver crashed their Tesla into a Katy home, fatally striking a 76-year-old woman, a federal agency launched an investigation into Tesla, and Elon Musk cast doubt on his company’s driver assistance technology playing a role in the crash.

Another new robotaxi company will begin offering its services next year, in cities to be announced. This one is a supplier to existing robotaxi companies, and it will be putting out its own vehicles.

Here comes Mobileye | Off the Kuff The Intel subsidiary and publicly traded company said Tuesday it plans to launch a robotaxi service in a U.S. city in 2027, marking an expansion beyond its supplier strategy. Mobileye didn’t name the U.S. city. However, the Israeli-based company said it will have an initial fleet of 100 autonomous...

Sid Miller appearing at an anti-data center rally with Democratic candidate for Ag Commissioner Clayton Tucker gives you some indication why Greg Abbott has gotten a little squishy about them lately.

The data center tango | Off the Kuff The Democrat running for Texas agriculture commissioner won a boost from an unexpected source last week: The Republican he’s trying to replace.