Houston's Loony Bin

Perhaps it's a bit of self interest that energy traders will do everything and anything in their power to kill electric transit.

Hooper, an energy trader, said he would keep trying to “dog” Metro. “I wouldn’t be surprised to see it pop up on somebody else’s legislation in the dark of night,” he said Tuesday. Hooper said the Legislature “can take away Metro’s condemnation ability and their ability to tax people. I’m going to try to do all those things.”

This is just a really shady way to do business. Christof, you really have your hands full down there...