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Enemies of Houston Motorists and Taxpayers

1. American Traffic Solutions - have been robbing motorists blind for years in Houston, all under the guise of safety and “sending badly needed money to trauma centers,” which never actually happened. Instead they are costing taxpayers millions in a settlement with the city over removal of their red light scam cams.

2. Judge Lynn Hughes - has no respect for the will of Houston voters or even that of city council. Hughes is in bed with ATS, plain and simple and is a disgrace to the bench.

3. Mayor Annise Parker - serial flip flopping lap dog of ATS who first agreed to turn the cameras back on when threatened with a $25 million pie-in-the-sky lawsuit. She was then exposed by the Houston media as a liar and was forced by an overwhelming show of public opposition to hold hearings on the matter in front of city council.

4. George “Hit-Man” Hittner of ATS - Hittner, American Traffic Solutions General Council, had no problem scamming Houston with his company’s red light camera rip-off, then colluding with Judge Hughes behind the scenes to overturn a 2010 election in which his company was overwhelmingly voted out.

#2 Houston City Council Votes 11-1 to Ban Red Light Cameras

In a saga that took almost an entire year to iron out, the city of Houston finally honored a voter mandate from election day of 2010 to shut off their American Traffic Solutions’ red light cameras program.

Cameras Turned Back On; Houston Media Calls For Uprising

houston red light cameras corruption

The betrayal is complete. A two-faced mayor, completely corrupted judge and litigious organized crime operation (American Traffic Solutions) have come together to thwart an election.

As of midnight central time, red light scameras in Houston are back on and tickets will begin to be mailed out this week.

It can’t be printed enough times that the people of Houston rejected red light cameras in an undisputed vote during the national elections of November 2010. How could any public servant possibly overrule that result and expect to get away with it? Judge Hughes and Mayor Parker are about to find out.

The Houston Chronicle already pointed out the lies of Annise Parker, who could have terminated the contract early for $3 Million. And courtesy ofMyFoxHouston, We now know that tens of millions are being held back from Trauma Centers, where money was promised and funneled into the city’s general fund! Just exactly what is going on, Houston?

Earlier this month, a radio host from the #1 rated talk radio station in Houston called for Mayor Parker to stop whining and lying. He also said torches and pitchforks should be carried en masse to city hall.

His words, not ours

by CameraFRAUD

Houston Chronicle Outs Annise Parker

And the other shoe drops. Annise Parker could have used an escape clause to get Houston out of its contract with ATS, following last November’s vote to ban red light cameras.

There’s nowhere else to hide for Mayor Parker who has clearly chosen the interests of American Traffic Solutions over her own city. The Chronicle has the story..

Red-light saga leaves Houston no cheap way out

City could’ve opted out early on for $3 million, but now costs could go to $20 million

By CHRIS MORAN

July 7, 2011

The city of Houston might have been able to shut off its red-light cameras within four months of voters demanding it in last November’s elections, but the Parker administration opted not to use an escape clause that would have meant more than $3 million in continuing costs while the clock ran out.

Eight months later, the city continues to grapple in court with the company that operates the cameras and contends that damages could reach $20 million over the life of the contract if the controversial devices are not reactivated.

Faced with that potential liability, Mayor Annise Parker declared Wednesday that the cameras soon would resume issuing citations.

Instead of using its four-month escape clause in November, the city declared that the election immediately voided the contract and ordered Scottsdale, Ariz.-based American Traffic Solutions to shut off the cameras within days. Litigation ensued, of course.

Last month, a federal judge ruled that it was the election, not the contract, that was void. The city now faces a fight with ATS over what to do about the eight months the cameras were off before Parker’s announcement.

The escape clause is called a termination for convenience, and it allows public agencies to unilaterally end contracts when done in the government’s best interest.

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