The city council voted down a variance request from a builder who said his property is not commercial, but has waived requirements for other properties.
Wiggins will be tried on felony charges, while the city faces allegations of hiding or destroying documents related to his properties in Kemah.
The City of Kemah faces lawsuits, allegations of selective code enforcement, and failure to produce requested documents to the courts, public, and media.
Despite multiple votes to terminate work with a controversial law firm, Kemah’s city administrator is asking for new contracts in a special meeting.
The city council will again take up a proposal to censure Mayor Carl Joiner after the police chief alleged Joiner improperly ordered an investigation.
In a secretly recorded conversation, the city’s administrator told a council member he had issued a certificate of occupancy for a property under scrutiny.
Mayor Joiner alleges Kemah is blocking the release of an investigative report on contract procurement and spending for an expansion of City Hall.
Kemah City Council will consider asking the Texas Municipal League to remove a top law firm from all pending investigations and litigation.
Mayor Carl Joiner allegedly interfered with city permitting and ordered police surveillance of a council member.
Mayor Carl Joiner is alleged to have directed police to surveil a council member and to have interfered with city permitting for businesses and residences.
