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What's in an election? Perhaps more than a name

November 14, 2008 Kevin Whited

The local newspaper’s teen diarist chronicles one (losing) local judicial candidate’s lament that her unusual name may have caused her loss last week. It reads a little like a bad Lifetime movie (or is “bad

Local corporate alt-weekly wants a political blogger

November 14, 2008 Kevin Whited

Remember back in the day when the Public News and the Houston Press covered local politics, and alt-media names like Fleck and Simmon and Woodall actually mattered? That seems like a long time ago. These

That's Peter Brown, ARCHITECT

November 13, 2008 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Lee McGuire has a great quote from Councilmember Peter Brown on some goofy construction at the new Costco on Richmond: We found a traffic signal and utility pole sticking out of a handicap ramp

The Big Flip: HC GOP recriminations and navel-gazing (11/12/08 edition)

November 12, 2008 Kevin Whited

Texas Watchdog calls our attention to some interesting posts on National Review about Harris County’s flip to the Dems Last Thursday, David Frum apparently noticed the flip. Since then, he’s added three posts of reader

Another Houston driver takes on Danger Train, loses

November 12, 2008 Kevin Whited

In a rare bit of reporting on the topic, the Chron notes that a Danger Train crash took place earlier: Three passengers on a MetroRail train were taken to a hospital this morning after the

Upper Kirby TIRZ to put construction on hold for holiday shopping

November 10, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Rosanna Ruiz notes that progress (in the form of the massive Kirby reconstruction/drainage project) will be delayed over the holidays, so Upper Kirby businesses can sell you stuff: Construction work will pause from

'We stopped in because we saw the bulldog'

November 10, 2008 Anne Linehan

How many of you have been driving down the freeway, when a giant inflatable gorilla caught your eye, and you said, “I gotta go shopping!”? Well, if some city councilmembers have their way, the big

City removes negligent apartment owner, enters "uncharted territory"

November 8, 2008 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle’s Matt Stiles and Bradley Olson have details on the city’s actions this week in removing the owner of a rundown apartment complex: In the latest case involving La Casita Apartments, 313 Sunnyside, Mayor

Bicyclist Bob Stein goes international, downplays Obama's accomplishments vis-a-vis Hillary Clinton

November 8, 2008 Kevin Whited

Bicyclist Bob Stein, Houston’s (Democratic) expert on everything and every (lazy) local political journalist’s go-to man for the obvious quote, has gone international! The bicyclist is featured in today’s Ottawa Citizen: Bob Stein, author and

County attorney-elect promotes watchdog role

November 8, 2008 Kevin Whited

Many of us are weary of both pre-election and post-election commentary, but here’s a snippet on Harris County Attorney-elect Vince Ryan that’s worth posting: Ryan, a lawyer, said he is the right person to be