Month: August 2010

WE don’t comment much here on professional food writing in Houston these days, since we’re still somewhat in denial over the fact that our big and diverse restaurant town is pretty much covered by one

KTRK-13’S WAYNE DOLCEFINO says that ethics questions are swirling around Councilmember Jarvis Johnson’s office.

THE CHRON’S JAMES PINKERTON AND YANG WANG turned in some excellent watchdog reporting today on the city’s fairly lax (and costly) take-home vehicle policy. Here’s a teaser: [A] Houston Chronicle analysis shows hundreds of municipal

THE NEW YORK TIMES posts a blurb on Washington Avenue and Houston’s Washington Wave jitney service. Will such “world-class” acclaim hold off Yellow Cab (which surely would still like to put jitneys fully out of

THIS may have been the best local news headline of the week: Women at Houston Port Win a Round in Potty Wars Definitely go read, then come back to comment!

ISIAH CAREY asks, Are black newspaper owners going to blackball Bill White?

LIVE OAKS comments on Houston City Council “absurdity” regarding the latest jitney regulations.

ON FRIDAY, TEXAS WATCHDOG reported on some irregularities in campaign-finance reports from HISD board president Grey Myers. Not many hours later, Texas Watchdog reported that Myers was *ahem* correcting his campaign-finance reports. Maybe next week,

HOUSTON DWI BLOG has an interesting question about the Pat Lykos DWI divert program and preferential treatment for athletes.

TEXAS WATCHDOG is hosting a blogger/journo/activist/citizen-journalist meetup at the Stag’s Head Pub, Saturday, 3-5 pm. The BH crew encourages fellow bloggers/readers/commenters to show up a bit early (say 2pm), and have an early drink (or