June 2019 - blogHOUSTON

Weekend brunch for 30 June 2019

June 30, 2019 Kevin Whited

The City’s Harvey efforts are lagging; METRO’s bond proposal will lack details; HISD’s board passes an unbalanced budget; Dwight Boykins steps in it; and more!

Weekend brunch for 23 June 2019

June 23, 2019 Kevin Whited

The DA’s office threatens to subpoena HPD over Harding St Massacre footdragging; Council passes a $5.1 billion budget; Hidalgo does equity; I-45 expansion plans and the GLO’s Harvey policies draw criticism; and more!

Whataburger sells out – or maybe not

June 17, 2019 Neal Meyer

Neal Meyer muses on the splendor of Whataburger, and what its acquisition by Chicago-based BDT Partners might mean.

Weekend brunch for 16 June 2019

June 16, 2019 Kevin Whited

An appeals court orders firefighters and the Turner administration back to mediation; Bill King rolled out an ethics reform proposal; METRO’s rail scenarios draw criticism; the Astros and Texans continue their respective ways.

Weekend brunch for 9 June 2019

June 9, 2019 Kevin Whited

Friends and family memorialize Harding St victims; Maleah Davis’s remains are found; CM Dwight Boykins joins the mayoral race; Karun Sreerama is back; Daniel Albert is fired; and more!

The 86th Texas Legislature and what it means for Houston

June 3, 2019 Neal Meyer

Neal Meyer looks to some of the positives that came from the most recent legislative session in Austin.

Weekend brunch for 2 June 2019

June 2, 2019 Kevin Whited

Investigators have likely found Maleah Davis’s remains; Dwight Boykins is set to enter the mayoral race; HCAD looting of Harvey-damaged homes as infrastructure repairs lag; and more!