February 2020 - blogHOUSTON

Weekend brunch for 23 February 2020

February 23, 2020 Kevin Whited

Debating violent crime and bail reform in Harris County; Houston First practices the Houston Way; Diane Trautman struggles with another election; a Danger Train collision; and more!

No, a zoning ordinance would not have necessarily protected Houstonians from the Watson plant explosion

February 17, 2020 Neal Meyer

Neal Meyer explains why a zoning ordinance might not have protected Houstonians from the recent Watson plant explosion.

Weekend brunch for 16 February 2020

February 16, 2020 Kevin Whited

The Houston Health Department tweets that a flu shot will prevent COVID19; Another Goines conviction to be overturned; Oberg on Harris County GPS monitoring shenanigans; Diaz on Commissioner Rodney Ellis’s art shed; Despart on Constable Chris Diaz’s political machine; Turner administration non-transparency; and more!

Weekend brunch for 9 February 2020

February 9, 2020 Kevin Whited

Coronavirus rumors worry Asiatown; Homeless deaths on the rise; Bob Rehak on that Perry Homes “bailout”; Jason Woo and The Houston Way; Plagiarism isn’t nice; and more!

Monday espresso: Links and commentary for 3 February 2020

February 3, 2020 Kevin Whited

Remembering HPD’s Harding Street Massacre one year later; Perry Homes wants a bailout; Houston finances are not great; Bill Balleza signs off; and more!