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Weekend brunch for 23 August 2020

August 23, 2020 Kevin Whited

Two potential hurricanes bear down on Houston; Area COVID-19 numbers continue to trend positively; Downtown is dead; and more!

Weekend brunch for 16 August 2020

August 16, 2020 Kevin Whited

COVID-19 numbers continue to improve (despite misleading newspaper headlines); Rodney Ellis’s artwork stash continues to draw attention; Ike anniversary approaches; Houston exodus? and more!

Weekend brunch for 9 August 2020

August 9, 2020 Kevin Whited

Area COVID-19 numbers continue to improve, although some still want you locked down forever; Dem bond reform is deadly; Dem tax plans could get expensive; SpaceX successes continue; and more!

The 2020 Covid-19 (coronavirus) saga: The transportation and land use edition

August 9, 2020 Neal Meyer

COVID-19 will be the single greatest disruptive event on transportation and land use in decades. Neal Meyer suggests we rethink both.

On bond election reforms and the upcoming Dallas ISD school bond election

August 2, 2020 Neal Meyer

Neal Meyer observes that the Dallas area will be holding a bond election under a new reform he’s pushed for years.

Weekend brunch for 26 July 2020

July 26, 2020 Kevin Whited

The US government orders China’s Houston consulate closed; COVID-19 numbers continue to improve ever so slightly in the Houston area; Verlander out at least two weeks; and more!

Weekend brunch for 19 July 2020

July 19, 2020 Kevin Whited

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations appears to be tapering; Contact tracers are overwhelmed (again); Harris County has other priorities; Astros debut on Friday; and more!

Weekend brunch for 12 July 2020

July 12, 2020 Kevin Whited

COVID-19 cases continue to tick up, as does the apocalyptic rhetoric from media and some leaders; Mayor Turner cancels GOP convention; Murders surge; HFD struggles with manpower, and more!

Weekend brunch for 5 July 2020

July 5, 2020 Kevin Whited

HPD releases audit of narcotics department; Additional officers from that department are charged; COVID-19 cases continue to climb (as leadership credibility crumbles); and more!

Weekend brunch for 28 June 2020

June 28, 2020 Kevin Whited

Governor Abbott dials back Texas reopening; Harris County moves to red alert; the virus still doesn’t care about the righteousness of your cause; and more!