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Weekend brunch for 19 September 2021

September 19, 2021 Kevin Whited

Commissioners Court decides not to change Constable system; Sheriff’s deputies plan to sue Harris County; Another avoidable after-hours club death; Kim Ogg ordered to turn over evidence in Harding Street Massacre; and more!

Weekend brunch for 12 September 2021

September 12, 2021 Kevin Whited

Lina Hidalgo unfairly (perhaps illegally) influences contract award process; Bullet Train needs federal funds; Alvarado’s “filibuster for fraud”; Afghan imports, and more!

Summer break 2021

July 5, 2021 Kevin Whited

The weekend brunch news roundups are taking a summer break for a few weeks.

Weekend brunch for 27 June 2021

June 27, 2021 Kevin Whited

The City of Houston continues to charge more and deliver less; HPD apologizes for murdering a citizen 40+ years ago; More Harris County “reforms” on the way? And more!

Weekend brunch for 20 June 2021

June 20, 2021 Kevin Whited

Houston’s murder count continues to surge; HPD chief vows crackdown on sketchy clubs; Doctor Professor Hotez forced to recant an erroneous/defamatory accusation; and more!

Weekend brunch for 13 June 2021

June 13, 2021 Kevin Whited

Harris County Flood Control chief resigns; Houston homicides are heading up Up UP; Harding Street SWATTER gets hard time; Texans new quarterback set to excel when sprinklers go off; and more!

Weekend brunch for 6 June 2021

June 6, 2021 Kevin Whited

Alleged bad behavior from Constable Alan Rosen’s office; More on the GLO’s flood funding; A tax loophole is closed; The roaming tiger story is gets wilder; and more!

Weekend brunch for 23 May 2021

May 23, 2021 Kevin Whited

Harris County finally drops its RED ALERT (to ORANGE); GLO skips Houston and Harris County on flood mitigation funding; Area journos share their opinions; and more!

Weekend brunch for 16 May 2021

May 16, 2021 Kevin Whited

Major retailers end mask mandates (but many Houston grocers hold out); the feds help balance Houston’s budget; Turkey Leg Hut draws national love; and more

Weekend brunch for 9 May 2021

May 9, 2021 Kevin Whited

Harris County suffers net outflow of residents over last decade; City addresses renegade donation boxes and digital kiosks; When a “hate crime” apparently isn’t; A Houston grocer ends its mask requirement; and more!