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Weekend brunch for 26 January 2020

January 26, 2020 Kevin Whited

Northwest Houston rocked by massive explosion; HFD and ambulance chasers respond rapidly; New York (still) isn’t more affordable than Houston; Houston flood memories continue to recede; and more!

Weekend brunch for 20 January 2020 (long MLK Jr. weekend edition)

January 20, 2020 Kevin Whited

Bill O’Brien has the luckiest Monday ever; justice moves slowly in the Harding Street case; the latest METRO and Downtown boondoggle news; and more!

Weekend brunch for 12 January 2020

January 12, 2020 Kevin Whited

Gerald Goines makes a brief court appearance; Bill King analyzes the city’s latest CAFR; Tony Buzbee readies a food show; and the Texans collapse.

Weekend brunch for 5 January 2020

January 5, 2020 Kevin Whited

Houston’s newly electeds take office; New Years Eve gunfire claims an innocent victim; the latest bad behavior from Perry Homes; Michael Skelly wants unelected and unaccountable METRO bureaucrats to exercise more power; and more!

Weekend brunch for 29 December 2019

December 29, 2019 Kevin Whited

Bad constable behavior; existential threats to Houston; bad newspapering; an HPD cruiser hits a pothole, flips, and bursts into flame – and more!

Weekend brunch for 22 December 2019

December 22, 2019 Kevin Whited

The Washington Post slams Chief Acevedo for deceptive remarks; more thoughts on Houston’s muni elections; area flood and transit policies need work; and more!

Weekend brunch for 15 December 2019

December 15, 2019 Kevin Whited

Mayor Turner coasts to re-election; Radack will not stand next time for Harris County commissioner; Houston’s economy slows; and more!

Weekend brunch for 8 December 2019

December 8, 2019 Kevin Whited

HPD sergeant Christopher Brewster is killed in the line of duty; more fallout from HPD’s Harding Street raid; Houston Way updates; and more!

Weekend brunch for 1 December 2019

December 1, 2019 Kevin Whited

HPD’s Harding Street Massacre draws national attention, as does the HISD takeover; Buzbee’s campaign struggles; District B runoff reschedules; and more!

Weekend brunch for 24 November 2019 (dirty HPD cops edition)

November 24, 2019 Kevin Whited

The FBI arrests former HPD cops Gerald Goines and Steven Bryant and 911 caller Patricia Garcia for roles in HPD’s Harding Street Massacre, as a history of problems in HPD’s narcotics division comes to light.