Articles by Kevin Whited

Want to learn how to file a public information request? The folks at Texas Watchdog are hosting a blogger meetup on Tuesday to explain how the pros do just that. The gathering is set for

The Chronicle ran a three-author story today that discusses the city’s seemingly capricious decisionmaking process regarding aid to developers. Here is an excerpt: The City Council’s decision last week to assist the developer of Regent

KRIV-26’s Isiah Carey broke a story last night on a HUD audit of a City of Houston housing program: The audit is best described as explosive. It targets the City of Houston’s Housing Department. It

Craig Malisow continues his diligent reporting for the Houston Press on the deplorable conditions at BARC. Here is the lede from today’s post: A faulty anesthesia machine, a dog that nearly escaped during euthanasia, poor

Today’s Chronicle has a feature by Matt Stiles on state Sen. Rodney Ellis of Houston. Here’s an excerpt: If he were a baseball player, state Sen. Rodney Ellis would be flirting with the Mendoza Line,

KTRK-13 reports that local electricity provider Gexa Energy suffered a security breach that compromised personal information of customers: If you are a customer of Gexa Energy, your personal information may have been compromised. The personal