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Kevin Whited is co-founder and publisher of blogHOUSTON. Follow him on twitter: @PubliusTX
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Competing priorities, election-year grandstanding stoke voter registration battle

October 26, 2008 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Mark Greenblatt has been reporting on voter registration issues in Harris County. Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter Registrar Paul Bettencourt comes under fire from Greenblatt and Dem pols for allegedly over-aggressive efforts to

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Chron editorial board endorses Judge Ed Emmett

October 24, 2008 Kevin Whited

The unethical and unprofessional Chronicle editorial board endorsed Ed Emmett for county judge today. The Chronicle editorial board probably felt it had no other choice given David Mincberg’s disastrous post-Ike campaign AND the fact that

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Texas Watchdog posts financial disclosures of state pols

October 23, 2008 Kevin Whited

The AP’s Jay Root reports on the latest efforts from Texas Watchdog: For years the Texas Legislature has resisted calls to publish politicians’ personal financial information on the Internet. But the modern world caught up

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Chron editorial board fritters away last vestiges of credibility

October 22, 2008 Kevin Whited

Over at Lone Star Times, Matt Bramanti documents the latest embarrassment for the unethical Houston Chronicle editorial board: presenting large chunks of a press release as their own work. Bramanti concludes: It’s a shame that

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Chron: Great HPD beard controversy almost resolved?

October 21, 2008 Kevin Whited

Remember the controversy over MayorWhiteChiefHurtt’s odd beard policy? Apparently, the matter is creeping to some resolution, according to the Chronicle‘s Bradley Olson: Houston appears to be on the brink of a settlement with four black

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Local reporters win Lone Star Emmys

October 20, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Lone Star Emmys were announced over the weekend, and Mark Greenblatt was honored for his outstanding reporting on HPD, “Hiding Homicide.” Recall that Chief Hurtt’s ghost blogger(s) tried to smear Greenblatt and his reporting

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Magidson on the state of the Harris County DA Office

October 20, 2008 Kevin Whited

Over the weekend, the Chronicle ran an op-ed by acting Harris County DA Ken Magidson on the state of the office as elections for a permanent replacement get underway. A Harris County Lawyer speaks highly

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KHOU fantasizes: If only Houston had more downtown hotels….

October 20, 2008 Kevin Whited

Last week, KHOU-11’s Lee McGuire ran this bit of (erroneous) editorializing posing as a news story: One of the most commonly-heard complaints about the City of Houston is that there are not enough quality hotels

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As economy slows, METRO approves fare increase

October 16, 2008 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13 reports that METRO’s well-publicized* fare increase was approved today: Beginning next month, you will need a little extra change to ride METRO. For the first time in 14 years, the transit authority board has

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HISD superintendent blasts Chron editorial board

October 16, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle published a letter from HISD superintendent Abe Saavedra today. Here’s the start: On Oct. 8, the Chronicle published an editorial that gave an incomplete — and thus misleading — account of the steps

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