Articles by Kevin Whited

The New York Times reports that Continental Airlines has ended merger discussions with United Airlines: Continental Airlines said Sunday that it had abandoned merger talks with United Airlines and was planning to remain an independent

Back on April 8, we noted that KTRK-13 had won another legal round in its effort to obtain emails from the Sheriff’s office via public information request, but that the sheriff was considering an appeal

We recently noted that the city was considering revisions to the recent changes (read: cuts) it made to heavy trash collection. Carolyn Feibel reports on some of the details of the possible changes: Houston could

The Chronicle‘s Brian Rogers reports that the DA’s office has rejected a plea request from Juan Leonardo Quintero, the illegal immigrant who shot and killed HPD officer Rodney Johnson in 2006: Just days before his

KTRK-13’s Tom Abrahams reports that there are more problems with reporting of crime statistics at HPD: How safe is your neighborhood? You might not be getting the whole story from police, when it comes to

Last week, we wondered if Council might reconsider the big plans to expand Terminal B in light of airline industry merger mania. The answer, as reported by KHOU-11, is no: Under a plan approved Wednesday

KHOU-11 reports that on Monday, Houston’s only downtown fire station finally opened for business: Some firefighters are gearing up for their first night in a new fire station. Station 8 is located in the 1900

Two seemingly unrelated stories this week caught my eye, in terms of what they say about Houston’s recent experiments in “Ready! Fire! Aim!” governance*: First up is the news that the city’s heavy-trash collection schedule