Articles by Kevin Whited

Mayor Parker and Comcast SportsNet Houston Announce Major Local Sports Media Investment – Office of Mayor Annise Parker Houston Mayor Annise Parker and Comcast SportsNet Houston, a partnership between the Rockets, Astros and the NBC

Tom Kirkendall calls our attention to the following video put out by Mike Anderson, who is running against incumbent Harris County DA Pat Lykos in the Republican primary. We knew from the Big Jolly interview

Second dino-park in Jasper sunk by savvy officials – Cynthia Calvert, The Tribune On Nov. 9, 2006, the Houston Business Journal reported that Don Lessem, “a Philadelphia entrepreneur and nationally recognized dinosaur expert, [had] chosen

Houston’s Plan to Criminalize Charity – Marc Levin and Tim Cook, Texas Public Policy Foundation Houston City Council will be considering an ordinance (see page 32) today which would criminalize the giving of food to

State pursues voter fraud charges against Woodlands residents who registered to motel – Steve Miller, Texas Watchdog The case of eight Woodlands residents who sought to use a residency loophole in the state’s election law

Mayor Parker getting political pushback on gay marriage support – Chris Moran, Houston Chronicle Emboldened by Parker’s poor showing in November in which she barely avoided a runoff and by the victories by two opponents

The E-Board Treatment – Campos Communications Blog (02/23/2012) The Roundtable invite yesterday got me laughing. Let me share it with you: Your gay bar pass has been revoked! We’re pleased to announce that Michael Berry

Occupy Houston Effort Ends to Allow Work on Downtown Park – Office of Mayor Annise Parker Providing a police presence at the park for the last four months has cost the Houston Police Department a

Authority ‘not there’ for city of Houston investigative arm, Inspector General Bob Doguim says as he quits job – Steve Miller, Texas Watchdog In Chicago, the office of the inspector general issues a quarterly report

Salaries soar at Harris County Housing Authority – Mike Morris, Houston Chronicle (11/20/2011) Harris County Housing Authority leaders have received steep salary increases and staggering bonuses in recent years, nearly tripling some executives’ pay since