Kevin Whited, Author at blogHOUSTON

An old-fashioned Fisking, courtesy of a reader

July 16, 2006 Kevin Whited

Late in the week, reader Leslie Price forwarded along a Fisking of a Chronicle article that was so much fun we asked if we could reproduce it verbatim. Price’s post is below, with minor formatting

Who needs Astroworld? We have the Danger Train!

July 15, 2006 Kevin Whited

Thanks to folks who came out today to participate in the Danger Train field trip. We toured the entire length of the line and got some good photos of some of the more dangerous intersections,

KHOU runs strange story on METRO, Culberson, Richmond rail (updated)

July 14, 2006 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11 has posted a strange story from Dan Lauck on METRO and the Richmond light-rail route. Here’s an excerpt: Metro’s plans to expand on Richmond Ave. may be in jeopardy. That rail system would link

Houston's bad guys grow more brazen

July 13, 2006 Kevin Whited

As HPD’s presence on the street continues to decline, it seems as if the city’s bad guys are growing ever more brazen. Here’s a report from KHOU-11 on a recent repeat robbery in north Houston:

Tollett takes extended leave of absence from GHCVB, avoids firing

July 13, 2006 Kevin Whited

KPRC-2 posts the news that Jordy Tollett will be taking a “leave of absence” from his post as President of the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau: The president of the Greater Houston Convention and

Danger Train field trip set for July 15, 2006

July 12, 2006 Kevin Whited

The blogHOUSTON Danger Train field trip has been set for July 15, 2006. As first discussed in this comment thread, the idea is to ride the light rail, hop off to take some photos of

Houston hospital invokes Texas futile-care law (cont'd)

July 12, 2006 Kevin Whited

Over the past weekend, the Chronicle reported on another instance of a local hospital invoking the Texas futile-care law in an effort to terminate care of a patient. As Todd Ackerman writes, this latest instance

Houston Press launches group blog

July 12, 2006 Kevin Whited

Houston’s main alt-weekly has finally embraced alt-media in the form of a blog. HouStoned looks to be a group effort, with commentary from names familiar and not-so-familiar at the Houston Press. So far, it has

New faces at the little blog

July 12, 2006 Kevin Whited

It’s time to introduce a few new posters at blogHOUSTON, although they should be familiar to Houston blog readers. Ubu Roi will be posting here on the main blog about local affairs. He is the

Mayor White names assistant for multifamily housing

July 11, 2006 Kevin Whited

Last week, Mayor White named a former Democratic party operative and real-estate executive as his special assistant for multifamily housing. The Chronicle‘s Mike Snyder reports: Mayor Bill White has named lawyer, real estate executive and