Kevin Whited, Author at blogHOUSTON

House committee to assist Bromwich with subpoenas

May 31, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Steve McVicker reports that three key witnesses who have thus far refused to answer questions from Michael Bromwich about the HPD crime lab may soon be compelled to do so by a Texas

Dynamo security disregards team policy on water bottles

May 31, 2006 Kevin Whited

Richard Connelly reports on the latest gaffe from the Houston Dynamo: Team president Oliver Luck has worked hard to make Dynamo games a family-friendly, somewhat cheap outing. Knowing that Houston can get slightly warm at

A new defense for Priscilla Slade

May 30, 2006 Kevin Whited

I’m finally back in town and scouring old news (olds!), and couldn’t let this Chronicle story go by without comment: Two Houston-area lawmakers kicked off a campaign Thursday to pressure the state Legislature to continue

Slow posting; Rescheduled gathering

May 24, 2006 Kevin Whited

I’m heading off camping, and won’t be doing any posting for a few days (through the Memorial Day weekend). We have tentatively rescheduled the blogHOUSTON gathering at Byzantio for Wednesday, June 7. Final details to

Is a new trash-collection revenue stream in the works?

May 22, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles reports that some residents of Houston’s new, dense townhouse developments are in a sort of limbo when it comes to municipal trash collections: WHEN lawyer Mark Kressenberg bought a loft-style townhouse

Richardson: Westpark means Westpark

May 22, 2006 Kevin Whited

A Sunday Chronicle op-ed by Edward R. “Ted” Richardson drives home a point that continues to frustrate pro-Richmond-rail advocates: Where are the best locations for the rail line and stations? In the 2003 Notice of

Chron editorial board member calls Attorney General a liar

May 22, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle Editorial LiveJournalists sat down with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales recently, and if Sunday’s editorial was any indication, they seemed more inclined to beat him up (perhaps for the supposed sins of the Bush

Stiles: HPD modifies bonus program, neglects to brief press

May 22, 2006 Kevin Whited

Over the weekend, Matt Stiles reported that HPD has quietly modified a bonus program after questions were raised by Chronicle reporting on the subject: Houston police have quietly removed supervisors from a bonus program intended

Hurtt: It's cheaper to hire civilian pseudo-cops than real cops

May 22, 2006 Kevin Whited

Last week, Anne Linehan noted that MayorWhiteChiefHurtt are proposing to hire civilians to handle some calls that normally are handled by trained law-enforcement professionals. As KTRK-13 reported Friday, Hans Marticiuc is critical of the proposal:

Slampo: How about those Evan Smith/Jeff Cohen profiles!

May 21, 2006 Kevin Whited

Earlier in the week, the Chronicle ran a glowing profile of Evan Smith, editor of Texas Monthly. While the Chronicle isn’t usually known for profiles of Texas literary or media figures, we didn’t think too