Kevin Whited, Author at blogHOUSTON

What's good for the goose… (Updated)

January 26, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Samantha Levine reports some interesting news on those liberal advocacy groups who bought anti-DeLay television ads in the Houston area recently. As it turns out, they’d rather not disclose their sources of funding:

Mayor announces Centerpoint weatherizing program

January 26, 2006 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Carolyn Campbell reports on a new pilot program announced by Mayor White today: He has also introduced an energy-efficient pilot program to save homeowners like Wilma Jones money. Not too much can slow Wilma

KPRC-2's new regime resembles old regime

January 26, 2006 Kevin Whited

KPRC-2 presented one element of the Mayor’s State of the City address earlier as… well, only KPRC can: “The state of the city of Houston is good. Our city is moving,” White said. During the

SAFEclear wrecker strikes car, kills passenger

January 25, 2006 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11 reports on a fatal accident involving a SAFEclear wrecker earlier: A woman died in an accident on the East Loop Wednesday afternoon when a Safe Clear wrecker struck the vehicle, according to Houston police.

US 59/Spur 527 project proceeding ahead of schedule

January 24, 2006 Kevin Whited

KPRC-2 reports some very good news for motorists who use the Southwest Freeway near downtown: The end is in sight for drivers who are slowed down by what seems like constant construction along Highway 59

Activists sue over I-10/West Loop expansion

January 24, 2006 Kevin Whited

KPRC-2 ran a lengthy story yesterday on a lawsuit by local activists Bill and Carol Ware against TXDOT and the Federal Highway Administration. They contend that the I-10/West Loop expansion project did not receive a

Erratic times with quotations at the Chronicle

January 24, 2006 Kevin Whited

Last week, the Chronicle issued a correction related to a quotation that didn’t really clarify who made the error (the newspaper or the person being quoted). Yesterday, the Chronicle issued another correction related to a

KHOU, Mayor's press shop extol crimefighting by acronym

January 24, 2006 Kevin Whited

Mayor White’s communications shop certainly is effective at getting good press for the Mayor. Take this press release story for KHOU-11 by Wendell Edwards: A new program has put more Houston Police officers out on

Chron reader rep, pollster defend DeLay poll

January 23, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Houston Chronicle and its pollsters continue to stand by a poll and reporting that have come under strong criticism from the local blogosphere. This weekend, Chronicle reader representative James Campbell penned a column in

Editorial LiveJournalists misrepresent Fourth Amendment, again

January 22, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Editorial LiveJournalists misrepresented the Fourth Amendment once again today: The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution bars the government from conducting warrantless searches and seizures. No it doesn’t. The Fourth Amendment bars unreasonable searches