Articles by Kevin Whited

Metro chief docked over porn at work returns today – Carol Christian, Houston Chronicle A routine audit last month of Metro employees’ Internet use showed that Greanias used his personal computer in the Metro building

Parker defers to Metro board on Greanias – Chris Moran, Chron Houston Politics At Wednesday’s post-Council meeting news conference, Mayor Annise Parker again did not directly address whether she had confidence in George Greanias as

METRO Worker Caught On Hidden Camera Faces Felony Charge – Stephen Dean, KPRC-2 News Local 2 Investigates reported Tuesday that a felony charge of tampering with a government record was lodged against 51-year-old David Wayne

Greanias scandal: Future of the Metro CEO turns on solid answers to serious questions – Houston Chronicle We agree with this weekend editorial from the Chronicle. Well, with the headline at least. The Chronicle‘s questions

Councilmember Costello wants to use tax dollars to build grocery stores in "underserved" areas – Chris Moran, Houston Chronicle Stephen Costello made his name in city politics as an engineer and a driving force behind

The bombshell regarding METRO playwright-in-chief George Greanias’ habit of viewing gay porn, gay escort sites, and even possible gay child porn on public resources crowded out other news for a few days (and should continue

METRO CEO SUSPENDED ONE WEEK FOR VIOLATING COMPUTER POLICY (METRO Press Release) METRO President & CEO George Greanias has been suspended for one week, without pay, effective immediately. This disciplinary action followed a METRO investigation

Restaurant tycoon Fertitta goes the extra mile for friends – Zain Shauk, Houston Chronicle We’ve said this before, and we will say it again — the Chron truly excels at these sorts of hagiographical, cheerleading

Sheila Jackson Lee accused of bias? Astonishing – Lisa Falkenberg, Houston Chronicle In which the Chron’s junior columnist laughably insists that much criticism of Sheila Jackson Lee is unfair, racist, and sexist (her own effort

House committee would gut EPA Office of Smart Growth – Jay Crossley, Houston Tomorrow The US House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has passed legislation that would eliminate funding for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office