Kevin Whited, Author at blogHOUSTON

Haven't they had enough practice?

November 3, 2004 Kevin Whited

Metro has announced they will be conducting an emergency drill on November 10: METRO will conduct an emergency response drill from 1 to 2:30 p.m. November 10 adjacent to the Fannin South parking area at

Three city propositions pass

November 3, 2004 Kevin Whited

All three propositions on municipal ballots passed yesterday. Proposition 1 garnered more votes than Proposition 2, which almost certainly means that it will take precedence once possible legal challenges are done. Our friend David Benzion

Train shuts down because of rain

November 3, 2004 Kevin Whited

The light rail tram that Metro frequently describes as its transit backbone shut down because of the rain yesterday: Flooding shut down MetroRail service early Tuesday between the Texas Medical Center and downtown, delaying commutes

Hunsicker steps down

November 1, 2004 Kevin Whited

Astros general manager Gerry Hunsicker announced he is stepping down today. Longtime assistant Tim Purpura will assume the job immediately. Hunsicker says he will remain as an advisor next season. One can’t help but wonder

Chron eye for the death row killer guy: the series

November 1, 2004 Kevin Whited

Despite massive layoffs, the anti-death-penalty Chronicle always seems to have adequate staff to profile death row killers sympathetically. In fact, we’ve noticed that it happens with such consistency that it can’t just be a coincidence.

Galveston, oh Galveston

November 1, 2004 Kevin Whited

Thanks to our neighbors in Galveston, Houstonians may well get a sneak preview of products before other parts of the country: Marketers launching any new product are nagged by an age-old question: “Will it play

What about Proposition 3?

October 31, 2004 Kevin Whited

Chronicle metro/state columnist Rick Casey wrote a column on Friday in favor of Proposition 3. While Propositions 1 and 2 have been discussed quite a bit, Proposition 3 has received far less attention. Basically, as

Maybe it will be an endowed dumpster?

October 31, 2004 Kevin Whited

Various Houston media outlets reported earlier this week that former Houston police chief and mayor Lee P. Brown will be donating his personal papers to Rice University. The blogHOUSTON crew couldn’t come up with a

Robison's world – cont'd

October 31, 2004 Kevin Whited

Clay Robison, the Chronicle‘s Austin news bureau chief who moonlights as hyperpartisan editorialist every Sunday, penned another column blasting Governor Rick Perry (R) and conservatives today. This excerpt from the column is all too typical

Be yourself, Houston

October 31, 2004 Kevin Whited

A few days ago, the Chronicle ran a question and answer session with Joel Kotkin, a senior fellow at the New America Foundation who writes on urban development issues, broadly conceived. It’s a little shocking