Articles by Kevin Whited

Here are today’s morning tidbits: Lifelong — except for three years (Chris Moran, Chron Houston Politics Blog) Nice catch by Chris Moran, who notices that Gordon Quan seems confused about the meaning of “lifelong.” That

FRANK “PROCUREMENT DISASTER” WILSON’s legacy as the METRO chief during Bill White’s tenure as mayor took another blow today, as the FTA blasted the “old” METRO’s efforts to subvert “buy America” rules in signing a

As the Hermine rains move on, reporters will be returning to actual news beats (we hope). In the meantime, here are some morning tidbits from another slow news cycle: Gov’t ethics probe turns into probe

THE LONG HOLIDAY WEEKEND combined with a minor storm event (rain! quick, deploy all reporters to stand out in the water!) means there’s not much hard news to start the work week, but here’s a

Here’s hoping everyone had a GREAT Labor Day weekend. Here are some news items that caught our eye over the last few days (and a link/commentary format that we may continue to use, depending on

KHOU-11’S MARK GREENBLATT checks in with the “New METRO” leadership on the Old METRO’s questionable approach to financing its expensive light-rail buildout. That story follows the New METRO’s self-congratulatory press conference that was called earlier

THE CHRON’S CHRIS MORAN reports on the dueling press conferences held last week by Houston Votes, a Democratic-dominated get-out-the-vote nonprofit*, and True the Vote, a voting integrity project of a local Tea Party organization. Bottom

THE BOND BUYER trade publication has an update on the Sports Authority’s debt problems: Texas Sports Agency Flirting With Default.

NEARLY TWO WEEKS after the Examiner‘s Michael Reed reported on METRO’s deteriorating financial situation after analyzing June/July 2010 financial information, METRO’s PR wing at the Chronicle concedes today that METRO’s (and, by extension, the Chron‘s)

FOLLOWING ON THE ALLEGATIONS OF VOTER FRAUD from Harris County officials on Tuesday, two related press conferences are scheduled today. Houston Votes has finally scheduled a press conference. Preliminary indications suggest the press conference will