Articles by Kevin Whited

THE CHRONICLE reports that violent crime is down in Houston through the first half of the year, although property crime continues to be a problem. Strangely, the online version of the story didn’t actually report

LIVE OAKS posts about a recent Chron editorial that takes a familiar approach: To oppose the mosque, the paper implies, is to be a bigoted red-neck who opposes anyone who is ‘different.’” Hey, the lead

HARRIS COUNTY ALMANAC posts an update on plans by Renew Houston and the City of Houston to raise taxes significantly and perhaps, one day, share more detailed plans with the public.

KIAH-39 is taking applications for its new “News Imaginator” position, and Mike McGuff has his ready. He continues to solicit advice from the online community on how to proceed with this experiment in social-media jobseeking,

HERE is an interesting political cartoon by Jon Richards (who regularly appears on the Huffington Post) on the topic of immigration, dated 4 August. Here is a very similar political cartoon by the Chron‘s Nick

QUEEN SHEILA JACKSON LEE apparently had a little trouble staying awake while waiting her turn to drone on about some Congressional topic or another, as reported by Fox News: Thanks to Catherine Athearn and John

LAST NIGHT, KTRK-13’S WAYNE DOLCEFINO continued to examine ethics questions surrounding Councilmember Jarvis Johnson, looking at the councilmember’s ties to a fifth-ward charity. Also, the Chronicle‘s Ericka Mellon takes a closer look at an HISD

A FORMER AIDE to Councilmember Jarvis Johnson says he thinks that Johnson has been dishonest when it comes to ethically questionable financial solicitation. Councilmember Johnson still isn’t talking to KTRK-13’s Wayne Dolcefino, however.

MIKE MCGUFF served on a panel with Chron.com’s Dean Betz, and learned more about the newspaper’s online vision than the insular organization usually bothers to share. McGuff posts about it here. Two big takeaways: The

TEXAS WATCHDOG has become a one-stop shop for HISD news. See their latest dispatches here, here, and here.