Articles by Kevin Whited

THE NEW YORK TIMES posts a blurb on Washington Avenue and Houston’s Washington Wave jitney service. Will such “world-class” acclaim hold off Yellow Cab (which surely would still like to put jitneys fully out of

THIS may have been the best local news headline of the week: Women at Houston Port Win a Round in Potty Wars Definitely go read, then come back to comment!

ISIAH CAREY asks, Are black newspaper owners going to blackball Bill White?

LIVE OAKS comments on Houston City Council “absurdity” regarding the latest jitney regulations.

ON FRIDAY, TEXAS WATCHDOG reported on some irregularities in campaign-finance reports from HISD board president Grey Myers. Not many hours later, Texas Watchdog reported that Myers was *ahem* correcting his campaign-finance reports. Maybe next week,

HOUSTON DWI BLOG has an interesting question about the Pat Lykos DWI divert program and preferential treatment for athletes.

TEXAS WATCHDOG is hosting a blogger/journo/activist/citizen-journalist meetup at the Stag’s Head Pub, Saturday, 3-5 pm. The BH crew encourages fellow bloggers/readers/commenters to show up a bit early (say 2pm), and have an early drink (or

HOOKERS! HPD! DISMISSED CHARGES! OH MY! In all seriousness, a hat tip to the Chron‘s Brian Rogers, who wrote up that story much more professionally than we might have.

THE ANNISE PARKER ADMINISTRATION started making headway today on another of many problems they inherited from former Mayor Bill White. Jim Noteware, the person Mayor Parker appointed to reshape the city’s troubled Houston and Community

HERE is the conclusion to a recent Chron editorial: It will take time to change Metro’s internal culture while altering its public image of executive arrogance and unresponsiveness. The new team has the right priorities