Kevin Whited, Author at blogHOUSTON

Weekend brunch for 27 September 2020

September 27, 2020 Kevin Whited

No COVID-19 spike since Labor Day, but Harris County remains at Red Alert; Chron begins new series on local COVID-19 response; new details on the Feds’ raid on HISD’s COO; and more!

Weekend brunch for 20 September 2020

September 20, 2020 Kevin Whited

Texas improves its COVID-19 reporting; Harris County remains (inexplicably) stuck on Red Alert; Harris County Dems to redirect toll road funds to other priorities; Checking in on the Ike Dike; and more!

Weekend brunch for 13 September 2020

September 13, 2020 Kevin Whited

City and County shamed into improving their COVID-19 case reporting; County still inexplicably at “red alert”; HISD students pay the price; Bail and policing shenanigans; and more!

Weekend brunch for 23 August 2020

August 23, 2020 Kevin Whited

Two potential hurricanes bear down on Houston; Area COVID-19 numbers continue to trend positively; Downtown is dead; and more!

Weekend brunch for 16 August 2020

August 16, 2020 Kevin Whited

COVID-19 numbers continue to improve (despite misleading newspaper headlines); Rodney Ellis’s artwork stash continues to draw attention; Ike anniversary approaches; Houston exodus? and more!

Weekend brunch for 9 August 2020

August 9, 2020 Kevin Whited

Area COVID-19 numbers continue to improve, although some still want you locked down forever; Dem bond reform is deadly; Dem tax plans could get expensive; SpaceX successes continue; and more!

Weekend brunch for 26 July 2020

July 26, 2020 Kevin Whited

The US government orders China’s Houston consulate closed; COVID-19 numbers continue to improve ever so slightly in the Houston area; Verlander out at least two weeks; and more!

Weekend brunch for 19 July 2020

July 19, 2020 Kevin Whited

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations appears to be tapering; Contact tracers are overwhelmed (again); Harris County has other priorities; Astros debut on Friday; and more!

Weekend brunch for 12 July 2020

July 12, 2020 Kevin Whited

COVID-19 cases continue to tick up, as does the apocalyptic rhetoric from media and some leaders; Mayor Turner cancels GOP convention; Murders surge; HFD struggles with manpower, and more!

Weekend brunch for 5 July 2020

July 5, 2020 Kevin Whited

HPD releases audit of narcotics department; Additional officers from that department are charged; COVID-19 cases continue to climb (as leadership credibility crumbles); and more!