Kevin Whited, Author at blogHOUSTON

Weekend brunch for 5 April 2020

April 5, 2020 Kevin Whited

Hidalgo extends stay-home order through April; A district judge shuts down her plan to release county jail inmates; Houston economy to be pummeled; and more!

Weekend brunch for 29 March 2020

March 29, 2020 Kevin Whited

The county goes on lockdown (with quite a few exceptions); Abbott preempts release of prisoners in Harris County; Tilman Fertitta plans to make it through; HEB plans to provision us; and more!

Weekend brunch for 22 March 2020

March 22, 2020 Kevin Whited

COVID-19 shuts Houston bars and in-restaurant dining but Mayor Turner says no lockdown; Houston’s heat, humidity, and sprawl may help us fight the virus; Bill O’Brien is (still) not good at his jobs; RIP Kenny Rogers

Weekend Brunch for 15 March 2020

March 15, 2020 Kevin Whited

The Houston area belatedly comes to grips with the threat of COVID-19; City finances remain shaky; The area’s top industry reels; various Houston Way updates; and more!

Weekend brunch for 8 March 2020

March 8, 2020 Kevin Whited

Area COVID-19 cases continue to increase, as Rice University cancels classes; Trautman apologizes for her latest bungled election; Oil prices crash; and more!

Weekend brunch for 1 March 2020

March 1, 2020 Kevin Whited

Houston survives Aquageddon; COVID-19 continues to take a toll; 69 more cases potentially affected by Goines misconduct; Violent crime on the rise; The Chronicle editorial board now has questions for a candidate it endorsed enthusiastically; and more!

Weekend brunch for 23 February 2020

February 23, 2020 Kevin Whited

Debating violent crime and bail reform in Harris County; Houston First practices the Houston Way; Diane Trautman struggles with another election; a Danger Train collision; and more!

Weekend brunch for 16 February 2020

February 16, 2020 Kevin Whited

The Houston Health Department tweets that a flu shot will prevent COVID19; Another Goines conviction to be overturned; Oberg on Harris County GPS monitoring shenanigans; Diaz on Commissioner Rodney Ellis’s art shed; Despart on Constable Chris Diaz’s political machine; Turner administration non-transparency; and more!

Weekend brunch for 9 February 2020

February 9, 2020 Kevin Whited

Coronavirus rumors worry Asiatown; Homeless deaths on the rise; Bob Rehak on that Perry Homes “bailout”; Jason Woo and The Houston Way; Plagiarism isn’t nice; and more!

Monday espresso: Links and commentary for 3 February 2020

February 3, 2020 Kevin Whited

Remembering HPD’s Harding Street Massacre one year later; Perry Homes wants a bailout; Houston finances are not great; Bill Balleza signs off; and more!