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Month: January 2005

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Mayor cites more congestion-reducing success

January 7, 2005 Anne Linehan

Traffic light synchronization is reducing commute times, according to Mayor White: Houston Mayor Bill White today announced the completion of the first phase of a $3.5 million program to synchronize more than 2,000 traffic lights

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Big rigs excluded from $AFEclear program

January 7, 2005 Anne Linehan

KHOU-11 is reporting a rather large loophole in the $AFEclear program: 18-wheelers. The state regulates towing of big trucks and buses and only heavy duty tow trucks can tow a heavy duty vehicle: Apple Towing

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Continuing $AFEclear absurdity

January 7, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle has a story this morning highlighting Mayor White’s new idea of free towing for those who find $75 a hardship. This ought to be fun. Will the basic tow price now have to

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Assessing $AFEclear from on high

January 6, 2005 Anne Linehan

Apparently Mayor White and Chief Hurtt took a helicopter ride this morning to assess the $AFEclear forced-towing program. Wonder how helpful that was? Maybe the mayor could use that helicopter for his daily commute and

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Men's Fitness: Houston fattest city once again

January 6, 2005 Kevin Whited

Men’s Fitness once again has named Houston America’s Fattest City, after our city “lost” that dubious distinction last year. Mayor White reacted with his best John Kerry impersonation, attacking the ranking as “propaganda” while at

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$AFEclear: Mayor White's idea of customer-oriented government

January 6, 2005 Anne Linehan

Today’s Chronicle has a perfect example of what is wrong with the $AFEclear program: Bess said her car was towed after she had a blowout on Interstate 45 on her way to a doctor’s appointment

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Mayor rides in helicopter, declares $AFEclear a success

January 6, 2005 Anne Linehan

KPRC-13 has a story about the mayor’s helicopter ride this morning and the mayor gives this report on $AFEclear: “We didn’t see a major problem out there today,” said Mayor White. “We looked at the

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Saavedra tackles TAKS cheating

January 6, 2005 Anne Linehan

HISD is addressing the TAKS cheating scandal: Saavedra said he will ask the Houston Independent School District’s school board at its meeting next week to approve the creation of the new Office of Inspector General

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Dan Patrick interviewing Sen. Whitmire

January 6, 2005 Anne Linehan

Dan Patrick (KSEV-700) is interviewing state Sen. John Whitmire right now. Since Patrick is in favor of the $AFEclear program and Whitmire has expressed his concern and has called for a moratorium, this might be

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Chronicle hatchet job on Texas medical community

January 6, 2005 Anne Linehan

Last week, the Chronicle ran a fairly egregious editorial slamming the Texas medical profession: The outrageous saga of Houston surgeon Eric Scheffey is an indictment of the medical profession and those who are supposed to

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