2005 - Page 94 of 180

Queen Sheila: Boosting Houston light rail at age six

June 19, 2005 Kevin Whited

Rad Sallee’s Chronicle article on METRO, which Anne Linehan noted earlier, contains this interesting paraphrase of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee: U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee said she organized the meeting at Texas Southern University with

It's a Metro Sunday!

June 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

Today’s Chronicle has two stories and three opinion pieces on Mayor White’s new and improved Metro expansion plan.

News flash: Mayor White is looking out for Houstonians

June 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

In today’s Chronicle, Mayor White has an op-ed where he says that if we don’t like his new $2 billion Metro expansion plan, don’t blame Metro — blame him. The column is filled with utopian

Exxon-Mobil scholarships and grants

June 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

Jack Williams of KUHF-88.7 reported Friday on money given by Exxon-Mobil for college scholarships and grants: Exxon-Mobil today is celebrating a new contribution milestone, with a number of local students on the receiving end of

HISD supports governor's veto

June 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

Yesterday, Gov. Rick Perry vetoed the Legislature’s school financing plan. In light of that, here is HISD Superintendent Abe Saavedra’s statement supporting the veto: We welcome any efforts the governor can make to get the

Blogger radio on BizRadio 1320

June 18, 2005 Kevin Whited

Anne Linehan will be talking about various blogHOUSTON topics from the past week on the BizRadio 1320 blogger segment on Saturday morning at about 10:15. She’ll be joined by Charles Kuffner, and host Jon-Michial Carter.

Rep. Jackson Lee holding Metro townhall meeting today

June 18, 2005 Anne Linehan

Metro officials are hitting the PR trail, as they attempt to defend Mayor White’s new $2 billion expansion proposal, a plan that differs dramatically from the Metro Solutions plan voters approved in 2003. Today’s Chronicle

Alleged MS-13 member arrested in Houston area

June 17, 2005 Kevin Whited

The AP reports that federal officials have arrested two alleged members of the MS-13 gang, one in Harris County: U.S. immigration authorities arrested two members of a Central America-based gang in Texas this week as

Elected officials question mayor's new Metro plan

June 17, 2005 Anne Linehan

Rad Sallee (with Kristen Mack) has another interesting story on Mayor White’s new $2 billion expansion plan, with some elected officials expressing concern: Two Metro supporters in Congress said Thursday that the agency’s decision to

Chron editorial board caricatures and the culture of death

June 17, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle editorial board, much like Howard Dean, just couldn’t resist making a political point about the Terri Schiavo controversy, notwithstanding their complaints that the issue should not be political. It’s a fairly typical editorial