Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

Another boondoggle to add to the Lee P. Brown files

March 29, 2006 Anne Linehan

This KPRC-2 story on Houston’s (not-functioning-very-well) automated water meter reading system is mind-blowing: In 1999, former Houston Mayor Lee Brown trumpeted Houston as the first city to have a completely automated water meter reading system.

DA's office delivers Bonusgate subpoenas

March 29, 2006 Anne Linehan

The city hall probe rolls along, as grand jury subpoenas are handed out: The district attorney’s office handed out grand jury subpoenas Wednesday. One went to the mayor pro tem’s office and a number went

Chron's Spur 527 map leads to confusion?

March 29, 2006 Anne Linehan

The reopened Spur 527 is still slow as molasses, apparently, and a visit to the Chronicle Corrections box could explain part of the reason: The outbound lanes of Spur 527 enter the southbound lanes of

Carol Alvarado to student protesters: Si se puede (updated)

March 28, 2006 Anne Linehan

(Temporarily not Mayor Pro Tem) Carol Alvarado greeted student protesters this morning at City Hall: Upon reaching City Hall, the crowd of students was greeted outside by Councilwoman Carol Alvardo, who chanted with the students

Most painful story on Monday night's local news (updated)

March 28, 2006 Anne Linehan

It’s no surprise it was from KHOU-11’s Shern-Min Chow: It was a vivid civics lesson Monday as scores of students skipped class from Eisenhower and Humble high schools to protest HB 4437. [snip] Among those

HISD: student protesters face discipline

March 28, 2006 Anne Linehan

HISD superintendent Dr. Abe Saavedra has issued a statement about today’s student walkout/protest. Here’s an excerpt: All the students who participated in today’s walkouts will be disciplined. The parents of each student who participated will

New face at KHOU?

March 28, 2006 Anne Linehan

Isiah Carey has heard who the newest member of KHOU-11’s news team will be: Sources tell The Insite that KHOU has hired former NBC network correspondent and Today show fill in anchor Len Cannon as

If Queen Sheila was there, cameras must've been rolling

March 27, 2006 Anne Linehan

What’s got the media’s attention today? High school students fighting for their rights, of course. And who makes an appearance? Why, it’s none other than Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee: Students protesting proposed federal immigration legislation

Harris County's dirty waters

March 27, 2006 Anne Linehan

KUHF-88.7 has details of a new report on pollution in Harris County waters: A new report says industrial and municipal facilities in Harris County are some of the worst violators of the Federal Clean Water

The Chronicle misses the real story

March 26, 2006 Anne Linehan

In what is not an isolated case, the Chron took a story and buried the real lede. Slampo has the details: Take this fer instance we stumbled across in the weekly Alief/Southwest section of Thursday’s