Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

More on Chief Hurtt's surveillance camera program

February 16, 2006 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle‘s Alexis Grant has more on Chief Hurtt’s plan to install surveillance cameras downtown. The Houston Downtown Management District has decided where the cameras will be placed and will fund the program: The Downtown

Chron's new cartoonist debuts

February 16, 2006 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle‘s new cartoonist starts work today. Can anyone point us to where the editorial cartoon is located on Chron.com? Maybe we need more coffee, but we can’t find it. UPDATE: Ahh. The Chron‘s Dean

Did Rick Casey's research assistant get a pink slip?

February 15, 2006 Anne Linehan

Here’s Rich Connelly last week: I.V. Hilliard is the black Joel Osteen — a telegenic preacher at a Houston megachurch who hobnobs with celebrities and lives the good life. It appears he’s like Osteen in

Is Houston ready for downtown surveillance cameras?

February 15, 2006 Anne Linehan

Wow, Chief Hurtt really has a thing for cameras: Surveillance cameras monitored by police could be installed along Main Street in an effort to deter crime in the downtown area, Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt

Metro board meeting this Thursday — will there be fireworks?

February 14, 2006 Anne Linehan

Metro’s next board meeting is this Thursday and there have been rumblings that both rail opponents and proponents will show up to offer their thoughts on the proposed Richmond line. If you’d like to make

SafeClear works (updated!)

February 14, 2006 Anne Linehan

Really! It does…Mayor White says so: The number of crashes on Houston freeways dropped 10 percent last year – and Mayor Bill White touted the statistics today as evidence that his Safe Clear mandatory towing

Earmark reform and MetroRail funding

February 13, 2006 Anne Linehan

Check out this last bit in today’s Move It! column from George Smalley regarding MetroRail funding: Metro spokesman George Smalley said Metro expects continued support from its congressional delegation to help get $1 billion over

A big reason why Chris Baker's show is so much fun

February 13, 2006 Anne Linehan

Eddie Barton, KTRH-740’s traffic dude, says, “thanks to Alan for calling in some debris.” And we’re off on another Debris Game! That’s the spirit: we don’t need to call TxDOT when we spot debris on

City floats idea of public safety tax

February 13, 2006 Anne Linehan

Unbelievable: Facing a police staffing crisis which could last for years, some Houston officials have raised the possibility of a “public safety tax” to boost the city’s shrinking police force. City Council’s Public Safety Committee

HPD answers questions about red light cameras

February 13, 2006 Anne Linehan

Today’s Chronicle Q & A is with Assistant HPD Chief Martha Montalvo on the topic of red light cameras. This appears to be one of the better Q & A’s (which is NOT a ringing