Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

Chronicle still having trouble with proper identification

November 1, 2005 Anne Linehan

On Sunday the Chronicle ran a two reporter story on grieving Houston families who have lost a family member to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Yesterday, the Chronicle‘s reader rep, James Campbell, posted on readers’

A teensy bit of government truth-telling

October 31, 2005 Anne Linehan

This notice is on the city of Houston’s website: Tax Rate Notification The City of Houston adopted a tax rate that will raise more taxes for maintenance and operations than last year’s tax rate. The

Downtown park public meeting Wednesday

October 31, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Houston Downtown Park Conservancy will present design ideas for the new downtown park at a meeting this Wednesday: The Houston Downtown Park Conservancy will share initial design concepts for Houston’s new downtown park at

Asinine zero-tolerance policies

October 31, 2005 Anne Linehan

Chris Baker is discussing this zero-tolerance stupidity coming out of Cy-Fair ISD. (I guess you know where I come down on this issue.) Zero-tolerance policies (in my opinion) are helpful crutches for lazy school administrators.

It's full steam ahead at Metro's Real Estate Development Dept.

October 30, 2005 Anne Linehan

Last week I wondered what about a development project mentioned in a Metro board meeting agenda: Request Board authorization for the President & CEO to negotiate, execute and deliver agreements relating to a transit oriented

Chron: young people can sink Prop. 2 (and save the Republic!)

October 30, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle‘s editorial board laments that more young people don’t vote, in an editorial about Prop. 2: The vote on Proposition 2 on the Nov. 8 ballot, a proposal that would ban gay couples’ right

Houston buys $750,000 worth of Metro passes for city employees

October 30, 2005 Anne Linehan

Check out what Tom Bazan noticed on last week’s city council agenda: 35. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City and METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS for Purchase of Employee Transit Passes;

Red light cameras increase accidents (cont'd)

October 30, 2005 Anne Linehan

via The Newspaper: Accidents have increased in Philadelphia, PA, and in Fort Collins, CO, at intersections where red light cameras have been installed. Also in Fort Collins, one second was added to the yellow light

Houston-area trees worth $205 billion!

October 28, 2005 Anne Linehan

KUHF-88.7 reports that the Texas Forest Service has completed a four-year study of Houston’s trees and determined the value of our beautiful green canopy: It took over four years, but the Texas Forest Service was

Houston's property tax "cut" (wink, wink)

October 28, 2005 Anne Linehan

City Council voted to cut Houston’s property tax rate on Wednesday and Matt Stiles reported on the disagreement over whether or not it’s really a tax cut: The council cut the city’s tax rate by