Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

Metro's new budget promises more bus route cuts and layoffs (updated)

October 4, 2005 Anne Linehan

In a recent state audit Metro was encouraged to figure out why ridership has plummeted over the past few years. We have been able to identify a big reason (cutting bus routes) and Laurence Simon

Spring ISD doesn't let "no" vote stop it from raising tax rate

October 4, 2005 Anne Linehan

Wow! Dan Patrick (KSEV-700) just spoke with Dr. Bert Williams, who led the charge to defeat Spring ISD’s bond initiative, and Dr. Williams told Patrick that the election defeat didn’t stop Spring ISD. At a

HISD's (expensive) press office helps Chronicle reporting

October 3, 2005 Anne Linehan

It was a slow week for Chronicle Wrap-ups, so Jason Spencer had to dig deep to find this one that revives a tired Chronicle complaint — HISD spends too much money on its press office.

Chron editorial board's tunnel vision

October 3, 2005 Anne Linehan

On September 21st, the Washington Post reported that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) sold all his stock “in his family’s hospital corporation about two weeks before it issued a disappointing earnings report and the

Two unanticipated disasters hit Houston hospitals hard

October 3, 2005 Anne Linehan

Houston-area hospitals are now assessing the financial damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Several Houston hospitals are estimating the price tag for the help they offered during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita could be about $10

Pearland ISD ekes out a bond victory

October 3, 2005 Anne Linehan

Chris Elam points to this Chron story that says voters approved Pearland ISD’s bond proposal — but just barely: Voters in the Pearland Independent School District on Saturday narrowly passed a $58 million bond package

It's not a Pulitzer, but it's something

October 2, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chron‘s Religion section has won an award: The Houston Chronicle has won the Religion Newswriters Association’s Schachern Award for the best religion section among newspapers with circulations over 100,000. The Chronicle was among five

Douglass Elementary becomes charter school for Louisiana children

October 2, 2005 Anne Linehan

Jim Bell of KUHF-88.7 has the story of a new mission for the former Douglass Elementary: A historic school in Houston’s Third Ward — that was closed last year because of declining enrollment — is

HCTRA suspends Grand Parkway project development

September 30, 2005 Anne Linehan

In the ongoing battle between far North Harris County residents and the Grand Parkway project, the Harris County Toll Road Authority has suspended all of its development efforts: In a letter to Commissioners Court dated

Chron: don't blame media for exaggerated New Orleans reporting

September 30, 2005 Anne Linehan

Yet one more example to keep in mind the next time the Chronicle editorial board (made up of, you know, editors) wants a shield law: Working in a chaotic environment, reporters repeated some of the