Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

Diversity can lead to human trafficking?

September 18, 2005 Anne Linehan

A Chronicle story yesterday on four Mexican nationals who have been accused of human trafficking, contained a strange quote explaining why Houston has a problem with forced prostitution: “It’s a problem that does happen all

Chronicle follows-up on three stories of survival

September 18, 2005 Anne Linehan

Melanie Markley and Dale Lezon have written a terrific piece today where they check-in on three groups of evacuees who originally appeared on the Chronicle‘s pages in the horrifying early days of Katrina’s aftermath. What

Chron editorial board needs to brush up on Middle East history

September 17, 2005 Anne Linehan

The PowerLine guys admit they don’t “go after Maureen Dowd anymore, because there isn’t any sport in it.” The Chronicle‘s editorial board is fast approaching that point, except that they are the opinion voice for

Let's get some publicity and aid for Vietnamese evacuees

September 17, 2005 Anne Linehan

One of the aspects of Hurricane Katrina that is not making big headlines is the large Vietnamese population which has been affected. Laurence Simon has mentioned this several times on his blog, most recently yesterday

HISD still has its arms wide open

September 16, 2005 Anne Linehan

According to this KPRC-2 story about some high-profile visitors to an HISD middle school, there are now more than 4,000 evacuee students in HISD schools. More than 4,000! Just think about what it has taken

Klein ISD's actions highlight the ugly side of eminent domain

September 16, 2005 Anne Linehan

A Tomball family is fighting Klein ISD’s efforts to condemn their land, which the district wants for a future high school, and the fight is generating community support for the family: A Tomball family fighting

Residents send a clear message to Spring ISD

September 16, 2005 Anne Linehan

Spring ISD residents gave three bond propositions a big, fat NO last weekend: Spring superintendent Ralph Draper, who started work at the district only four days before the election, said the message voters sent the

AP: opening the Dome is Mayor White's "Giuliani moment"

September 16, 2005 Anne Linehan

This AP story describes Mayor White’s response to the Katrina disaster as his “Giuliani moment”: As the tragedy unfolded in New Orleans, Houston’s mayor threw open the Astrodome and the convention center to tens of

New TIRZ approved for downtown Pavilions development

September 15, 2005 Anne Linehan

It looks as though Harris County and the city of Houston have approved a downtown TIRZ (tax increment reinvestment zone) for the proposed Houston Pavilions: The Market Square TIRZ, as it has been named, will

Reliant clinic closes; Local ERs expect to fill the void

September 15, 2005 Anne Linehan

Houston’s emergency rooms are expecting to see lots of new patients now that the main clinic at the Reliant shelter has closed: The main clinic at the Reliant shelter closed its doors on Thursday and