Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

Community doesn't want Mayor White to be dad

June 26, 2005 Anne Linehan

On the heels of state Rep. Garnet Coleman’s scolding of Mayor White, is this excellent op-ed in today’s Chronicle by Robert Muhammad: Let me be clear, it is not just the revised rail plan, but

HISD middle school seeks third straight national debate title

June 25, 2005 Anne Linehan

Here’s a great story from Jason Spencer earlier this week about HISD’s Lanier Middle School: The march of shorts-wearing, briefcase-toting students to and from Lanier Middle School this time each year has become an annual

Rep. Coleman: Mayor White is overturning an election by fiat

June 25, 2005 Anne Linehan

Kristen Mack’s column yesterday about Mayor White selling his new $2 billion Metro expansion plan included some criticism from several elected officials: Rep. Gene Green, D-Houston, said Metro still has to “earn back the trust

Where's LULAC's outrage?

June 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

Well, I thought LULAC would be upset about HPD photographing day laborers. Instead it’s the ACLU. Maybe LULAC’s taking a little summer vacation.

New HEC problems: poor training or "productivity policy" fallout?

June 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

Yesterday KHOU-11 reported the story of a woman who called 911, but couldn’t get the help she was seeking: Pamela Gray was headed home in her car at night when she looked in the rear

This testimonial won't be seen in a glossy Metro brochure

June 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

You know how Metro is spending $250,000 to figure out why its ridership is declining? Perhaps Metro officials should talk to actual riders, such as Laurence Simon: Know what I think? I think that METRO

Chron's reader rep is blogging!

June 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

What a wonderful Friday afternooon surprise: When I recently mentioned to a Chronicle colleague that I soon would be writing a blog titled About:Chron, he joked: “It’s about time.” Yes, it is. But more precisely,

Freeport moves "aggressively" to seize waterfront property

June 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

It’s just so un-American it makes me want to cry: With Thursday’s Supreme Court decision, Freeport officials instructed attorneys to begin preparing legal documents to seize three pieces of waterfront property along the Old Brazos

One more reason to create a Houston Parking Authority?

June 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

Here’s another handy piece of news that can be used by Mayor White in his quest to get a Houston Parking Authority: The people who broadcast from the KPFT studios park their cars on Lovett

Spirit-filled city council approves mayor's budget

June 23, 2005 Anne Linehan

City council approved Mayor White’s proposed budget yesterday and Matt Stiles provides some details: The council, with two dissenting votes, approved the general fund — the tax- and fee-supported portion that covers city departments’ operating