Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

Why the city should not be in the loan business

June 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

Yes, this is one problem Mayor White inherited, but it still illustrates why Houston should not be in the loan business: City officials are hoping to work out a new financial agreement with the owners

It's a Metro Sunday!

June 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

Today’s Chronicle has two stories and three opinion pieces on Mayor White’s new and improved Metro expansion plan.

News flash: Mayor White is looking out for Houstonians

June 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

In today’s Chronicle, Mayor White has an op-ed where he says that if we don’t like his new $2 billion Metro expansion plan, don’t blame Metro — blame him. The column is filled with utopian

Exxon-Mobil scholarships and grants

June 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

Jack Williams of KUHF-88.7 reported Friday on money given by Exxon-Mobil for college scholarships and grants: Exxon-Mobil today is celebrating a new contribution milestone, with a number of local students on the receiving end of

HISD supports governor's veto

June 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

Yesterday, Gov. Rick Perry vetoed the Legislature’s school financing plan. In light of that, here is HISD Superintendent Abe Saavedra’s statement supporting the veto: We welcome any efforts the governor can make to get the

Rep. Jackson Lee holding Metro townhall meeting today

June 18, 2005 Anne Linehan

Metro officials are hitting the PR trail, as they attempt to defend Mayor White’s new $2 billion expansion proposal, a plan that differs dramatically from the Metro Solutions plan voters approved in 2003. Today’s Chronicle

Elected officials question mayor's new Metro plan

June 17, 2005 Anne Linehan

Rad Sallee (with Kristen Mack) has another interesting story on Mayor White’s new $2 billion expansion plan, with some elected officials expressing concern: Two Metro supporters in Congress said Thursday that the agency’s decision to

Rep. Culberson on Edd Hendee's show

June 17, 2005 Anne Linehan

Rep. John Culberson (R) was just on with Edd Hendee (KSEV-700) and while most of the conversation dealt with this, Hendee did bring up Mayor White’s new Metro plan at the end of the interview.

More Bob Stein — this time on SAFEclear

June 17, 2005 Anne Linehan

Bloomberg.com is running a fawning SAFEclear story: Tow trucks are doing what politicians can only hope to achieve with billions of dollars in transportation spending: easing traffic congestion in Houston, the fourth-largest U.S. city. A

Uh oh: Sports Authority still working on Major League Soccer deal

June 17, 2005 Anne Linehan

Here’s a perfect example of why the Sports Authority should be sunsetted out of existence: Officials with Mexican soccer league champion Club Am