Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

Gebe Martinez finds another "moderate Republican" to denounce DeLay

April 16, 2005 Anne Linehan

Gebe Martinez, who is no doubt hard at work investigating Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s congressional trips, manages to find time for another story on Majority Leader Tom DeLay: A former Republican congressman who was a

HISD in the news

April 16, 2005 Anne Linehan

10 groups submit bids to manage 3 HISD schools: The list of 10 groups that have submitted bids to manage three troubled Houston high schools includes private education companies, nonprofit organizations and current Houston Independent

Coming soon: Chronicle reporting on Reps. Jackson Lee and Green?

April 15, 2005 Anne Linehan

Yesterday an interesting thing popped up on Rush Limbaugh’s show: Now, I want to take you to C-SPAN this morning. There was a caller, a caller to C-SPAN’s Washington Journal. The host is Rob Harlson.

Rick Casey's not in favor of sunshine for the Sports Authority

April 15, 2005 Anne Linehan

Rick Casey devoted his column today to Billy Burge’s on-air meltdown from last week: Mark Twain, Abraham Lincoln and Samuel Johnson left no record of their feelings on the use of their tax money to

Senate takes first look at red light camera bill

April 15, 2005 Anne Linehan

The issue of cities installing red light cameras is getting some attention in the state Senate: After being stalled for nearly a month, a bill that would thwart a Houston initiative to catch red-light violators

blogHOUSTON on the radio

April 15, 2005 Anne Linehan

Kevin Whited is scheduled to be on BizRadio1320 (KXYZ-AM) Saturday around 10:15 a.m with show host Jon-Michial Carter and fellow Houston blogger Charles Kuffner, who writes Off the Kuff. Be sure to tune in! RELATED:

South Post Oak Toll Road?

April 15, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Harris County Toll Road Authority is facing more opposition: On April 7, members of Super Neighborhoods Nos. 39 and 40 unanimously approved a resolution that calls for changes to a state law so that

Is this supposed to be good or bad?

April 14, 2005 Anne Linehan

Toll booth workers are lonely: The Houston Toll Road Authority said 800,000 people travel toll roads in Harris County each day. So it’s hard to imagine that business could ever be slow for the people

HISD accepts proposals to reform schools; teachers union frets

April 14, 2005 Anne Linehan

Today is the deadline to submit proposals to reform three HISD high schools, and Jason Spencer is on the case for the Chronicle. (I have already checked — the story appears to be accurate.) Unfortunately,

The Chronicle covers Laurence Simon — the San Francisco Chronicle

April 13, 2005 Anne Linehan

blogHOUSTON favorite Laurence Simon is featured in a San Francisco Chronicle story about dead pools: For hundreds of millions of religious followers around the world, last week’s passing of Pope John Paul II was a