Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

Smoking ban fever is spreading

March 25, 2005 Anne Linehan

Kemah is considering a smoking ban similar to the one Houston recently passed: Mayor William King will present the ordinance to ban smoking in certain public places to the City Council Thursday. The proposed ban

Houston's lobbying team isn't wowing Austin

March 25, 2005 Anne Linehan

Kristen Mack has a story today about the efforts of Houston’s lobbying team: With the session half over and the bill-filing deadline long passed, White and his new in-house lobby team are struggling to get

Houston gets nearly $3 million to ease traffic congestion

March 25, 2005 Anne Linehan

Mayor Bill White and House Majority Leader Tom DeLay have secured almost $3 million for “traffic management projects” in Houston: Nearly $3 million is headed this way for traffic management projects on US 59 and

Trying to figure out what White and Hurtt are really upset about

March 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

Mayor White and Chief Hurtt are upset that a federal drug enforcement program might see some cuts in funding: Houston Mayor Bill White and Police Chief Harold Hurtt have vowed to fight President Bush’s proposal

Did Cragg Hines buy into a fake memo?

March 23, 2005 Anne Linehan

A couple of days ago, ABC News said it had obtained a memo of GOP talking points on Terri Schiavo. The memo explained the political benefits the Schiavo legislation would have for Republicans. Of course,

The end of the downtown trolleys, Lucas Wall-style

March 23, 2005 Anne Linehan

Today, Lucas Wall tackles the subject of Metro cutting downtown trolley service and some “low-performing” bus routes, and the result is (unintentionally) humorous. Just remember, these Metro officials are highly paid professionals who REALLY know

Vonage's 911 service and journalistic responsibility

March 22, 2005 Anne Linehan

Texas is suing Vonage, the internet-based phone company, saying the company doesn’t make clear that its 911 service is a separate offering: Abbott said information about the type of emergency service Vonage offers is found

Metro cuts bus routes and downtown trolleys

March 22, 2005 Anne Linehan

Metro has finalized some “service improvements”: Effective Monday, April 4, METRO will discontinue three Local bus routes and the two Downtown Trolley routes due to low performance. These routes were given six months’ probation last

A Houstonian gives back to his community

March 22, 2005 Anne Linehan

I need a feel-good story today. Desperately. KHOU-11 provides one: Every year Victor Washington’s company, Washington & Sons Air Conditioning and Heating, gives away dozens of window units and installs several furnaces, all free of

Florida State dean is new UH provost

March 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

UH has chosen a new provost: After more than a year of searching, UH has found a new provost: Donald J. Foss, the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida State University.