Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

The Toll Road Authority isn't making many friends

March 18, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Harris County Toll Road Authority — of which I am no fan — is continuing to generate controversy with its toll road plans: The toll road authority is a massive operation, generating $298 million

Three HISD elementary schools achieve IB status

March 18, 2005 Anne Linehan

Three HISD elementary schools have been named International Baccalaureate (IB) schools: HISD’s River Oaks, Roberts, and Twain Elementary Schools have been named International Baccalaureate (IB) schools, the first elementary schools in Texas to be granted

Shouldn't Metro staff be using public transportation?

March 17, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle has an amazing story this morning. Apparently the (financially strapped) city of Houston gave $100,000 to relocate a group of homeless people from under the Pierce Elevated, AND gave Metro permission to use

Downtown street closure for St. Patrick's Day celebration

March 17, 2005 Anne Linehan

From KHOU-11: Downtown Houston will transform into an Irish-themed party zone today. It’s all part of the second annual Saint Patrick’s Day celebration at the main event. Beginning at 4 p.m., Main Street will be

Plenty of road debris equals plenty of Debris Games

March 16, 2005 Anne Linehan

Chris Baker’s Debris Game highlights a big problem on Houston freeways, and as this Chronicle story details, Montgomery County is battling the problem, too: Deputy Bruce Gilchrist, who oversees the Precinct 3 motorist assistance program,

Continental's money woes

March 16, 2005 Anne Linehan

Continental is warning of a “deteriorating financial condition“: Continental Airlines issued a warning Tuesday it would have to lay off significant numbers of workers, downsize its fleet and dramatically cut wages and benefits if employee

Mayor: demolish abandoned buildings faster

March 16, 2005 Anne Linehan

Mayor White is anxious to pick up the pace on demolishing abandoned buildings, according to the Houston Business Journal: Mayor Bill White said Wednesday he wants to ramp up the city’s efforts in demolishing abandoned

Continuing Astrodome speculation

March 16, 2005 Anne Linehan

Apparently every month or so, we are going to get the latest Astrodome rumblings. Today the Chronicle has a story: Astrodome Redevelopment Co. is continuing to look at whether it makes good business sense to

Red light camera money to go to school districts?

March 15, 2005 Anne Linehan

This Chronicle story about SAFEclear and red light cameras being topics of discussion in Austin today, has this interesting bit: Although sentiment in the Legislature has run strongly against red-light cameras for several years, Houston

Chron publisher wins leadership award

March 15, 2005 Anne Linehan

Except that it’s for community leadership: Jack Sweeney, publisher and president of the Houston Chronicle, received the Texas Daily Newspaper Association’s Mayborn Award for Community Leadership. The award recognizes a newspaper executive whose contributions to