Articles by Anne Linehan

Last week, City Council was to consider a new ordinance to impose more regulations on Houston auto repair shops. Pages and pages of new regulations. Instead, the measure was sent back to the mayor’s office.

If the past is any indicator, odds are good the city of Houston will cough up millions to a Dallas developer who wants to turn the old Texaco building into a mixed-use development: A Dallas

Houston is poised to enact a new revenue stream which will regulate automotive repair shops: The Houston City Council is scheduled to consider a proposed ordinance to regulate the automotive repair and collision industry at

Swamplot notes that construction of a bikeway north of downtown continues, and there’ll be a “highlight” for hikers and bikers once it opens: One highlight of the journey: a close-up view of the 17.3 acres

Six years after METRO pulled the plug on the downtown trolleys, several downtown entities have banded together to start a downtown bus shuttle service (via Swamplot): Beginning next spring, a new free shuttle service called

Jerry Eversole, the long-time Precinct 4 commissioner, tendered his resignation yesterday afternoon: Eversole submitted a resignation letter to County Judge Ed Emmett’s office at 2 p.m. About 4 p.m., the U.S. Attorney’s Office filed court

It boggles the mind that the public education industry has come to this — and, warning! you might need a flowchart to keep up with this seven paragraph blog post at Chron.com’s School Zone: Roland

Four years ago, the Chron noted that Houston Federation of Teachers was keeping it all in the family by paying Gayle Fallon’s son a $4,000 per month retainer to handle legal representation of teachers. Last

The Houston Press has one of its in-depth articles on the Red Light Camera Circus. The entire article is well worth reading, but here’s a tasty snippet: Finally, on August 24, the issue reached a

Over at METRO’s blog, Mary Sit addresses the issue of those who ride the Danger Train without paying. She said according to state code, only police officers can issue citations for not paying the fare.