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Mayor White talks TIRZs

May 7, 2008 Anne Linehan

Via KUHF-88.7: Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones keep a lot of the tax revenues within its boundaries. But that means taxes generated above a set baseline are not shared with the rest of the city. Mayor

Scariest job in Houston?

May 7, 2008 Anne Linehan

If it’s not, it’s in the top two or three. The Chron’s Dane Schiller visits with the men cleaning the windows and granite of the Chase Tower: When cleaning granite and washing windows on the

Mapping METRORail

May 6, 2008 Anne Linehan

Christof Spieler has the latest on METRO’s light rail alignments.

MLS prez: Letter to Mayor White was private

May 6, 2008 Anne Linehan

Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber is confident the city of Houston will meet the Dynamo’s needs for a soccer stadium: “We’re having our challenges in Houston, but ultimately we’ve been through a lot of

The "logical" thinking of the Chron's editorial board

May 6, 2008 Anne Linehan

The Chron’s editorial board lists the reasons why a federal gas tax holiday is such a bad idea: The proposal insults the intelligence of American voters, assuming they will be swayed by a few dollars

If METRO went where people needed to go…

May 5, 2008 Anne Linehan

…METRO wouldn’t need to run an ad campaign. And if it didn’t take umpteen transfers and hours to complete a trip, maybe more people would find it convenient. As it is, METRO doesn’t generally make

Klein ISD bond voting is underway

May 5, 2008 Anne Linehan

Early voting is underway for the Klein ISD bond election. Proponents of the bond are saying opponents don’t want what’s best for the kids, teachers face layoffs if the bond isn’t passed, and that Klein

An editorial light on the bear facts

May 4, 2008 Anne Linehan

Yesterday the Chronicle‘s editorial board penned a missive on the plight of polar bears and the effort to get them listed as an endangered species: U.S. Geological Survey scientists estimate that the thawing Arctic could

Lunchtime with Frank

May 3, 2008 Anne Linehan

Mary Sit has posted the questions and answers from yesterday’s lunchtime chat with METRO CEO Frank Wilson. Here are a few fun ones: Q : If the rail running along Richmond and connecting Uof H,

Mincberg: Allegations about my former properties are gutter politics

May 3, 2008 Anne Linehan

Oh brother. So … as the Texas Democratic Party deploys resources to Harris County in an effort to defeat Judge Ed Emmett and throws criticisms of Emmett all over the place, Dem Candidate David Mincberg