Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

Surprise! Chron facts are wrong in HISD story (updated!)

September 3, 2007 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle‘s HISD reporting is still as stunningly incompetent as ever, with the latest example being today’s story on how HISD discriminates through uniform requirements. It is a textbook example (sorry!) of the new MSM

Grand Parkway Segment C generates opposition

September 2, 2007 Anne Linehan

The Grand Parkway continues to stir up opposition — this time in Fort Bend and Brazoria Counties. Last week, a public meeting was held to solicit input for Segment C, “a 26-mile four-lane controlled access

Twelve million dollars for replacement water meters and parts

September 2, 2007 Anne Linehan

City Council agendas are often tough to translate (links to explanatory information would be most welcome), so I’m curious if this agenda item says what I think it says: 33. RECOMMENDATION from Finance & Administration

Dolcefino and the Sports Authority – Part 3

August 30, 2007 Anne Linehan

Part 3 of Wayne Dolcefino’s investigation of the Sports Authority gave us a glimpse of internal board members’ emails and their unflattering portrayal of Billy Burge. The story really has to be read to be

Houston hurries to add more red light cameras before new law takes effect

August 29, 2007 Anne Linehan

With little fanfare, the city is adding 20 more red light cameras, possibly to beat a deadline, even though the city has already installed the 50 cameras it said would be initially installed (via the

Tomball okays red light cameras

August 26, 2007 Anne Linehan

Not wanting to be left out of the revenue-generating bonanza known as red light cameras, Tomball has approved a five-year contract with Redflex: City Council also approved a five-year renewable contract with Scottdale, Ariz.-based Redflex

Buh bye, Billy Burge

August 22, 2007 Anne Linehan

Longtime Sports Authority Chairman Billy Burge has decided (agreed?) to leave the quasi-governmental agency: Billy Burge, who played a major role in building Houston’s three professional sports venues, will not be reappointed to the Harris

Longer yellow-light times decrease red-light running (cont'd)

August 18, 2007 Anne Linehan

TheNewspaper.com highlights what happened at a red-light camera intersection in Springfield, Missouri, when the yellow-light time was increased: Springfield, Missouri found that lengthening the yellow signal warning time at intersections that had previously been selected

Recognition for the Chronicle

August 17, 2007 Anne Linehan

We all know the mainstream media hold themselves in very high regard. Why, these are professional journalists! These people went to journalism school, you know! Well, the American Thinker blog has put together a list

Way to serve the community, Metro!

August 13, 2007 Anne Linehan

Last week, the Memorial Examiner ran a story about how the Spring Branch Family Development Center was given the cold shoulder by Metro, after being promised four years ago that the taxpayer-funded transit agency would