Articles by Anne Linehan

YOU HAVE ANY MONEY TO PAY FOR THAT DREAM? A Montrose resident doesn’t want a new H-E-B at the site of the former Wilshire Village apartments, so she has started a petition calling for a

AND WE THOUGHT THE DANGER TRAIN WAS METRO’S BACKBONE: Lamely attempting to counter the accusation that it has improved reduced bus service to focus resources on light rail, METRO now says, “Our bus fleet has

LAUGH OF THE DAY: METRO’s press release after last week’s visit before the judge to discuss document retention: JUDGE RULES IN METRO’S FAVOR ON PLAN FOR PRESERVING DOCUMENTS: ALL DOCUMENTS TO BE SAVED Yes, let’s

ONE OF THE (MANY) DISTURBING ASPECTS OF SHREDDERGATE is how chatty METRO officials have been about the firing of Pauline Higgins, former chief counsel for the transit agency. They even released personnel documents purportedly showing

THAT’S HOW METRO ROLLS: Business owners along Post Oak have been left “totally in the dark” about METRO’s light rail plans for their area. The Examiner’s Michael Reed notes METRO’s lame response — they consulted

THE ALREADY FINANCIALLY-CHALLENGED SPORTS AUTHORITY changes its mind and now wants to become a player in the Dynamo stadium deal. However, Fox 26’s Mark Berman notes there are some obstacles to overcome, and the Chron’s

RALLY FOR DYNAMO STADIUM: Channel 11 reports “dozens” showed up. And why should taxpayers give millions of dollars to fund another sports stadium? “‘It’s an eyesore to come down Harrisburg,’ said Gallegos.”

THE CHRON’S JOE HOLLEY provides a little contribution to the Bill White campaign: White works on introducing himself to Texas. Going into his second year of state-wide campaigning, White is still introducing himself to Texas

CHANNEL 11 REPORTS that METRO has allocated $5 million to give to businesses suffering due to light rail construction: Business owners adversely impacted by light rail construction will be asked to submit an application for

HOUSTON’S JANUARY SALES TAX ALLOCATION DOWN 12.4%: “The city will receive $51.4 million, down 12.4 percent from $58.7 million in January 2009. This is the third straight month of double-digit declines in the Bayou City’s