Articles by Anne Linehan

The Houston Business Journal reports the latest state sales tax disbursements: The state of Texas collected $1.51 billion in sales tax revenue in September, 13.7 percent more than the same period a year ago. Texas

It’s time for property tax bills to hit the mail, but the good news is Harris County isn’t ready (via KTRH-740): Harris County residents won’t be seeing their property tax bills the first week in

Heard in the Linehan mobile Friday evening: a pro-smoking ban ad on KTRH-740 that said if Houston wants to be World Class, then Houston needs a smoking ban. And don’t forget to call City Council.

A big reason why my blogging has been so limited lately is because my children are all immersed in activities — swimming, gymnastics, baseball, honors band, and orchestra. You should see the weekly activity schedule

This whole graffiti ordinance debate is odd, isn’t it? The notion of penalizing property owners who didn’t do anything wrong is just screwy. So screwy, in fact, that Council has taken a pass on it

Jeff Ehling (KTRK-13) reported last night that CenterPoint Energy is seeking some fee increases…some BIG fee increases. Check out the details on KTRK’s Consumer Blog and see if anything strikes you about the proposed changes.