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Rep. Culberson announcement on Richmond rail this morning (updated)

August 1, 2006 Anne Linehan

Rep. John Culberson’s office sends along word that the congressman will be announcing his position on Metro’s proposed Richmond Avenue rail this morning at 10 o’clock at the James Coney Island parking lot, 3607 South

Heights residents save two old oak trees

July 31, 2006 Anne Linehan

Look what some Heights residents did: A group of homeowners in the Houston Heights district is claiming victory after it managed to save several 150-year-old oak trees. The seed, you might say, was planted last

Chron continues killing trees to print these editorials

July 31, 2006 Anne Linehan

This is Chronicle editorial number FOUR on the meanies at local school districts who don’t feed children every single day of summer vacation: The U.S. government pays for 100 percent of these meals. But school

How about a look at the Chronicle's property tax appraisals?

July 30, 2006 Anne Linehan

Today Rick Casey looks at Mayor White’s efforts to get local refineries to pay more property taxes: More than a year ago [Mayor White] came to the conclusion that refineries in the area were very

The CTC is standing tall for Greenway landowners

July 30, 2006 Anne Linehan

Last week the Chronicle‘s Tom Manning filed this story on the final Metro University line meeting: Tuesday’s third and final public meeting on the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s revised options for the University Rail Line did

Another FEMA deadline extended

July 29, 2006 Anne Linehan

via KUHF: Katrina evacuees enrolled in a program that pays their rent and utilities will now have more time to recertify for that housing assistance. As Houston Public Radio’s Jack Williams reports, FEMA has extended

HISD's Reach Out to Dropouts effort is August 26th

July 28, 2006 Anne Linehan

HISD is gearing up for its third annual Reach out to Dropouts walk: Called “Reach Out to Dropouts,” this year’s door-to-door walk will be held Saturday, August 26. For the effort to be successful, the

Houston's a selling point for Austin's red light cameras

July 27, 2006 Anne Linehan

Austin city councilmembers are discussing how to get red light cameras operating in their city. Here’s one selling point: Council members say traffic enforcement cameras are being used in other Texas cities like Houston and

Editing errors make reporters look bad

July 27, 2006 Anne Linehan

One of those pesky “editing errors” has reared its head again in the Chron‘s Corrections box: The Metropolitan Transit Authority is considering routes along Elgin, Alabama and Wheeler for the eastern segment of its University

USA Today notices Chron's lack of Olympics coverage

July 27, 2006 Anne Linehan

Amusing: USA Today‘s On Deadline blog has a post about how the newspapers in cities contending for the 2016 Olympics handled yesterday’s news: […]as articles in Chicago (Tribune story, Sun-Times story), Los Angeles (Times story)