Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

HEC: another Lee Brown success story!

July 1, 2006 Anne Linehan

Never, never, never believe it when some government official says a new way to save money has been found. Government ALWAYS costs more. Case in point: Houston’s Emergency Center. KTRH-740’s awesome Brent Fuller did some

Grand Parkway F-2 segment public hearing scheduled

June 30, 2006 Anne Linehan

Finally the Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement is available for public viewing and public hearings are scheduled for July 11 and 12 (7 p.m.) at Klein Collins High School in Spring. I’ll be there! RELATED:

With crime on the rise, businesses want surveillance cameras

June 29, 2006 Anne Linehan

Chief Hurtt may yet get his surveillance cameras, in a way that sidesteps elected city officials: After a rash of crimes, the Asian American Business Council has been looking into buying a camera for business

Culberson amendment to block funding for sanctuary cities

June 29, 2006 Anne Linehan

Rep. John Culberson added an amendment to a House Appropriations bill that would block federal funding for sanctuary cities and counties: These policies prevent local law enforcement officers from asking individuals they arrest, detain or

Texans accepting applications for announcer position

June 28, 2006 Anne Linehan

Would you like to be the Texans stadium announcer? The team is looking for a new one, with the following list of requirements: Participants must register on houstontexans.com by Wednesday, July 5 and meet certain

The champagne corks are a-poppin' at HPD headquarters

June 26, 2006 Anne Linehan

Because Texas AG Greg Abbott passed down an opinion that said red light cameras could be placed at TxDOT intersections: “Now we can truly impact safety, because now we’re going to be using the (more

Imploding building halts Metro's "transit backbone"

June 25, 2006 Anne Linehan

So, what else can shut down the Danger Train besides rain, falling cable lines and trees, power outages, water main breaks, rats, marathons, enthusiastic sports fans, and of course, 130+ accidents? Building demolition! A planned

Will George Clooney be at the economic summit this week?

June 25, 2006 Anne Linehan

The U.S.-Arab Economic Forum is taking place here in Houston this week: LEADERS from Baghdad, Cairo, Djibouti and across the Arab world are gathering in Houston this week for the U.S.-Arab Economic Forum in an

Chron.com: Houston blogosphere is on vacation

June 25, 2006 Anne Linehan

Well, someone’s on vacation. Which means there’s very little being said around town…apparently. We don’t think the entire Opinion page went on holiday, since we haven’t been spared the inane offerings of the editorial board,

Now it's SplashTown's future that's uncertain

June 23, 2006 Anne Linehan

Six Flags has announced that SplashTown is one of six properties it is considering either selling or shutting down: Theme park owner Six Flags says it it could sell or even close six of its