Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

University line meetings

June 23, 2006 Anne Linehan

Metro has scheduled two University-line meetings next week: University Corridor Scoping Meeting Tuesday, June 27, 2006 Third Ward Multi-Service Center 3611 Ennis 4-7 p.m. University Corridor Scoping Meeting Thursday, June 29, 2006 Holiday Inn Select

Civilian cop program slides into new city budget at cost of $10 million

June 23, 2006 Anne Linehan

Holy moly: KTRH-740 is reporting that MayorWhiteChiefHurtt’s civilian traffic patrol will now cost $10 million for four or five years: A last minute add-in to Houston Mayor Bill White’s newly-approved budget will end up costing

KHOU wins two Murrow awards

June 23, 2006 Anne Linehan

KHOU-11 has won two national Edward R. Murrow awards, one in the Feature-Hard News category for a story by Jeremy Desel entitled, “Firefighters: Cancer”: The report documented the cancer risks Houston Fire Department firefighters face

Councilwoman Alvarado: What sanctuary policy?

June 21, 2006 Anne Linehan

So now a petition drive has begun in an attempt to force a city-wide vote on how HPD should handle illegal immigrants: Deriding what they call the city’s “sanctuary policy,” about a dozen members of

The worst is over as the cleanup begins

June 20, 2006 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle‘s Eric Berger has the latest information on our weather and recovery: The good news, Blood said, is that the storms appear to be moving and not stalling over a single area to provide

Metro regularly procrastinates on public information act requests

June 20, 2006 Anne Linehan

Tom Bazan comments here on Metro’s reticence in responding to TXPIA requests. He notes that his latest request had a deadline of last Friday and since he hadn’t received any response to his request (standard

Police union criticizes HPD leadership

June 19, 2006 Anne Linehan

This is interesting: the decision by MayorWhiteChiefHurtt to target apartment complexes in southwest Houston with an increased police presence has drawn criticism from Houston Police Officers Union President Hans Marticiuc: Since late 2005, the leadership

Articles by Anne Linehan

University line meetings

Civilian cop program slides into new city budget at cost of $10 million

KHOU wins two Murrow awards

Councilwoman Alvarado: What sanctuary policy?

The worst is over as the cleanup begins

Metro regularly procrastinates on public information act requests

Police union criticizes HPD leadership

Put your hip waders on (updated)

How much does volunteer work cost? About $150,000 a year

Update on HISD schools and transportation