Articles by Anne Linehan

WHAT’S THE STATUS OF THE CITY’S SORELY NEEDED NEW EMERGENCY RADIO NETWORK? 2005: “It’s not a problem that’s going to be solved in one day. It will be over a period of years,” said Mayor

CITY OF HOUSTON TO HARRIS COUNTY: Never mind, we’ll sign the property tax collection contract. Thuggish behavior doesn’t play well when one is running for higher office.

CITY OF HOUSTON TO HARRIS COUNTY: We are not signing a tax collection agreement until you agree to withhold vehicle registrations for people who don’t pay their red light camera tickets. EYEWITNESS NEWS notes that

YEAH, THAT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE IN THE ELECTION: It’s been interesting watching national media reaction to Annise Parker’s win yesterday. Many headlines are referencing her sexual orientation, continuing an ongoing media obsession with

CONGRATULATIONS TO ANNISE PARKER WHO WILL BE THE NEXT MAYOR: She’ll inherit many challenges from Bill White, and we wish her the best of luck.

BARC HAS A NEW BOSS: “David Atencio, the new general manager who begins Monday, hails from the private sector and has spent the past 17 years in the fitness industry, working in sales all over

CHIEF HURTT’S BLAMING PREVIOUS HPD ADMINISTRATIONS FOR FINGERPRINT UNIT PROBLEMS: “As we go through the organization and we find these things, the messenger gets punished,” Hurtt said. “And this has been going on for many,

NEW RAIL LINES WON’T EAT UP TRAFFIC LANES, according to METRO Chairman David Wolff who sat down for a chit-chat with the Chron’s Carolyn Feibel. And there’s this: “One of the differences that I think

IN LIGHT OF METRO CHAIRMAN DAVID WOLFF’S ADMONITION that Houston should have a “transit ethic,” here are some eye-opening stats from the indefatigable Tom Bazan: BEFORE METRO BUILT URBAN RAIL, FY 2001 Population: 4,262,000 Transit

GOOD NEWS FOR ICE CREAM LOVERS: Baskin-Robbins to expand in Houston. Mmmmmm, Banana Royale sundaes.