Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

San Antonio sues online travel companies

May 10, 2006 Anne Linehan

Last month Mayor White tried to convince City Council to approve his idea to go after online travel websites for underpaid hotel occupancy taxes. Controller Annise Parker and Council expressed skepticism that the city would

Will Houston's downtown park include pooper scooper stations?

May 8, 2006 Anne Linehan

The final plan for Houston’s new downtown park is ready to be unveiled: Planners have settled on a final design for a new park that could be the centerpiece for the east side of downtown

METRO: Please focus on what we say, not on what we do

May 8, 2006 Anne Linehan

Metro knows it’s facing a public relations problem with its efforts to get the new University Line running down Richmond Avenue; that’s why Metro officials have cautioned against giving the impression that Metro’s mind is

TSU raises tuition and fees

May 6, 2006 Anne Linehan

By twenty-one percent: Texas Southern University students will pay 21.5 percent more in tuition and fees this fall, the school’s governing board decided Friday amid concerns over a multimillion-dollar budget gap. One supposes TSU has

CTC stands up for John Q. Public…sometimes

May 5, 2006 Anne Linehan

Something has been gnawing at blogHOUSTON for a while now: citizen advocates who fight for the public’s right to have a say in road projects, yet fight against the public’s right to have a say

Property tax news

May 4, 2006 Anne Linehan

County Tax Rates On the Rise: As Houston continues as a real estate boom town, property owners are feeling the pinch of increased appraisal valuations. (KTRH-740) Property values hit home for taxpayers: Another strong year

How much more subsidizing do Drayton McLane and Les Alexander need?

May 4, 2006 Anne Linehan

HPD’s payroll management is receiving plenty of attention these days, mostly through some outstanding reporting by the Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles. KPRC-2’s Troubleshooters added to the discussion last night with a story about who pays for

Houston's Katrina cost: $200 million and counting

May 3, 2006 Anne Linehan

KHOU-11’s News Blog has posted a breakdown of Houston’s Katrina expenditures, which it obtained from the city controller’s office.

Is METRO SORTa on alert?

May 3, 2006 Anne Linehan

Via Laurence Simon: ABC News has learned that the Department of Homeland Security has alerted U.S. mass transit officials to “suspicious videotaping” of European rail systems that point to a continuing terrorist interest in targeting

Casting a skeptical eye on a KHOU expos

May 2, 2006 Anne Linehan

KHOU-11’s Mark Greenblatt had a big story last night about bonuses handed out to Harris County Housing Authority staff, including a $23,000 bonus given to Executive Director Guy Rankin on top of his $95,000 salary.