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George Greanias

  • News

    December 29, 1994

    The Year of Living Anxiously

    Are We Having Fun Yet? Or is it just the jangly buzz of advanced urban stress syndrome?

  • News

    February 23, 1995

    Gunning for Greanias

    The mayor and his city attorney try to make the controller the issue -- again

  • News

    March 16, 1995

    My Lunch with George

    Can Lee Brown give a controller indigestion?

  • News

    March 16, 1995

    Letters

    Can Lee Brown give a controller indigestion?

  • News

    June 1, 1995

    Term limits and a domineering mayor have combined to make the City Council little more than a rubber stamp. And Houston may pay dearly for that down the line.

    Can Lee Brown give a controller indigestion?

  • News

    June 29, 1995

    Letters

    Can Lee Brown give a controller indigestion?

  • News

    August 31, 1995

    The Insider

    Can Lee Brown give a controller indigestion?

  • News

    December 28, 1995

    After him, the deluge

    Thank the Lord, Jesus Christ above, this is Bob Lanier's last term as mayor of Houston. Now that he's bankrupt every city service, he's leaving the whole mess to somebody else. But who?

  • News

    January 18, 1996

    Selective Ethics

    Lloyd Kelley skates on a conflict-of-interest complaint, leaving plenty of unanswered questions in his wake

  • News

    March 14, 1996

    The Insider

    Lloyd Kelley skates on a conflict-of-interest complaint, leaving plenty of unanswered questions in his wake

  • News

    May 23, 1996

    Roots of the Sting

    Lloyd Kelley skates on a conflict-of-interest complaint, leaving plenty of unanswered questions in his wake

  • News

    March 27, 1997

    Covert Aid for Lee Brown?

    Lloyd Kelley skates on a conflict-of-interest complaint, leaving plenty of unanswered questions in his wake

  • News

    June 5, 1997

    Between Friends

    A federal audit suggests the Lanier administration gave a sweetheart deal to one of the mayor's buddies -- then failed to ensure that taxpayers' money was properly spent.

  • News

    June 19, 1997

    Trawling in Deep Water

    Peary Perry's lawsuit against the city may indeed have implications for the November mayoral election -- but perhaps not the ones Perry and his lawyer have in mind

  • News

    July 3, 1997

    Dad, I Wrote Me a Book!

    Peary Perry's lawsuit against the city may indeed have implications for the November mayoral election -- but perhaps not the ones Perry and his lawyer have in mind

  • News

    September 11, 1997

    It's a bird, it's a plane ...

    Peary Perry's lawsuit against the city may indeed have implications for the November mayoral election -- but perhaps not the ones Perry and his lawyer have in mind

  • News

    October 2, 1997

    Why Don't They Want This Man to Be Mayor?

    George Greanias is smart. He's honest. He's independent. But Bob Lanier and his friends are pulling out the stops to see that Greanias doesn't return to City Hall.

  • News

    October 16, 1997

    Letters

    George Greanias is smart. He's honest. He's independent. But Bob Lanier and his friends are pulling out the stops to see that Greanias doesn't return to City Hall.

  • News

    December 4, 1997

    The Insider

    George Greanias is smart. He's honest. He's independent. But Bob Lanier and his friends are pulling out the stops to see that Greanias doesn't return to City Hall.

  • News

    October 25, 2001

    Gunning for a Runoff

    Can Bell avoid being the odd man out?

  • News

    December 11, 2003

    Why Can't They Be Friends?

    Bill and Annise confront a City Hall curse

  • News

    November 15, 2001

    Runoff Worries

    Brown duplicates 1997 showing, but Sanchez has the momentum

  • News

    September 30, 1999

    District ZZZZs Triumph

    Hordes of city candidates block-walk, while voters sleepwalk

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    George Greanias' First Metro Meeting: Exorcising The Ghost Of Frank Wilson

    ​George Greanias presided over his first Metro board meeting yesterday afternoon as the agency's new president, and board members seemed giddy to finally proceed without the dark cloud of Frank Wilson hanging over the place. There wasn't any of that boring talk about lawsuits or document shredding ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Metro Light Rail Expands Hours For Bike Riders

    The Iron Horse welcomes velocipedes​Metro and BikeHouston have reached an agreement that expands the hours bike riders will be allowed on light-rail trains.Bikes are still barred during peak travel hours in the morning and afternoon, but the definition of "peak hours" has changed.Bikes can now be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Metro Ponders Galleria Real Estate, And Why The Uptown District Can't Deliver On its $70 Million Promise

    The Uptown light rail line might be stalled, but Metro real estate buys are not. ​At a committee meeting earlier today, a couple Metro board members balked at the idea of rushing into a real estate deal currently in negotiation. The property in question is along Post Oak Boulevard, just north of H ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    George Greanias Lays The Groundwork For Metro's Tough Upcoming Budget Decisions

    Starting September 8, the Metro board will have 20 days to review and approve the agency's 2011 budget. ​September is a big month for Metro. It's when the board will start to publicly discuss and plan its budget for the upcoming fiscal year. There are only 20 days between the first budget presenta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    Walmart Tagged, Metro Gets Spotlight At City Council

    At least one city council member asked Metro if it's time to re-evaluate certain plans. ​At a Houston City Council meeting that was supposed to clear up a few things about a planned Walmart development near the Heights, Metro, and its financial mess, ended up being the issue of the morning. Counci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2010

    Metro Tackles Huge Budget Gap...By Getting Rid Of Some Office Printers?

    Metro promises to maintain service levels despite cutting its budget by 31 percent. ​At a Metro board meeting this morning, Metro's president and CEO, George Greanias, gave his first formal presentation about what's in store for the agency's 2011 budget, which should be drafted and complete by the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    Liveblogging the Walmart Vote

    The City Council is set to vote this morning on a proposed 380 agreement with developer Michael Ainbinder, who plans to build a Walmart near the Heights. The vote could technically be delayed another week, but Mayor Parker said yesterday if a council member tries to do that, she'd overrule the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    Metro May Take Bold, Courageous Step Of Accepting Ads On Buses

    Well, maybe not so modern​Back in July, when then-interim Metro head George Greanias was making an introductory set of meetings with groups and media outlets like us, we asked him something that had been bugging us -- with its money woes, why didn't Metro accept ads on buses?Found money, right?The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    Metro's Greanias Forcing His Top Execs To Take The Bus Or Rail

    Metro is taking away company cars and requiring its "senior management" to ride the bus or rail. ​At a public hearing this afternoon, Metro released additional details about how it plans to cut this year's budget by $431 million. George Greanias, Metro's president, talked again about the plan to s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2010

    Metro Execs Riding Buses Or Rail: Not Quite What It Seems

    Metro's Senior Management Team is being forced to experience the wild world of public transportation. ​George Greanias, Metro's president, dropped a bombshell at a budget meeting earlier this week, announcing that the agency's Senior Management Team is turning in its company cars and being require ... More >>

  • News

    October 7, 2010

    Off the Bus

    METRO execs won't be commuting after all.

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Big Stop Sign On Metro's Light Rail Projects

    Photo by Bryan WilliamsMetro's light rail expansion plans are slowing down. Big time. ​More bad news, at least for people hoping for more light rail in Houston, came from Metro headquarters this morning when the agency's president, George Greanias, announced that the light rail expansion budget fo ... More >>

  • News

    November 25, 2010

    2010 Turkeys of the Year

    Metro chief Frank Wilson is our biggest gobbler.

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    The 10 Biggest Houston Stories Of The Year

    Tom DeLay: A conviction to go with the mugshot​There are still a couple days left for earthshaking stories to take place in 2010. But since most news is bad news, let's hope the worst is over. What were the top 10 news stories in Houston in 2010? We're so glad you asked, since we've worked up ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Metro's Epic Plan to Hand Out Valentine's Day Cards

    C'mon, baby, I ain't nothing like that nasty ol' Metro you used to go with...​You know what THE NEW METRO!!!!! does that the old Metro didn't? Love its customers. To prove it, TNM!!!! will be...handing out Valentine's Day cards to riders Monday. From 5 a.m. to 9 a.m., Metro CEO George Grean ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    George Greanias, CEO of Metro: Metro Out to Prove It's Not "Evil and Stupid"

    Metro CEO George Greanias wants to make a transfer right into your heart.​When Metro trains are broken, they chug into the rail operating center on West Bellfort to be fixed. But today inside the vast concrete warehouse, repairs of a different sort were first on Metro's mind. Metro president ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    Metro Bids Adieu to the Intermodal "Kiss & Ride" Terminal

    Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn ArchitectsNo longer needed​In yet another ritual cleansing of the Frank Wilson Era, Metro CEO George Greanias tells the Houston Chronicle that the agency is writing off $168 million in useless expenses racked up by the previous administration. Some of that comes fro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Final Four: Metro Thinks It's Ready to Handle the Load

    Bring it on, says Metro.​Metro sounds confident that it can handle the rush hour/Final Four crowds this evening, with extra buses, more maps and CEO George Greanias personally directing lost hoops fans. As for the poor misbegotten folks who thought it would be easy to get a taxi in Houston an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Metro Says Final Four Set Ridership Records

    Whole lotta ridin' goin' on​Metro says it set or came close to records for riders using the light-rail corridor during the Final Four, with about 148,000 boardings during the event. The night of the championship game saw 51,851 boardings, making it the heaviest Monday in seven years of operat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Annise Parker Calls For (Expensive) Underpass On East End Light-Rail Line

    More costs for the East End line​The city of Houston has formally requested metro's board to use an underpass rather than an overpass at the intersection of Harrisburg and Hughes streets, an option that could add up to $23 million to the project. The so-called "All-Under" option will, Mayor A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Metro's George Greanias Suspended For Porn Viewing (UPDATED With Sites He Visited)

    Here's a tweet you don't expect to see, from KPRC's Mary Benton: ​ It's a one-week suspension, she adds. More details, including specifics on which sites, are below. Greanias is not the first person who would come to mind when you think of the CEO of a huge government agency doing something l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Comment of the Day: Greanias' Porn, Recreation And Hypocrisy

    ​We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Thank You, Lord: There Are No Embarrassing George Greanias E-Mails, Metro Says

    MetroCEO George Greanias' e-mails are clean, Metro says​One thing we didn't want to read was any e-mails Metro CEO George Greanias might have written while perusing the porn sites he visited. Dude's been embarrassed enough. So good news: Metro announced today that they have investigated, and f ... More >>

  • News

    August 4, 2011

    Star Chef Faces Child-Sex Charge

    Will plead insanity

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Metro's George Greanias on Escorts and the Reaction of the Board, Employees and the Mayor

    MetroGeorge Greanias back on the job.​Metro CEO George Greanias returned to work Monday after a one-week suspension for viewing adult Web sites on his laptop in the office, which uses the agency's wi-fi system. We were allowed a brief interview, so here's ten questions with Greanias: Hair Ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    George Greanias Signed No-Porn Policy Right Before Porn Binge

    Floppy-disc porn in this picture​Here's one thing we didn't notice in all the hubbub: The biggest binge of porn-viewing by Metro CEO George Greanias came just days after a new policy emphasizing against such behavior -- signed by him -- went into effect. The new policy went into effect June 1 ... More >>

  • News

    August 18, 2011

    Return from Porn Exile

    Metro CEO Greanias speaks

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