Daily Archives: January 13, 2005

Opiela to drop electoral challenge?

Posted on January 13, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Developing, as they say, at The Red State. Suspicion all along has been that like Jack Stick, Eric Opiela’s challenge was a stalking horse for Talmadge Heflin and his quest to overturn the election of Hubert Vo, but if both … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Daily DeLay in Sugar Land

Posted on January 13, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

David Donnelly of The Daily DeLay was in town yesterday to meet up with various locals and talk about the lay of the land for 2006. You can read his writeup here. He’s here today and in Austin tomorrow, so … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Another rock station bites the dust

Posted on January 13, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The DC area loses a longstanding rock station. WHFS-FM, the Washington area radio station that was a pioneering purveyor of alternative rock to generations of young music fans, did a programming U-turn yesterday by ditching the genre for a Spanish-language, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Tulia update: The sheriff needs a lawyer

Posted on January 13, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The prosecution has now rested in the perjury trial of disgraced former undercover cop Tom Coleman, and the first witness for his defense, Swisher County Sheriff Larry Stewart, may be in legal trouble of his own. “We believe there are … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Will this ruling help Ronnie Earle?

Posted on January 13, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The US Supreme Court has apparently made it easier to get a conviction in cases involving money laundering. Justices [unanimously] upheld the convictions of two people accused of pocketing more than $1.2 million as part of a nationwide religious investment … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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First school finance ideas floated

Posted on January 13, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

In the 78th Lege, the Senate and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst took the problem of school finance seriously (unlike Governor Perry and Speaker Craddick), and proposed a real overhaul to both the state tax structure which would allow for a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Yates juror speaks out

Posted on January 13, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

One of the jurors for the Andrea Yates case says his decision to convict was affected by Dr. Park Dietz’ testimony. Ron Jones, juror No. 7 on the panel that decided Yates’ fate, told state District Judge Belinda Hill in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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