Daily Archives: February 18, 2005

Dos Centavos and Latinos for Texas

Posted on February 18, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Two new blogs to check out: Dos Centavos, by Stace Medellin of La Raza Unida, and Latinos for Texas, which is affiliated with Democracy for Texas. Ther latter brings news that State Rep. Richard Raymond is going to run for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Life without parole

Posted on February 18, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Jeralyn notes that State Sen. Eddie Lucio has once again submitted his bill to allow for a sentence of life without parole in capital cases (it’s SB60). Apparently, Governor Perry now supports this, so the third time may be the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Speaker DeLay?

Posted on February 18, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

There’s a rumor going around that Tom DeLay might be getting a promotion to Speaker in the near future. I find it a little hard to understand. It’s not like the change in title would mean more actual power for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Perry polling

Posted on February 18, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Governor Perry has achieved majority approval (barely), but is still the least liked statewide officeholder in Texas. The Scripps Howard Texas Poll found 51 percent of the Texans surveyed said Perry is doing a good job as governor while 33 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Galveston option

Posted on February 18, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I confess, I had not realized that there was an existing model for Social Security privatization right here in Texas. If the Chron ever wrote about it, I flat out missed it. I find it interesting that none of the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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