Daily Archives: April 25, 2005

HJR6 makes it out of the House

Posted on April 25, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

HJR6, the bill that would make gay marriage Double Secret Illegal via a constitutional amendment, passed out of the House today by a 101-26 vote. As this was a vote on a proposed Constitutional amendment, the magic number was 100, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Morrison withdraws from CD22 race

Posted on April 25, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Talk about things happening quickly: Richard Morrison has sent out an email to his supporters in which he announces his intent to withdraw from the CD22 race next year. Here’s the email: Dear Friends and Supporters, It is with great … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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How risk averse are they?

Posted on April 25, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Greg comments on this story from the weekend which assessed the odds of a primary challenge to State Sen. Jon Lindsay (a prospect which makes my fellow toll-road critic Anne Linehan positively giddy). I’m sure almost any one of the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The next face of CD22

Posted on April 25, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The Chronicle brings up an interesting point about CD22: The two words that usually follow U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay’s name in the news are “Sugar Land.” After DeLay leaves Congress, some political experts say, the next representative of the 22nd … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Upcoming City Council campaign events

Posted on April 25, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I know the races in San Antonio and CD22 have us all spellbound, but the City of Houston will be having an election this year, and while I don’t expect this year’s slate to be full of barnburners, there are … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Seeing double in San Antonio

Posted on April 25, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I saw the story of the Case of the Mistaken Candidate Identity in San Antonio last week but never had a moment to talk about it. The San Antonio blog crowd had it covered – see here, here, here, here, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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