Daily Archives: May 11, 2005

HB789 rears its ugly head again

Posted on May 11, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Having been stymied in the Senate, Rep. Phil King has turned to trickery to force through the telco-friendly bills HB789 and HB3179. He’s attached them as amendments to the must-pass SB408, a bill about the Public Utilities Commission which has … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Updated Chron blogs make their debut

Posted on May 11, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

As promised yesterday, check out the new TechBlog and MeMo (who’s apparently a little resistant to the change – Kyrie, speaking as a ten-year veteran of customer service work, I have bad news for you: It really is always the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Perry’s pathetic poll numbers

Posted on May 11, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t know why this hasn’t gotten any news coverage yet, but the latest approval numbers for Rick Perry (via Andrew D and Political Wire) are just unbelievably awful. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Rick Perry is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Colyandro and Ellis ask for dismissal of charges

Posted on May 11, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

DeLay associates John Colyandro and Jim Ellis are in court to ask that charges against them be dismissed. DeLay associates John Colyandro and Jim Ellis are scheduled to ask state District Judge Bob Perkins, a Democrat, to throw out the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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MegaMillions update

Posted on May 11, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Mega Millions, the bigass multistate lottery that Texas joined in 2003, is tinkering with its system. — Players will choose five numbers from 1 to 56 and then a Mega Ball number from a second field of 1 to 46. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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An interview with Nick Lampson

Posted on May 11, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

As everyone now knows, Nick Lampson has declared himself a candidate for the Democratic nomination in CD22 for 2006. Lampson had served for eight years as the Congressman from the former CD09, taking office in 1997 after doing America a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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