Daily Archives: May 26, 2005

Mary Denny does not give up

Posted on May 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Dammit. There’s a lot of BS that goes on at the end of these legislative sessions, and a bad bill is never truly dead if it’s being pushed by a member of the majority party. Case in point: Mary Denny’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Schubert endorses Hardberger

Posted on May 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Via The Jeffersonian, third-place finisher in the San Antonio Mayoral race Carroll Schubert has endorsed Phil Hardberger. “Although he and I differ in party affiliation, I think what he brings to this is the mature leadership and fiscal responsibility that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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No muni Wi-Fi ban in Senate version of HB789

Posted on May 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The post title more or less says it all, though I should add that as it now reads, HB789 passed the Senate unanimously. Save Muni Wireless has the details from the debate. Here’s a summary of the bill: The Senate … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Statement from Chris Bell on TRMPAC ruling

Posted on May 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Chris Bell has released the following statement regarding the TRMPAC ruling: “Judge Hart’s ruling provides a good faith basis for the House Ethics Committee to now investigate Tom DeLay’s involvement with TRMPAC. The committee originally chose to hold off taking … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TRMPAC loses civil suit

Posted on May 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The first domino has fallen. The treasurer of a political committee formed by U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay violated Texas election code by not reporting hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions and expenditures, a civil judge ruled … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Is this the end for our heroes?

Posted on May 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Another day, another story about how they’re still not quite there on school finance reform and how to pay for it. The prospects of a public school property tax cut passing the Legislature dimmed Wednesday as House and Senate negotiators … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Written consent for traffic stop searches clears the House

Posted on May 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Scott brings the good news that a requirement of written consent for a search at a traffic is one step closer to reality. As Rep. Pena reports, there was an effort to kill it at the third reading, but it … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WiFi at Intercontinental Airport

Posted on May 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The good news is that Houston’s Intercontinental Airport has joined its rival Hobby in providing WiFi access. “This service will provide travelers a convenient way to update their laptop communications without having to seek out a special Internet connection,” said … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Announcement in HD52

Posted on May 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I hope we’ll see more announcements like this in the coming months. Karen Felthauser filed a campaign treasurer appointment on Thursday May 12, with the Texas Ethics Commission to run for State Representative for the 52nd District. Karen ran as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More changes coming on KIOL

Posted on May 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Banjo brings us the news that 97.5 KIOL is fixing to change again, this time to an all-talk format. The Texas radio rumor mill is all abuzz about Cumulus Media’s soon-to-sign-on FM in Houston. The word on the street is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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