Daily Archives: August 11, 2005

Bell’s launch on Sunday

Posted on August 11, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The official launch of Chris Bell‘s campaign is this Sunday in Austin, at the UT campus. If you want to come up from Houston you’ll have to drive yourself because their official campaign bus is full up. If you’re a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Abramoff indicted, ARMPAC slapped

Posted on August 11, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Lobbyist tied to DeLay indicted on fraud charges Lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a key figure in investigations involving House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, was indicted today by a federal grand jury on fraud charges arising from a 2000 deal to buy … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Minority majority

Posted on August 11, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Texas is now officially a minority-majority state. Fueled largely by the burgeoning Hispanic population, Texas joins the ranks of California, New Mexico, Hawaii and the District of Columbia as areas where minority residents as a whole have become the majority. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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I-45 Town Hall on Saturday

Posted on August 11, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I know I’ve mentioned before that there will be a town hall meeting regarding the I-45 expansion this Saturday at 2 PM, but it’s really important so I’ll say it again. The I-45 Coalition will host a town hall meeting … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Craddick, standing astride the Lege, yells “Stop!”

Posted on August 11, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

You kind of have to admire ol’ Tom Craddick. Once he decides on a course of inaction, by golly he sticks with it. “The House of Representatives will not be a party to passing legislation that does not contain meaningful … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Budget ballyhoo | 2 Comments

The Perry Slush Fund chronicles

Posted on August 11, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I made a note to comment on this story about the $35 million grant from the Texas Enterprise Fund to biotech firm Lexicon on Monday, but managed to not get around to it. My bad. Let’s do a little catch-up. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The clueful fanboy podcasted on supersized chupacabras

Posted on August 11, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Here are the latest additions to the Oxford Dictionary of English, many of which will be familiar to the blogreading crowd. I’m more than a little shocked that a piece of 1930s slang like “eighty-sixed” is just now qualifying – … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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