Daily Archives: August 15, 2005

Strayhorn’s strategy

Posted on August 15, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Any casual glance at polling data would have suggested that this would be Carole Keeton Strayhorn’s strategy for winning the Governorship. The call came from a listener telling Carole Keeton Strayhorn he’d eagerly vote for her for governor in November … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Tony Buzbee

Posted on August 15, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

We may have a new contender for Lite Guv – Galveston attorney Tony Buzbee. A little-known outsider with a sizable personal fortune and a central-casting resume says he’s giving serious consideration to mounting a challenge against Republican Lt. Gov. David … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Coverage of Bell’s announcement

Posted on August 15, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Just a quick check of coverage around the state of the Chris Bell announcement/rally yesterday. It looks mostly pretty good, with specifics from his speech without too much time on horse race stuff. See for yourself: Chron Express News Statesman … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The medical centers of San Antonio

Posted on August 15, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Houston isn’t the only Texas city with a booming medical center – San Antonio has a pretty good one, too. It’s even surpassed tourism as the city’s biggest industry, not too shabby considering it’s a fairly recent artifact. When Henry … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Transportation questions for City Council candidates

Posted on August 15, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

At the time we did the municipal candidates’ meetup, quite a few transportation related questions and issues came up. Christof Spieler and Robin Holzer of the CTC were doing much of that asking. Here in their forum you can find … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Saint Arnold’s Brewhouse Blog

Posted on August 15, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The brew crew at Saint Arnold’s has a blog. Truly, we live in wondrous times. Continue reading →

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Team Noriega

Posted on August 15, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Stace points to this nice article on the tag team of Rick and Melissa Noriega. Rick Noriega is a Houston State Rep, who’s been serving with the National Guard in Afghanistan since last August. In his absence, his wife Melissa … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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No Nonsense in November

Posted on August 15, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I haven’t yet made note of No Nonsense In November, the group led by former State Rep. Glen Maxey to beat back the hateful Double Secret Illegal anti-gay marriage amendment, so let me say now that it’s precisely the sort … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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