Daily Archives: November 15, 2005

The city’s plan for a Wi-Fi network

Posted on November 15, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The city of Houston is on its way to bringing a WiFi network to town, beginning with the downtown area. The city of Houston will begin looking in March for a company to not only build a wireless Internet network … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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RIP, Earl Abel’s

Posted on November 15, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

First, they came for Little Hipps. Now, they’re coming for Earl Abel’s. Earl Abel’s, the 72-year-old San Antonio restaurant known equally for retro decor and retro cuisine, likely will close its doors early next year to make way for a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bob Gammage?

Posted on November 15, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Long as we’re talking about Gubernatorial primaries, I (and several of my blogging colleagues) got an email about another potential Democratic candidate, a fellow named Bob Gammage. Karl-T has the text of the emails in question for you. I’ve said … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Where’s Carole?

Posted on November 15, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Hey, wasn’t there supposed to be a contested GOP primary for Governor going on? Whatever happened to Carole Keeton Strayhorn? Strayhorn has a lot of money in her campaign war chest, but lately, many political observers have noted that her … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Where’s Warren?

Posted on November 15, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I seem to recall that one of the reasons we so desperately needed to Double Secret Illegalize gay marriage in Texas was that if we didn’t, we might someday wake up in a society of polygamists. Therefore, I trust that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Armbrister to retire?

Posted on November 15, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Via PerryVsWorld and BOR, Chris Elam is reporting that State Sen. Ken Armbrister is going to retire. Armbrister has been around for awhile, he’s one of a dwindling number of Democratic throwbacks who frequently does not go along with the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Shane Sklar fundraiser in Galveston

Posted on November 15, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Shane Sklar will be in Galveston next week for a fundraiser. From his press release: Building on his growing grassroots support throughout the 14th District, Democratic Congressional Candidate Shane Sklar will hold a fundraiser in Galveston next week. Sklar’s fundraiser … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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