Daily Archives: December 1, 2005

SEIU in Texas

Posted on December 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Just wanted to make sure you saw today’s story about the SEIU organizing some 5000 janitors in Houston, which is a pretty big deal considering that the push to do so started in the spring. In case you’re wondering why … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Bidness | 2 Comments

Downtown Conroe

Posted on December 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Conroe is still thinking about ways to get people to visit their downtown area. Consultant Roger Brooks told city officials that the key to revitalizing a downtown area is to find a niche and brand it. That means finding what’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | 3 Comments

Texan of the Year: State Rep. Carter Casteel

Posted on December 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Well, the nominations are in, the judges have voted, and the winner is State Rep. Carter Casteel. As PinkDome puts it: Representative Carter Casteel was selected, in part, for her outstanding courage and hard work during the legislative session to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | 19 Comments

Ken Hatfield resigns at Rice

Posted on December 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

In case you missed it, Rice head football coach Ken Hatfield resigned on Tuesday – more specifically, he agreed to a buyout of the remaining years on his contract. There’s more on this today, as both his legacy at Rice … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Other sports | 8 Comments

Uresti gunning for Madla

Posted on December 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Aaron Pena says that his House colleage Carlos Uresti has an announcement to make tomorrow, but the cat is out of the bag already: He’s going to challenge State Sen. Frank Madla in the Democratic primary this March. Bolstered by … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2006 | 2 Comments

Time for the attack mailers

Posted on December 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Got three pieces of mail yesterday relating to the upcoming runoff elections. Two were positive: one from Jay Aiyer, one from Natasha Kamrani. The third was a straight-on attack piece, saying that Kamrani did not vote in several recent elections, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2005 | 8 Comments