Daily Archives: January 25, 2006

The school finance machinery starts grinding

Posted on January 25, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Eye on Williamson has been doing a great job following all the school finance news. Check out this post on what the upcoming special session won’t fix, and this one on the first meeting of the Senate Select Committee on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Lawsuit filed over highway noise

Posted on January 25, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

If you’re in Houston, you’ve surely seen the massive, high-in-the-sky expansion to the I-10/Loop 610 interchanges. A lawsuit has now been filed by activists who say that the design of these interchanges does not follow federal laws to abate road … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Houston 1836

Posted on January 25, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

The new Houston MLS franchise has a name. How does Houston 1836 grab you? No, it’s not a spinoff of Beverly Hills 90210. For better or worse, it really is the name chosen for the city’s Major League Soccer team. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bell hits Strayhorn on vouchers

Posted on January 25, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Good. Since 2000, James Leininger, a major donor of the voucher movement, has made four contributions to Mrs. Strayhorn totaling $100,000. In addition, he secured a loan of $950,000 to then-Carole Keeton Rylander’s first campaign for comptroller. In return, she … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Gammage gets endorsements

Posted on January 25, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bob Gammage picked up his first major endorsement on Monday, from House Democratic Caucus Chair Jim Dunnam. He trails Chris Bell by a wide margin in that department, but this is a nice one to have. More … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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“DeLay’s Last Disciple”

Posted on January 25, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Mary Beth Harrell gives the latest edition of the run against Tom DeLay chronicles with her current Kos diary. I wish we had some better data on DeLay’s name recognition and approval ratings in districts like CD31, but at least … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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