Daily Archives: February 7, 2006

Everything takes a back seat to tax cuts

The headline Perry May Put School Reform On Back Burner pretty much says it all. Gov. Rick Perry wants the Legislature, in a special session this spring, to cut school property taxes by about one-third but postpone action on other … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Budget ballyhoo | 2 Comments

Howard-Bentzin debate podcast

Now this is way cool, and it’s something I’d love to see the Chronicle do: The Statesman’s Gardner Selby moderated a debate between HD48 runoff candidates Donna Howard and Ben Bentzin, and put it all in a podcast for your … Continue reading Continue reading

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Certified email

A few days ago, Kevin wrote about AOL and Yahoo’s implementation of a program to certify and enhance delivery of email from specified senders, with financial institutions being the prime example. “CertifiedEmail will cost a fraction of a cent to … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Technology, science, and math | 6 Comments

Enron trial: It’s time to play Impeach The Witness!

The defense got its first crack at a prosecution witness yesterday, and it went about as you might expect. Daniel Petrocelli, lead defense lawyer for former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling, repeatedly asked [Mark] Koenig about his plea agreement with the … Continue reading Continue reading

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Interviews with Bell and Gammage

This is going to be a week to focus on Democratic gubernatorial candidates Chris Bell and Bob Gammage. Philip Martin at BOR will be doing his 40/40 coverage on them – he gives the coming attractions here. If you can’t … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Election 2006 | 2 Comments