Daily Archives: February 9, 2006

“The bestest company evah!”

Posted on February 9, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Ah, the memories that this must bring back. Watching a video shot five years ago this month, defendants Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling looked up on a big screen in court Wednesday and saw themselves predict that by now Enron … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Surplus sniping

Posted on February 9, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

In the last post I mentioned the state’s budget surplus, which now stands at $4.3 billion. Of that amount, $1.9 billion is earmarked for education and tax reform. The rest of it is “free money” that lawmakers can use as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Criminal justice reforms proposed

Posted on February 9, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

This Chron story about criminal justice reform proposals is very interesting. Giving trial judges more discretion to order post-conviction DNA testing and studying ways to improve eyewitness identification are among the dozens of recommendations released Tuesday by the governor’s criminal … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Interview with Major Applewhite

Posted on February 9, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Major Applewhite, former Longhorns quarterback and new Rice offensive coordinator, gives an entertaining interview to Houstonist. Check it out. Continue reading →

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Hubener endorsed, and more

Posted on February 9, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Katy Hubener gets a ringing endorsement from the Dallas Morning News. Here’s what Katy Hubener, a real estate agent running for House District 106, has going against her special-election candidacy to fill the retiring Ray Allen’s seat. She’s a Democrat … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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