Daily Archives: March 16, 2006

Bennett endorses Miles in HD146 runoff

Posted on March 16, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I was pretty sure this was going to happen, but it’s nice to see anyway, especially this far out from the start of early voting: Al Bennett, former challenger in the Democratic primary in HD146, has endorsed Borris Miles in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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“Sour grapes” in CD22

Posted on March 16, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Nice to see everyone getting along so well in CD22. The three Republicans who unsuccessfully challenged Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) in a recent primary either are saying they will not endorse him in the general election or are waiting to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Let the anti-TTRC backlash begin!

Posted on March 16, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

You knew this was going to happen, right? A number of the state’s major law firms are trying to scuttle a tax overhaul because they want property tax relief without paying their share of public school costs, former Comptroller John … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Open letter to Roger Owen

Posted on March 16, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

You may recall the adventures of Roger Owen, now the Democratic nominee for CD01 in East Texas, during the primaries – see here and here for a refresher. Now that he is the nominee, a few of us bloggers thought … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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David Van Os event at Drexler’s

Posted on March 16, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

You needed an excuse to visit Drexler’s BBQ, right? Well, here you go: Meet and hear David Van Os at his Houston “Whistlestop”. Enjoy Texas BBQ and listen to music by David Rovics (“The Musical Version of Democracy Now” according … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Free WiFi to come to Austin

Posted on March 16, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

And the march to municipal WiFi takes another step forward in Austin. The city is partnering with Cisco Systems Inc., the largest maker of computer networking equipment, and the World Congress of Information Technology on the project. Cisco will donate … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Sherron Watkins takes the stand

Posted on March 16, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Sherron Watkins, best known for her whistleblowing memo just before Enron imploded, testified today in the trial of Kenny Boy Lay and Jeff Skilling. A very talkative Watkins took the jurors step by step through her discovery of what she … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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