Daily Archives: April 22, 2006

Strayhorn revisits constitutionality of the TTRC plan

Posted on April 22, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Remember how the issue of whether or not the Texas Tax Reform Commission plan was an unconstitutional income tax or not was settled by an opinion from AG Greg Abbott? Well, maybe it’s not so settled. Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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It’s not just H-GAC

Posted on April 22, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I was going to make this an add-on to my earlier post on the Perry executive order for naming crisis managers for catastrophe situations, but for future reference I figured making a separate entry would be better: Turns out it’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Hurricane Katrina | 5 Comments

A new twist in the DeLay resignation saga

Posted on April 22, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

The Friday Chron story on the latest entrants and non-entrants into the CD22 mix includes this update on how the selection process is going. Fort Bend County GOP Chairman Eric Thode wants to poll Republican voters to see if there’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Disaster commander to be picked

Posted on April 22, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

We have a resolution for the disagreement between Governor Perry and the Houston-Galveston Area Council over his demand for a single commander for catastrophe situations (see here and here for background): A committee chair will be chosen to serve as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Hurricane Katrina | 1 Comment