Daily Archives: July 14, 2006

Voting Rights Act extension (finally) approved

Posted on July 14, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Good news. After a day of debate, the House voted 390-33 to renew the [Voting Rights Act of 1965], which is intended to ensure no voting jurisdiction illegally suppresses the votes of minorities or of citizens who might have difficulty … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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First look at the new maps

Posted on July 14, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Proposals for new Congressional maps are starting to come in for examination by the three-judge panel. LULAC is first out of the blocks, with two maps that make changes to five districts. I’ve got a look at them over at … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Dunnam requests lobbying contract audit

Posted on July 14, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Another one from the inbox: [Yesterday] morning, State Representative Jim Dunnam announced his request that the Texas State Auditor begin a comprehensive audit of four different lobbying contracts that state-funded entities have with Tom DeLay’s former chief of staff, Drew … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Cohen’s big fundraising quarter

Posted on July 14, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

And another Democratic challenger checks in with a big fundraising total for the second quarter – Ellen Cohen raked in over $200K between April 1 and June 30, bringing her grand total to over $372K. Almost 70% of that total … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A letter to Metro from RichmondRail.org

Posted on July 14, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

The folks at RichmondRail.org have sent the following letter to Metro: TO: Mr. David S. Wolff, METRO Mr. Frank Wilson, METRO Members of the METRO board CC: Mr. John Culberson, Ms. Sheila Jackson Lee, Ms. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Mr. John … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Jim Henley and his champion debate squad

Posted on July 14, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Congratulations to Jim Henley and his four-time national champion debate squad! Lanier Middle School debate coach Jim Henley isn’t surprised with his team winning its fourth successive national title at the Middle School Forensic League National Championships July 1-2 at … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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