Daily Archives: July 18, 2006

The money race – State Reps

Now that most of the finance reports have been filed and posted for state candidates, let’s take a look at some of the State Rep races in Harris County: Dist Candidate Contrib Expense Tot Cash ============================================== 126 C Khan 9,146 … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Election 2006 | 1 Comment

The Astrodome Hotel exit ramp

Another step in the Astrodome Hotel saga, as the developers are asking for a new exit ramp from Loop 610 to their location, in order to avoid Reliant/rodeo traffic. Astrodome Redevelopment Corp., a consortium proposing the development, favors building a … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | 3 Comments

We’re stuck with Accenture

The top lawyer for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission says that yeah, things do suck with Accenture, but they don’t quite suck enough to fire them. “Termination is always a pretty severe remedy, and it’s the one that … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Budget ballyhoo | 3 Comments

A look at HD133

If you’re tired of campaign finance reports, then head over to Kuff’s World, where I’ve finally delivered on my long-promised analysis of HD133. Lots more numbers, of course, but at least they don’t have dollar signs in front of them. … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Election 2006 | Comments Off on A look at HD133

Interview with Jim Henley

Last week, I had the opportunity to sit down with Jim Henley, the Democratic candidate for Congress in CD07. Here it is, for your listening pleasure: Link for the MP3 file is here. At this point, I’ve interviewed just about … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Election 2006 | 2 Comments

More campaign finance report news

I’ve taken the results of the FEC Summary Search Reports query for Texas candidates and put it into a spreadsheet for convenience and future reference. It’s mostly up to date as I draft this, though the Senatorials are all still … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Election 2006 | Comments Off on More campaign finance report news