Daily Archives: September 21, 2006

Details of lawsuit against AG Greg Abbott

Posted on September 21, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

The Lone Star Project has the details of the lawsuit filed against Attorney General Greg Abbott over his office’s investigations into allegations of voter fraud (see here for background). You can read the full complaint here (PDF). Here’s the executive … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | 1 Comment

Fired City Hall employees testifying today

Posted on September 21, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Grand jury testimony for the former city employees who were fired for receiving improper bonuses begins today. As two of the city employees fired for taking unauthorized bonuses appeared before a Harris County grand jury Wednesday, prosecutors said the panel … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Full stop!

Posted on September 21, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Previously, it was reported that while the red light cameras do take pictures of cars that fail to come to a complete stop before making a right on red (or left, for intersections where that’s allowed), the drivers are not … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | 2 Comments

Laredo says “No fence here!”

Posted on September 21, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Today the Senate will debate a bill that would authorize building a 700-mile fence along the US-Mexican border. Will they take into account what the people of Laredo want, which is to not build it there? “I oppose the wall,” … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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These are not the budget cuts you’re looking for

Posted on September 21, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Oh, Martha, Martha, Martha! State Rep. Martha Wong says in her first TV ad of the season that she helped expand health care to the poor, but the two-term lawmaker has cast several votes to cut such programs. As the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2006 | 3 Comments

Where’s Waldo? Right there!

Posted on September 21, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

And now for something a little different. Have you seen Waldo around lately? He’s been popping up around town in Houston and Austin. Here he is on the abandoned bank building at Shepherd and Alabama: Waldo on the bank Closer … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | 5 Comments

An old fashioned link dump

Posted on September 21, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Lots of stuff I’ve been meaning to link to lately. Indulge me here for a minute while I link around. Vince gets in the candidate interview game with Q&As featuring Sherrie Matula and Kathi Thomas. Speaking of Matula, her opponent … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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ParentPAC endorses Valinda Bolton

Posted on September 21, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

The Texas Parent PAC keeps chugging along. The latest endorsed candidate is Austin’s Valinda Bolton, running for the open HD47. A win there would give Travis County an all-Democratic delegation, and would represent a swing of three seats since 2002. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More foot-in-mouth problems for Kinky

Posted on September 21, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

The story of the current kerfuffle over yet another racially ignorant remark by Kinky Friedman is, among other things, an interesting peek into how something becomes a story. See, as the article says and as Phillip and Ryan document, this … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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