Daily Archives: December 1, 2006

Ellis files anti-smog bill

Posted on December 1, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

One of the pieces to the clean air puzzle for Houston is tightening emissions standards for motor vehicles to match the tougher-than-federal California requirements. State Sen. Rodney Ellis has filed just such a bill for the 80th Lege. [Ellis’ bill] … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Follow the bouncing election dates

Posted on December 1, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

As we have seen, the runoff dates for CD23 and HD29 are a week apart, with CD23 coming first on December 12. That date, which is the Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe for Catholics, has drawn complaints by Latino … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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To have a special or not to have a special

Posted on December 1, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

On Wednesday at Kuff’s World, I discussed the possibility of Mayor White taking steps to avoid holding a special election to replace Shelley Sekula Gibbs for the remainder of her term on City Council. Today, Kristin Mack confirms that such … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Precinct analysis: One more thing about Danno

Posted on December 1, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Didn’t quite get the chance to do the next writeup that I have in mind, but in the course of noodling around with it, I found another nice little illustration of why Dan Patrick was not exactly all that and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Progress for the West 11th Street Park

Posted on December 1, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Since I last blogged about the West 11th Street Park, they have taken an important step forward in their quest to preserve the place: The City of Houston has agreed to put up $4 million towards its purchase. The Houston … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The hurricane season that wasn’t

Posted on December 1, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Boy, remember when this hurricane season was going to make last year look like nothing? Those were the days, huh? The forecast service AccuWeather said the northeast United States was “staring down the barrel of a gun,” and respected forecasters … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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