Daily Archives: January 25, 2007

Dewhurst’s misplaced priorities

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Yesterday, we discussed how there’s $2.5 billion in the state budget for $4 billion worth of priorities, at least once you factor in the sacred and all-consuming property tax cuts. Today, Lt. Gov. Davis Dewhurst shows that he wants that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Arguments before the CCA in the DeLay case

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Following up on yesterday’s post, here’s the story about the arguments made in the Court of Criminal Appeals in the DeLay case, over whether or not the conspiracy charge that was tossed should be reinstated. Rick Reed, an assistant to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Film screening on Texas parks

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

This hit my mailbox yesterday, and since the event in question is this evening and here in Houston, I thought I’d pass it along for those who might be interested: Ethan Hawke Stars in Short Film on Texas Parks Crisis … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Get ready to say goodbye to Allen House

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

As noted by commenter KH here and as reported in the Chron, the next well known structure to go on the bulldozer hit list is the Allen House apartment complex on Allen Parkway. On Tuesday, residents there were told that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Drink ’em if you got ’em

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

How stuff gets done in the Lege, in a nutshell. Liquor wholesalers dumped nearly $1.7 million on Texas lawmakers in the weeks leading up to the 2007 Legislature while pushing for changes that would allow them to sell booze directly … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Janette Sexton

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I’m not sure why this has come up right now, but both Perry and Stace are using the case of Janette Sexton in HD144 to make a point in a larger argument about who did and didn’t do what to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The blogger/journalist thing

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron’s RG Ratcliffe explores the “are bloggers journalists?” question in the context of some recent actions by the Lege: possibly credentialling bloggers for the Lege floor, the blogger libel bill, and the proposed journalist shield law, among other things. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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