Daily Archives: February 26, 2007

The TXU deal

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the deal. The proposed $32 billion buyout of Dallas power giant TXU will halt construction of all but three planned Texas coal plants, cut power prices for North Texas customers by 10 percent and put the company on a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Kubosh prepares to sue

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

He’s had his day in court for his civil citation for running a red light at a camera-enabled intersection, and now Michael Kubosh is fixing to file that lawsuit he’s been promising to do. Michael Kubosh said Sunday that he … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More red light camera legislation

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

While some legislators want to ban red light cameras, others would prefer to regulate them. Cities and the state would share revenues from fines collected as a result of red-light cameras – but those fines also would be capped at … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Interview with Melissa Noriega

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve got my interview with Melissa Noriega, the first of what I hope will be a series of interviews with all of the City Council special election candidates, posted at Kuff’s World. I should have a podcast feed for these … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Danno versus TAB

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Dan Patrick versus the Texas Association of Business. There’s not enough popcorn in the world, that’s all I can say. Continue reading →

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The Sugar Land option for the Dynamo

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

If the Dynamo don’t come to an agreement with Houston for a stadium location, then one possible landing point for them is Sugar Land. “Sugar Land is very viable for us,” [team president Oliver] Luck said. “The discussions we’ve had … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Toll lanes coming for SH-288

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Via Houstonist, I see that some major changes to SH-288 are in the works. The plans that were introduced have crews building toll road lanes on a 26 mile stretch of Texas 288. Two lanes in each direction will be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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