Daily Archives: March 5, 2007

The amended Jessica’s Law

As noted by Karen Brooks, the amended HB8 is being debated on the floor. Here’s a summary of the changes, as provided to me: HB 8 FLOOR AMENDMENT SUMMARY: The proposed amendment creates a new offense, “Continuous Sexual Abuse of … Continue reading Continue reading

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For whom the door revolves

I find it interesting that of the three people the Chron cites as leaving elected office prior to the end of their term to become a lobbyist, none of them did so anywhere near the start of those terms as … Continue reading Continue reading

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Interview with Andy Neill

I’ve got Interview #2 in my series of conversations with City Council candidates, with Andy Neill, posted up at Kuff’s World. As always, please let me know what you think. The RSS feed for my Kuff’s World podcasts is here. … Continue reading Continue reading

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Jessica’s Law and sales price disclosure

Coming up in the Lege: As we know, discussion of HB8, the so-called “Jessica’s Law”, was tabled last week, to be picked up again today. According to Vince, a floor substitute that deals with some of the objections about the … Continue reading Continue reading

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Updating the River Walk

Fascinating article about an ambitious plan to extend and update the San Antonio River system with more parks and other development. The study by TXP Inc. was commissioned by the San Antonio River Foundation, which will use it to bolster … Continue reading Continue reading

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And now the bad preservation news

A lot of good things have happened recently on the preservation front. From the Old Sixth Ward to help for bungalows to tax waivers for historic buildings, there’s been a lot of progress made. Unfortunately, things aren’t looking so good … Continue reading Continue reading

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Tulia: The Movie

I’ll make an increasingly rare trip to the theater to see this. After appearing in a string of thrillers and superhero flicks, it looks like Halle Berry is itching to get back to where she was after winning a best … Continue reading Continue reading

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