Daily Archives: October 3, 2007

Border mayors tell feds to stay off their property

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Another front in the fight against the border fence: Mayors in the affected towns are denying access to city-owned property. Mayors in Brownsville, Del Rio and El Paso have denied or limited access to some parts of their city property … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Alvarado looks to HD145

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I suppose you already knew that term-limited Council Member Carol Alvarado was planning to run for Rick Noriega’s to-be-vacated HD145 seat, but in the event you didn’t, now you do. Although District I City Council Member Carol Alvarado stopped just … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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S-CHIP vetoed

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

As expected. President Bush, in a confrontation with Congress, today vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have dramatically expanded children’s health insurance. It was only the fourth veto of Bush’s presidency, and one that some Republicans feared could carry steep … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Melissa Noriega With DFA’s Jim Dean Thursday Night

Posted on October 3, 2007 by admin

Forty-two people have already rsvp’d to participate in Jim Dean’s Four Steps To Victory Tour stop in Houston on Thursday night. The event also features Houston’s newest City Council member, Melissa Noriega. You can rsvp here. Event details: Date: Thursday, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Interview with Annette Dwyer

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

For my next interview, we head out to District E for a conversation with Annette Dwyer. She is a resident of Clear Lake, a member of Council Member Addie Wiseman’s Citizens Advisory Committee, and a board member of the Association … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Hardin versus the high rise

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

How serious are the opponents of the Bissonnet high rise? Serious enough to hire a high-powered attorney. Residents of Southampton and Boulevard Oaks have hired trial lawyer Rusty Hardin to help them oppose a 23-story high-rise proposed for the corner … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Offshore wind leases granted

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Whatever may happen with the King-Kenedy Ranch kerfuffle, wind energy in Texas will still move forward. A Louisiana company was awarded leases to four tracts Tuesday in the state’s first open bidding for offshore wind power in the Gulf of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Two more hurricanes

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

One feature of early October that I think we’re all paying more attention to these days is the revised hurricane forecast for the rest of the season. Hurricane expert William Gray slightly downgraded his forecast today, calling for four named … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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If only there were some way to track where it went

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Got one of those newfangled GPS units in your car? Watch out, it might get stolen. Valuable stuff has been swiped from cars forever, but the theft of portable satellite-navigation units is dramatically increasing in many places. Crime analysts blame … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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