Daily Archives: November 28, 2007

Briles goes to Baylor

I’m not quite sure I understand this. Art Briles on Wednesday accepted the position as head coach at Baylor, accepting a seven-year deal worth approximately $1.8 million per year. “It looks like my tenure here at the University of Houston … Continue reading Continue reading

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Early voting starts today for city election runoffs

Early voting for the City Council and HISD runoff elections begins today and runs through Tuesday. WHAT: The second and final round of voting to fill the four public offices. WHY: No candidate got a majority of the vote in … Continue reading Continue reading

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Washburn fires back

In my previous entry on Governor Perry’s email retention policy, I noted that the strategy for dealing with John Washburn, the activist who’s giving the Governor a pain in the tuchus by making TPIA requests for his office’s emails, is … Continue reading Continue reading

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The Hall of Fame ballot for 2008

Here are your Hall of Fame hopefuls for 2008. Tim Raines and David Justice head 11 first-time candidates on the baseball writers’ 2008 Hall of Fame ballot, joining Mark McGwire, Rich Gossage, Jim Rice and 11 other holdovers. McGwire, his … Continue reading Continue reading

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What’s in a headline?

More than 49,000 ineligible voters on Texas rolls, the headline blares. Sound scary to you? Consider this: More than 49,000 people on the Texas voter registration rolls in May may not have been eligible to vote, state auditors reported today. … Continue reading Continue reading

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What about that tower’s traffic?

Christof takes a look at the Bissonnet Tower controversy, and asks just what it is we’re aiming to do about it. To start with, the residential part of this project isn’t actually a traffic issue. Bissonnet is a major arterial; … Continue reading Continue reading

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The Dynamo will not play at the Dome

Tory reminds me that there were a couple of letters to the editor on Sunday that called for the stadium-seeking Houston Dynamo to be united with the purpose-needing Astrodome. We’ve been over this before, but let me reiterate the key … Continue reading Continue reading

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