Daily Archives: December 6, 2007

The Hardy Toll Road extension

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

This is a long time in coming. The Houston City Council on Wednesday paved the way for a long-awaited project to extend the Hardy Toll Road the final four miles to downtown from the North Loop. Without discussion, the panel … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More on HOPE and the HEC

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

You may recall the kerfuffle between the City of Houston and HOPE over the latter’s radio ads concerning high school students answering 911 calls. The city had initially denied the claims made by HOPE and tried to quash the ads. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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FTA says Metro screwed up

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Responding to the earlier story about its letter demanding more data from Metro before matching funds can be made available for the North and Southeast lines, the Federal Transit Administration says METRO knew this was coming and shouldn’t act so … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Setting the record straight on stem cells

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Last week, the Chron published a characteristic piece of tripe from Charles Krauthammer, in which he claimed that the recent breakthrough by American scientist James A. Thomson and his Japanese colleague Shinya Yamanaka on an embryo-free way to produce genetically … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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“You’re a mean one, Senator Grinch”

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

The Texas College Democrats have something to say about Sen. John Cornyn: You know, much as I like Ron Kirk, the campaign he ran back in 2002 was more about how similar he’d be to Cornyn, at least in terms … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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CHA files suit over Kenedy wind farms

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Well, I can’t say this is a surprise. The Coastal Habitat Alliance has taken its fight against two wind farms to court. The alliance, a group of 11 organizations including the King Ranch and Frontera Audubon Society, filed federal and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Please present your BlackBerry to the boarding agent as your row is called

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

This is cool. A unique new check-in procedure using cell phones or personal digital assistants as boarding passes is being unveiled by Continental Airlines and the Transportation Security Administration at George Bush Intercontinental Airport today. The three-month pilot program involves … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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