Daily Archives: December 13, 2007

TPA Gold Stars: Mario Gallegos

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

[This year, in addition to recognizing its Texan of the Year (which will come this Friday), the Texas Progressive Alliance elected to recognize a number of other Texans who have contributed to Texas politics and the Progressive cause during 2007. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Mitchell Report

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Much like the impending arrival of the Iowa Caucuses, I’m kind of glad that the Mitchell Report is finally being released, on the grounds that with it no longer looming over us, we can begin to get past the hysteria … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Keller violated court policies

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

She admits it herself. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon Keller apparently violated court policies for handling death penalty cases when she closed the court clerk’s doors on Michael Richard’s efforts to file a last-minute appeal before his … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Looking forward to 2008: Hale Stewart

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

(Note: I have asked a variety of people to submit an essay to me to be posted during the month of December, to be called “Looking Forward to 2008”. This entry was written by Hale Stewart.) Kuff asked me to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Dawnna Dukes’ Vegas vacation

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t think I can add anything to Matt Glazer’s BOR post about encountering Craddick D Dawnna Dukes in Las Vegas, so let me just commend you to click over and read it. The embedded image it contains may be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Some action in the Senate

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

In the course of discussing how expensive modern campaigns are now in Texas, this Statesman article talks about three contested general election races for the State Senate. But first, a little nitpicking: Unlike the 150-member Texas House — where scrappy, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Truthiness in briefs

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in the Crawford v. Marion County Election Board case, which is about Indiana’s restrictive voter ID law. That brief, which you can see here (PDF), has … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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