Daily Archives: January 31, 2008

Medina’s messy finances

The Chron has a long and thorough story on the financial woes of Supreme Court Justice David Medina, who may or may not face arson-related charges from the Harris County DA’s office some day. It bolsters the existing yet entirely … Continue reading Continue reading

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Puente to step down

Retiring Craddick D Rep. Robert Puente is going to vacate his seat early. State Rep. Robert Puente will leave office Friday, he said in a letter submitted this morning to Gov. Rick Perry. Puente, dean of the Bexar County legislative … Continue reading Continue reading

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Is today the day Chuck testifies about the deleted emails?

Could be. In the meantime, before that happens, the guy who actually runs the DA’s email servers got himself grilled. Gary Zallar answered technical questions from U.S. District Judge Kenneth Hoyt for more than hour about the backup capabilities of … Continue reading Continue reading

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Bidding for another Super Bowl

We’ve missed out the last two times we’ve tried, but Houston is once again bidding to host a Super Bowl. The Texans hosted Super Bowl XXXVIII in February 2004. In the next three years, the Super Bowl will be held … Continue reading Continue reading

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Candidate Q&A: Steve Kirkland

Note: This entry is part of a series of written Q&As with judicial candidates in contested Democratic primaries. I am also doing recorded interviews with non-judicial candidates. 1. Who are you, and what are you running for? I am Judge … Continue reading Continue reading

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Got something to say to me?

Now hear this: Christine has declared today to be an International Comment On Blogs Day. So, if you’ve always wanted to leave a comment here but never got around to it before, now’s your chance. Or if you are a … Continue reading Continue reading

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Alvarado scores endorsements

The following press release from State Rep. Ana Hernandez is significant for the candidacy of Carol Alvarado. Former Houston City Council Member and candidate for State Representative in Texas House District 145, Carol Alvarado has received significant endorsements from progressive … Continue reading Continue reading

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Pettite and Clemens

This ought to provide some grist for a lot of mills. A lawyer for Andy Pettitte’s former personal trainer said Tuesday he believes the pitcher will tell Congress he discussed human growth hormone with Roger Clemens between the 2001 and … Continue reading Continue reading

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Farmers Branch asks judge to okay new ordinance

As we know, the city of Farmers Branch passed a new ordinance to restrict undocumented immigrants from renting apartments, with the burden of verifying the applicants’ status falling on the city. They did that in an effort to bypass the … Continue reading Continue reading

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