Daily Archives: March 8, 2008

Deleting them doesn’t make them disappear

Posted on March 8, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Remember the story of the Harris County Sheriff’s Department sudden (and curiously-timed) implementation of a policy to purge all emails older than 14 days from their system? See here, here, here, and here for background. There’s now been a hearing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Feds investigating Harris County jails

Posted on March 8, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

This ought to be interesting. Long criticized for its conditions and treatment of inmates, the Harris County Jail is under investigation by the Department of Justice civil rights division. In a letter sent to Harris County Judge Ed Emmett on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The last word about Republican voters in the Democratic primary

Posted on March 8, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Rick Casey places a phone call to Harris County Tax Assessor Paul Bettencourt, and confirms what some of us have been saying all along: Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector Paul Bettencourt, whose office maintains computerized records of who votes in which … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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HISD becomes a rich district

Posted on March 8, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Strange days. For the first time, the Houston school district expects that it will have to pay several million dollars to the state under the controversial Robin Hood funding system. The oddity involving the state’s largest district is prompting renewed … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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