Daily Archives: April 10, 2008

Countdown: Urban parks and organic produce

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Many of you may have wondered, “So he’s married, right? And she gets mentioned sometimes, but we’ve never actually HEARD from her…” So here I am to rectify that! As CK has mentioned before, I’ve been involved with the Board … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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New billboard ordinance delayed

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The deal with Clear Channel to take down over 800 billboards has been delayed for a week by City Council. The council is expected to take up the agreement at next week’s meeting. It calls for the company to dismantle … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bradford identifies the issues

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

As we know, GOP DA runoff winner Pat Lykos wants the November campaign to be about “issues”. I think we can all get behind that, so here’s the issues Democratic candidate C.O. Bradford wants to talk about, according to an … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Grade separation for Harrisburg in the works

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Recently, Metro ran into a roadblock – more of a tracks-block, actually – with its East End light rail line, which was denied permission to cross a freight rail track at grade on Harrisburg. That meant that the East End … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Public defender’s office gets OK to be studied

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

It’s a step in the right direction. Commissioners Court agreed Tuesday to study whether Harris County should create a public defenders office and what kind of program might work. The court voted 4-0 to instruct Budget Officer Dick Raycraft to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Wind power to the people

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

From last week, a proposal to connect the wind farms in West Texas to the rest of the state. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which oversees most of the state’s power grid, was asked by the Public Utility Commission … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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