Daily Archives: July 29, 2008

More on McCaul, and more

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Harold Cook gets into an argument with one of Rep. Mike McCaul’s flacks over McCaul’s phony madrassa story, in the enviable position of having the facts on his side. Mean Rachel joins in. Michael Skelly has a second ad out, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Judge rules Texas’ bilingual education is inadequate

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t know what the practical effects of this are going to be, but it sure sounds like a big deal. A federal judge’s ruling that Texas is not living up to its obligation to properly educate students who struggle … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Metro East End meeting

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Just passing this along. The Metropolitan Transit Authority will host a neighborhood meeting Wednesday to update residents on construction of the East End light rail line. The route runs mostly on Harrisburg, and plans call for two items that have … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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School board campaign finance reports

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I guess it hadn’t occurred to me that there were any class of public offices left for which campaign finance reports were not available online, but apparently there are. Taxpayers can find out with the click of a mouse who … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Registering voters

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

We should have over two million registered voters for the election this fall, which would be a record high for Harris County. The question is whether that figure should be even higher. For starters, 2 million citizens older than 17, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Waiting for KBH, the continuing story

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Paul Burka goes to Washington and confirms – as much as one can, anyway – that Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison really really really will resign the Senate and run for Governor in 2010. No, I didn’t hear it directly from … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Texas blog roundup for the week of July 28

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The All-Star Break is over, the Olympics are on the horizon, NFL training camp has begun, and through it all the Texas Progressive Alliance blog roundups keep on going. Click on for this week’s highlights. Continue reading →

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