Daily Archives: October 6, 2008

Appeals court tosses Brimer’s suit

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Three strikes, he’s out! The 5th Court of Appeals in Dallas has rejected the lawsuit by state Sen. Kim Brimer, R-Fort Worth, who was appealing a lower court ruling that former Fort Worth City Councilwoman Wendy Davis is eligible to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Endorsement watch: ParentPAC for Sherrie Matula

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The Sherrie Matula engine keeps chugging along. From Texas Parent PAC: The bipartisan Texas Parent PAC today announced its endorsement of Sherrie Matula for state representative in House District 129, which covers south Houston, Clear Lake-NASA community, cities of Seabrook … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Where the voters are being registered

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I mentioned in my previous post that there are voter registration efforts going on all over the city today. You can find a list of them at http://registerhoustonnow.blogspot.com/, with more information such as hours of operation (some of these will … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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No super precincts in Galveston

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I thought the idea of “super precincts” – that is to say, early voting-style locations on Election Day – had already been shot down. Apparently, it was still being pursued, but it was still rejected. “The biggest issue is that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Interview with Sherrie Matula

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t think I need to give too much intro to Sherrie Matula, whom the TexBlog PAC endorsed in June. She’s a career educator who ran a strong underfunded race in a district (HD129) that no one saw as competitive … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The current overview of the County Judge race

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

In many ways, the race for Harris County Judge has unfolded more or less as I thought it would. Except for one teeny little factor that I didn’t anticipate at the time. Earlier this year, Democrat David Mincberg appeared to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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State Senate staffer salaries

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I suppose I have the same objections to this story about the don’t-call-them-bonuses that get paid to State Senate staffers at the end of the fiscal year as I did to this this earlier story about City Council expenditures. State … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Don’t mess with Alaska

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Andrew Sullivan notes that Texas Republican activist Kelly Shackleford is among the litigants in Alaska trying to forestall the Troopergate investigation. To which Evan Smith asks: Why the devil is a Texan — and a Texas-based organization — messing with … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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