Daily Archives: December 1, 2008

RIP, Houston Comets

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Well, crap. Despite early success and 11 seasons, the WNBA has decided to shut down the Comets. WNBA president Donna Orender said on Monday that the team could no longer stay afloat in the league.The Comets, who have been on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Cheney indictments tossed

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Ah, well. It was fun while it lasted. A judge dismissed eight indictments Monday brought by a South Texas prosecutor against high-profile figures including Vice President Dick Cheney, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and a state senator. The order by … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Early voting locations for the SD17 runoff

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Early voting for the SD17 special election runoff begins one week from today, and runs from the 8th to the 12th of December, with Runoff Day itself being two weeks from tomorrow, the 16th. Perry and Hal have early voting … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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How steep is that hill?

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I think this assessment of Bill White’s chances in a statewide race in 2010 is a tad bit too pessimistic. Whatever plans he declares, a perhaps more burning question still looms large over his intentions: Can he actually win statewide … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Precinct analysis: It’s Gene Green’s world

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I know I’ve said that there’s little variation across the county in candidate performances (the races in which Republicans won excepted, of course), but there is at least one glaring example I can come up with: Rep. Gene Green in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Mayor’s Austin agenda

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

No, not his future run for Governor, which I will continue to believe is Bill White’s fate until proven otherwise. This is about the Mayor’s last legislative session while in office and the things he’d still like to accomplish there. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Be careful what you’re thankful for

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Lisa Falkenberg has a mostly humorous column about what local Republicans are thankful for these days. One bit just stands out like a sore thumb: Nearly everybody said they were thankful for 2010. And 2012. And any election year that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Smoke ’em if you got ’em in Dallas

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The city of Dallas may join a long list to ban smoking in bars. A bevy of fiery words – “communistic” and “Nazi.” No expanded Dallas smoking ordinance proposal – yet. So it went Monday night, as a Dallas City … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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