Daily Archives: January 17, 2009

Judge sides with Garcia on fired employees

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

New Sheriff Adrian Garcia won a round in court yesterday against two of the command staff members he fired upon taking office. Former Majors Jule Brownfield and Kim Stelter had sought an injunction to hold two captains’ positions open while … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More on voter ID and the House

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Rick Casey discusses the single most important issue facing Texas today, at least according to the Republican Party, and turns his attention to what might happen to Voter ID in the House. It’s not unusual for members of one chamber … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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For uniform early voting hours

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I’m not going to try to note the filing of every bill of interest – Vince has that segment of the market pretty well cornered – but one that I’d like to highlight is HB512, filed by Rep. Solomon Ortiz, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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