Daily Archives: May 28, 2010

Friday random ten: In memoriam

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

In honor of Memorial Day on Monday, here are ten songs that I thought were fitting: 1. The Green Fields of France – Ceili’s Muse 2. Another Man’s Cause – SixMileBridge 3. War – Bruce Springsteen 4. Goodnight, Saigon – … Continue reading →

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The TxDOT audit

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

I’m sure you will be surprised to learn that TxDOT has a lot of issues. The Texas Department of Transportation should significantly alter its leadership structure, reshuffle its executive ranks and reduce the role engineers play in leading the sprawling … Continue reading →

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Only some kinds of mistakes were made

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

I probably shouldn’t be, but I was amused by this Chron story about the current state of the HPD fingerprint lab and the consultants who audited it. [HPD Assistant Chief Timothy] Oettmeier said consultants also had performed more in-depth technical … Continue reading →

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What happens to exonerees?

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

We know that quite a few people who had been in prison have been exonerated and freed in recent years, and we know that a fund was created by the Lege last year to give them some compensation for their … Continue reading →

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So much for Abbott’s big “voter fraud” case

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Back in 2005, Attorney General Greg Abbott announced with a flourish a rash of arrests in South Texas on various counts of voter fraud. These arrests, some of which were announced while the Lege was debating a voter ID bill, … Continue reading →

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