Daily Archives: September 10, 2010

Chron story on lawsuit against red light camera referendum

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron covers the story. Boosters of Houston’s 70 red-light cameras are seeking to prevent a November vote on whether to ban the devices, alleging in a federal lawsuit that the initiative was placed on the ballot illegally and that … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Cover me

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

In last week’s Houston Chronicle, in their Thursday Entertainment section, there was an article about the author’s ten favorite cover songs. I was going to link to that as the basis of my Friday Random Ten, but for some bizarre … Continue reading →

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Interview with Brad Neal

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

For my last legislative race interview, I visited with Brad Neal, who is challenging Rep. Debbie Riddle in HD150. Yes, that Debbie Riddle. Neal is a mechanical engineer and a veteran of the Army National Guard and the Marine Corps … Continue reading →

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How big is the hole, Susan?

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

You’d think with all of the talk about the budget and the projected shortfall, we’d have heard an opinion from our State Comptroller, Susan Combs, as to just how things look right now. Especially given that Governor Perry has publicly … Continue reading →

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Are you ready for end-of-course exams?

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

A preliminary run of the state’s new end-of-course exams shows that student performance is not where we would want it to be yet. Of the nearly 102,000 students who took the Algebra I test in May, for example, just 57 … Continue reading →

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Texas blog roundup for the week of September 6

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

The Texas Progressive Alliance hopes everybody had a wonderful Labor Day Weekend as it brings you this week’s blog roundup.

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