Daily Archives: January 21, 2011

Another complaint filed against Keller

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

This ought to be interesting. A civil rights group is asking the state to revoke the law license of a judge who has been a lightning rod in debates over the death penalty. The Austin-based Texas Civil Rights Project filed … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: The top 500, part 10

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Continuing on with the songs in my collection from the Rolling Stone Top 500 list. 1. All The Young Dudes – Billy Bragg (#253, orig. Mott The Hoople) 2. I Can See For Miles – The Who (#258) 3. Hallelujah … Continue reading →

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Defining “emergency” down

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Governor Perry finds a few more “emergencies” for the Lege to deal with. Today, Gov. Rick Perry added two more issues, including controversial voter ID legislation, to his list of “emergency items” that legislators can begin deliberating on right away … Continue reading →

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UH gets a boost in its rankings

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Good news for UH: The University of Houston’s quest to become the state’s next top tier university — a designation that would put it alongside Rice University, the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University — received a … Continue reading →

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Closing loopholes

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox, from Rep. Mike Villarreal: Rep. Villarreal announced legislation to close a $20 million corporate tax giveaway, citing it as an example of how the state’s outmoded tax system created the current fiscal crisis. “With the state’s fiscal … Continue reading →

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Houston: A nice, cheap place to visit

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

According to CultureMap, our fair city is among the Top 10 Budget Travel Destinations for 2011. What do the folks at Budget Travel have to say about us? Why in 2011: Houston is home to Texas’s biggest shopping mall at … Continue reading →

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