Daily Archives: May 8, 2011

“Windows on the World”

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Andrea White – author, wife of our former Mayor, and all-around nice person – asked me to share this with y’all. WINDOWS ON THE WORLD by Andrea White is science fiction set in a post-apocalyptic world in which an orphan girl, … Continue reading →

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Weekend link dump for May 8

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

M is for the many things she gives me… If Twitter had existed a hundred years ago, do you think Mata Hari would have used it? I don’t understand men who do crap like this. It’s bizarre and it’s wrong. … Continue reading →

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House approves Senate’s SBOE map

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

On to the Governor for final approval of the new SBOE redistricting map. The House voted 80-61 for the map, which contained changes made by the Senate and finishes the Legislature’s action on redrawing lines for the State Board of … Continue reading →

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ParentPAC speaks about public ed funding cuts

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Good. The two-year budget passed by the Texas House is destructive, reducing public school budgets by $7.8 billion over the biennium. The budget passed by the Senate is better, but it cuts about $4 billion and leaves school funding woefully … Continue reading →

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Subsidies for jobs

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s be clear about what this is, shall we? When Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst crisscrossed the state last year touting his program to provide state subsidies to anyone who would hire unemployed workers, Texas employers lined up. To the state’s … Continue reading →

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San Antonio and New Braunfels

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

The San Antonio metro area has grown again. New Braunfels, the second-largest city in South Central Texas, now is part of the newly expanded and renamed San Antonio-New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has grown from four to eight counties. … Continue reading →

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