Daily Archives: March 16, 2013

Saturday video break: Hound Dog

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Song #27 on the Popdose Top 100 Covers list is “Hound Dog”, originally by Big Mama Thornton and covered by Elvis Presley. Here’s the original: Okay, so 1) I had no idea Elvis’ version was a cover; 2) That was … Continue reading →

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More time for redistricting advisories

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Texas Redistricting: The San Antonio court entered an order late Thursday afternoon extending the time for parties to file map advisories through March 22 and the deadline for responses through April 5. The original deadline for the advisories had been today. … Continue reading →

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Two hot topics that stay hot together

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

You got your Medicaid expansion in my Latino outreach efforts! For Republicans nationally, the big takeaway from the 2012 presidential election was that, as a party, they have to get right — or at least do better — with Hispanic … Continue reading →

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Money in judicial races isn’t about partisanship

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Dan Patrick isn’t the only one seeking to change how we select judges in Texas. Freshman state Rep. Justin Rodriguez, D-San Antonio, is an attorney who has been frustrated for years by this state’s hyper-political process for selecting judges (and … Continue reading →

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