Daily Archives: July 22, 2003

Grinding to a close…for now

Posted on July 22, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

There’s not much redistricting news to report on right now. Sen. Todd Staples has submitted two new maps that will get voted on in committee tomorrow, then die without debate on the floor thanks to the “unalterable opposition” of 11 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Mayoral race update

Posted on July 22, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Believe it or not, there are other political stories in Texas right now, and the biggest one is the upcoming race in Houston to replace term-limited Mayor Lee Brown. There are six candidates in the race, four of whom can … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Tom DeLay’s moneymaking empire

Posted on July 22, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

The WaPo has a nice overview of how Tom DeLay has gotten to be so powerful – in a word, money and the ability to raise oodles of it. I’ll say this for the guy – he’s the best example … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Blogging does Dallas

Posted on July 22, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Well, what do you know? The Dallas Morning News has a blog, a real, live Movable Type-powered blog in the style of the Corner, not some faux, imitation, not-really-blog-like thing that can be easily mocked. It’s pretty crappily implemented – … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Comment problem fixed

Posted on July 22, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

If you tried to leave or read a comment here after about 9 PM last night, you probably saw an “Invalid Entry ID” error message. Took me long enough to figure out that Dreamhost had changed server names on me, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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