Daily Archives: March 4, 2004

Consultants deny responsibility for pension plan screwup

Towers Perrin, the firm which gave us that bogus report on pension fund costs, says that the city did too know that its liability was going to skyrocket. In its first public statement, actuarial giant Towers Perrin said “those involved … Continue reading Continue reading

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Getting Kinky again

Yet another profile of Kinky Friedman, self-proclaimed independent candidate for Governor of Texas in 2006. For all of those wondering why the front man for the country music group ‘The Texas Jewboys’ wants to run the Lone Star State, Kinky … Continue reading Continue reading

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Schools to serve less junk food

Texas school cafeterias have been told to shape up or ship out. The new food rules limit everything from fund-raising bake sales to grams of fat and will have an impact on 93 percent of Texas public and charter schools, … Continue reading Continue reading

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Primary primer

I’ve told you about Local Voter and its many useful resources for determining who your incumbents and candidates are. The folks at E-The People have also created some voter guides that are worth a look, for Houston (in conjunction with … Continue reading Continue reading

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The documents keep flying

More documents from the civil lawsuit against TAB/TRM were released Wednesday, and they appear to bolster the criminal case against those groups on charges of illegally using corporate money in the 2002 campaign. This is a really long post, so … Continue reading Continue reading

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