Daily Archives: March 19, 2004

It’s official: The tech boom is over

Posted on March 19, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Anyone remember DotComGuy? Would you believe he’s been DotComGuy for five years now? But not for much longer. Mitch Maddox, who legally changed his name to DotComGuy in 1999 and got lots of media attention because of a yearlong Internet … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Eckels shills for Perry’s property tax cap

Posted on March 19, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Harris County Judge Robert Eckels is going to bat for Governor Perry’s proposed property tax rate increase cap. Eckels, who joined two state legislators on a three-city tour organized by the governor’s staff, said Perry has taken a “courageous stand” … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Final settlement in Tulia lawsuit near

Posted on March 19, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Now that the city of Amarillo has reached a $5 million settlement agreement in the federal lawsuit filed by the unjustly imprisoned Tulia defendants, a group of other counties and cities in the Panhandle are close to negotiating their own … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bell makes peace with Green

Posted on March 19, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

I’m glad to see this. Houston Rep. Chris Bell is attempting to mend a rift among House Democrats that grew out of the racially divisive election he lost to Al Green earlier this month. Bell met this week with Democratic … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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