Monthly Archives: February 2005

Volunteer for Rose Spector

Posted on February 3, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Got some free time this Saturday and want to help Rose Spector win that special election? Hook up with Byron and Karl-T as they road-trip south to pitch in. Contact details are in Byron’s post. Continue reading →

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Delusions of adequacy

Posted on February 3, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

What does the phrase “general diffusion of knowledge” mean, and what effect does it have on school funding? The Lege wants to know, and may impose its own answer as a way of keeping those pesky court rulings at bay … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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You know you want one

Posted on February 3, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Win a Tom DeLay bobblehead doll. Need I say more? Continue reading →

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It was their destiny

Posted on February 3, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I do so hope that this script was at some point turned into the training video it was intended to be. The script calls for an introduction by “Jeff.” “Here at Enron, we’re in business to make money,” Jeff says. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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CleanUpTexasPolitics forum now online

Posted on February 3, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The first forum for the CleanUpTexasPolitics panelists is now online. Jane Laping of Mothers for Clean Air will be responding. The initial questions were taken from audience members at Tuesday’s event, but you can sign in and ask a few … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The day the music died

Posted on February 3, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

February 3, 1959, was the day in which a plane crash killed rock musicians Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and J.P. “Jape” Richardson, a/k/a The Big Bopper. Here’s a great article about the life of The Bopper, who was a disk … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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New frontiers in advertising

Posted on February 3, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Step right up and put your ad on Shaune Bagwell’s boobies. For $2,000 a month, you can put a tattoo of your company’s logo across her chest. Bagwell is a pretty voluptuous bikini model, so there’s room for a lot … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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On cleaning up Texas politics

Posted on February 2, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I attended a cool event last night, a forum sponsored by Clean Up Texas Politics on the effect of big money in our political campaigns and what’s going on to fix it. Mayor White gave a keynote address, City Council … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Caffeinating a beer near you

Posted on February 2, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The new caffeinated beer, which I mentioned before, is now officially on the market. Putting aside the travesty that is beer with ingredients like “guarana”, this is an Anheuser-Busch product. What more do you need to know? Oh, all right, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Cracker Barrel cooperates

Posted on February 2, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Cracker Barrel becomes the third corporation indicted in the TRMPAC case to cut a deal with the Travis County DA’s office, joining Sears and Diversified Collections Services. Travis County charges against the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. restaurant chain … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Early voting ends in San Antonio

Posted on February 2, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Yesterday was the last day for early voting in the San Antonio special election, which will decide the HD121 race among others. Early turnout was strong, relatively speaking. With the close of early voting Tuesday, 14,157 people had cast early … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Kinky is in

Posted on February 2, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Kinky Friedman has officially announced his candidacy for Governor in 2006. Some 13 months before the established political parties select their nominees in the state primary elections, Friedman and his trademark black cowboy hat and Cuban cigar were entering the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bonilla is in if Hutchison is out

Posted on February 2, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Rep. Henry Bonilla will run for Senate if Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison does not. The announcement, during an interview with a Lubbock radio station, is the first GOP shot fired in what is expected to be a free-for-all to fill … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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No decision yet

Posted on February 2, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

We’ll have to wait till next week to find out what will happen with the Heflin challenge. State Rep. Will Hartnett, R-Dallas, who is gathering evidence for a House committee that will consider Heflin’s charge that he lost because of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The hits keep coming for Ashley McElhiney

Posted on February 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I keep getting boatloads of hits from Google searches for Ashley McElhiney. It’s an odd story and all, but I wouldn’t have guessed there’d be that much interest in a soap opera involving a team from the obscure ABA, even … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Call me Ishmablogger

Posted on February 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I never would have thought that the economics of 19th century whaling could be that interesting. Good thing Ted thought so, though. Be sure to read the comments, too. Continue reading →

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Lottery in decline

Posted on February 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

You can make whatever observations and draw whatever conclusions you want about the demographics of Texas Lottery players. To me, the big story is right here: Fewer people gambled on Texas Lottery games last year than ever, but those who … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Dogs and cats…living together…

Posted on February 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

blogHOUSTON and MeMo are making nice. I’d ask if anyone noticed any bayous running uphill this morning, but as Joel Achenbach so kindly pointed out to us, we don’t have any hills here. Well, at least now we know what … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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DeLay gets on board with Social Security

Posted on February 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I’m sure you’ve been following all the twists and turns in the Social Security privatization personalization modernization transmogrification debate – Josh Marshall has certainly been a tireless resource. It seems we’ve reached a critical juncture: Lawmakers said a turning point … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Internet hunting under the gun

Posted on February 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Remember the point-and-shoot hunting website? It’s under fire from two different sources. State wildlife regulators last week introduced a rules change that would ban remote-controlled hunting for all game animals and game birds native to Texas. The proposed rule is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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