Daily Archives: February 16, 2005

SafeClear in the clear

Posted on February 16, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Looks like Senator Whitmire got what he wanted and will drop his push to kill SafeClear. Whitmire said the bill he filed to kill the program still will technically be pending before the Senate, but that he won’t push it … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Voting rights and wrongs

Posted on February 16, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Greg Moses of the Texas Civil Rights Review has embarked on his study of the original documents in the Heflin electoral challenge. Today he reports on the case of one deposed voter who answered the questions the way they deserved … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The ultimate aphrodisiac

Posted on February 16, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

In the Pink Texas dissects Paul Burka’s list of the “25 Most Powerful Texans” in this month’s Texas Monthly. I think she’s wrong on Ronnie Earle (we’ll see if he gets convictions in the Ellis/Colyandro/RoBold cases; I believe it will … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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These are the suckers that are born every minute

Posted on February 16, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Via Ginger: About four percent of online adults, representing some five million people, have purchased a product or service via spam. I am at a loss for words. Continue reading →

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Wampum temporarily down

Posted on February 16, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Unfortunately, the fine folks at Wampum were not able to cover the steep bandwidth costs resulting from their annual hosting of the Koufax Awards, and so their site is currently offline. If you want to help them get back up … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Support for gasoline tax increase

Posted on February 16, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

House Speaker Tom Craddick has thrown his support behind an effort to prevent the state’s gas tax from eroding over time. The tax, last increased in 1991, is a major revenue-raiser for highways and the public schools, but the state … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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