Daily Archives: February 20, 2005

Museum district expansion

Posted on February 20, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Several Houston museums are looking to expand. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is planning an expansion that would bring a massive gallery of 20th century art to its Museum District campus just off Main Street. A couple of blocks … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More on Craddick and TRMPAC

Posted on February 20, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Drip…drip…drip… Speaker Tom Craddick met with a small group of corporate donors to Texans for a Republican Majority at a Washington, D.C., breakfast just a month before the 2002 election and Craddick’s elevation to leader of the Texas House of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Tulsa and Waco

Posted on February 20, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Crooked Timber points to this Financial Times article about the Tulsa race riot of 1921. The riot began, as the battles in America’s race wars often seem to, with an allegation of sexual assault. On the warm afternoon of Memorial … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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