Daily Archives: March 1, 2005

TRMPAC lawsuit, Day One

Posted on March 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The lawsuit against the Texans for a Republican Majority PAC is underway, and one of the first witnesses says they shoulda known better. Texans for a Republican Majority, formed by Republican U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, should have reported … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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MALDEF on the pending Edgewood case

Posted on March 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Something I meant to link to when discussing the forthcoming Democratic alternative to HB2 but forgot was a series of posts by Greg Moses covering the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)’s position on the upcoming Supreme Court review … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Reports from the Dallas Dems meeting

Posted on March 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Byron sides with the disgruntled precinct chairs. Vince, Pink Dome, and Kerry sympathize with DCDP Chair Susan Hays. However you slice it, it sounds like it was ugly. I just hope it all gets settled soon. UPDATE: Kerry explains his … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Accenture to get HHSC call center

Posted on March 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Following up on this post regarding the new call center system in Texas’ Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), we see that they have made a tentative award of a contract to Accenture. Notice of Tentative Award HHSC announces the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Woodfill responds

Posted on March 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

County GOP Chair Jared Woodfill responds to the earlier story in which he criticized City Council members for not being more in opposition to Mayor White and to the criticism he received for that story. There’s nothing here that I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More tomfoolery

Posted on March 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The Raw Story follows up on their previous piece which outlined new allegations of inappropriate behavior by Tom DeLay. Will any Democrat step up and file another ethics complaint? Nancy Pelosi seems to be calling for someone to do so. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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