Daily Archives: April 7, 2005

Budget news

Posted on April 7, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I confess, I haven’t been paying nearly close enough attention to the budget debates going on in both chambers right now. Inside the Texas Capitol and The Red State have some excellent analyses that I urge you to read. Eddie … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Budget ballyhoo | 4 Comments

Chron writeup on I-45 town hall

Posted on April 7, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the Chron story on Saturday’s I-45 town hall meeting. It’s got a lot more detail about the presentations, so be sure to check it out. One thing I want to highlight from the article that I didn’t mention in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Just implant the chip in my head now and be done with it

Posted on April 7, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Scott is right – you just can’t make this stuff up. Rep. Larry Phillips has proposed HB2893, which would put RFID tags in vehicle registration stickers. I can think of many reasons why this is a bad idea, but you … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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KIOL on the move

Posted on April 7, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

New Houston rock station KIOL is fixing to move to a new spot on the dial. Moving trucks have been spotted in the vicinity of Cumulus Rocker KIOL/Houston, which is poised to annex the 103.7 signal of currently silent sister … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Is the tap turning off for Tom?

Posted on April 7, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

DeLay defense fund donations slow Donations to Majority Leader Tom DeLay’s defense fund have slowed considerably in the last few months. Some of his critics hope to cut the money flow even more with a new line of attack launched … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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How many supporters does a bill need to pass?

Posted on April 7, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

House Bill 1348, the Smith-Eiland bill to tighten campaign finance laws, now has eighty-four coauthors. That’s more than enough votes to pass out of the House right now. So why hasn’t it already done so? This might be a clue: … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Cornyn: Still clueless

Posted on April 7, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Obviously, I gave John Cornyn too much credit when I said he’d “apologized” for his stupid and offensive remarks about threats to judges, since he clearly doesn’t understand what he did wrong. “The lesson I learned is that Washington is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A big fat nothing

Posted on April 7, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I know that there’s now bipartisan opposition to increased gambling this session, but we all know that it’s going to raise its ugly head again one of these days. There’s just too much money pushing for it, and too much … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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