Daily Archives: June 1, 2005

Not so fast for KBH

Posted on June 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The Quorum Report gives an update to the Big Upcoming Announcement By Kay Bailey Hutchison story: Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison is certainly not tipping her hand about future plans. But rumors that she will announce her intentions on Thursday or … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Fifty-seven channels and nothing on

Posted on June 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Maybe I expect too much out of the summer schedule these days, but the TV landscape is looking like a vast wasteland between now and fall premiers. I’m glad to see that The 4400 is back, and the promos for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Perry ponders, Kuff yawns

Posted on June 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Say it with me: Governor Perry says he’ll call a special session on school finance reform if those pesky legislators can ever agree amongst themselves on how to go about doing it. “The final chapter is not written,” Perry said. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Why “CSI: Houston” will never crack the primetime lineup

Posted on June 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve not been following the HPD crime lab scandal as closely as I should – Grits and blogHOUSTON have generally been on top of it, so you can scan their archives or those of the Chron to get up to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Anderson verdict overturned

Posted on June 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The US Supreme Court has unanimously overturned the conviction against accounting firm Arthur Andersen for shredding documents related to the Enron investigation. The high court found that the trial judge’s 2002 jury instructions were so vague that jurors could have … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Just when you thought it was safe

Posted on June 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The Texas Legislature may have failed to ban municipalities from offering free wireless network services to its residents, but that doesn’t mean that the US Congress can’t give it a try. Naturally, the person behind this bad idea is a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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