Daily Archives: June 2, 2005

Combs and Staples make their moves

Posted on June 2, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Man, KBH’s much-awaited announcement is still more than two weeks away, and dominoes are falling already. We’ll start with Ag Commish Susan Combs, who has formally announced that she’s running for Comptroller. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs officially opened her … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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RIP, George Mikan

Posted on June 2, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

George Mikan, the original dominating big man of the NBA, who led the then-Minneapolis Lakers to five titles in six years, died today just shy of his 81st birthday. A superstar decades before the term existed, Mikan was the first … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Congrats to Byron

Posted on June 2, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Congratulations to Byron LaMasters, founding father of the Burnt Orange Report, for graduating college and landing a job. I know I’m not alone in saying that I’ll miss his voice on BOR (he’ll still post occasionally), but he’s leaving the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Courage in CD21?

Posted on June 2, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Matt reports a rumor from the 21nd Congressional District. The buzz is that John Courage may challenge Lamar Smith again. Courage is a San Antonio teacher and former challenger to Smith in 2002. In 2002 Smith received 73% of the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The judicial pay raise flap

Posted on June 2, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

There’s apparently some lingering bad blood from the past legislative session between State Rep. Terry Keel and State Sens. Robert Duncan and Rodney Ellis. Duncan was championing a bill to give a raise in pay to state judges, while Keel … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Fire destroys Oasis restaurant

Posted on June 2, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The Oasis restaurant, an Austin landmark that sits on a cliff overlooking Lake Travis, burned down last night after an apparent lightning strike. The main three-story building, with its treehouse-like decks jutting along a 450-foot cliff overlooking the lake, was … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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When giant inflatable gorillas attack

Posted on June 2, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Now this is what I call an effective bit of political theater. LAFAYETTE — A 28-foot gorilla has begun stalking some of Louisiana’s Republican congressman, starting Tuesday by menacing U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany Jr.’s office in Lafayette’s federal courthouse. While … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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