Daily Archives: December 14, 2005

Filing news: Richard Raymond drops CD28 bid

Posted on December 14, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Well, everyone else is already on top of this story, in which State Rep. Richard Raymond has dropped his bid to unseat US Rep. Henry Cuellar in CD28. He will instead refile for his State House seat in HD42. “Although … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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West U Wi-Fi

Posted on December 14, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Via Houstonist, the city-within-the-city of West University Place is following in Houston’s footsteps by doing a study to see if a municipal Wi-Fi network would be a good idea for them. Council members asked [City Manager Michael] Ross to negotiate … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Strayhorn says she’s not an Independent

Posted on December 14, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

PerryVsWorld has been all over the Strayhorn as independent rumors, going so far as to get a comment out of the CKS campaign, which was “Carole Keeton Strayhorn is a Republican candidate for Governor.” The Star Telegram made the same … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Filing news: A challenger for Grusendorf

Posted on December 14, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

According to the Quorum Report, a UT-Arlington professor named Diane Patrick will take on State Rep. Kent Grusendorf in the GOP primary for HD94. Here’s a news article about her, and here’s her official bio. One comment: That news story … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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It’s Always Christmastime For Visa

Posted on December 14, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Via Grits, the Austin Lounge Lizards have chipped in to another music/animation project for Consumers Union (see here and here for earlier efforts). This one is about credit cards and the many ways in which the end users get screwed. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Will the Thrill

Posted on December 14, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Jay Jaffe uses his JAWS system to evaluate the Class of 2006 hitters in this BP Premium article, and suggests that three current players on the ballot are Hall-worthy. One is Allen Trammell, whom I’d briefly pondered previously. I’m convinced … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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