Daily Archives: February 15, 2006

February numbers from Rasmussen

Posted on February 15, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

BOR and PerryVsWorld have the latest Rasmussen poll numbers for the Texas gubernatorial race. 500 Likely voters; MoE 4.5%, pollster Scott Rasmussen; conducted February 6th. Rick Perry 40% Carole Strayhorn 31% Chris Bell 13% Kinky Friedman 9% Rick Perry 38% … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Psst…Wanna be a blog critic?

Posted on February 15, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Dwight is looking for a blog critic. As I’ve been looking for and reading hundreds of Houston blogs with an eye toward linking them on our Opinion page, I’ve been thinking a lot about the quality of the posts. There’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Blog stuff | 6 Comments

Reminder about Richmond rail METRO meeting

Posted on February 15, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Christof says that we’ll be seeing “a lot of press coverage on Richmond rail in the next few days”, thanks to the METRO board meeting on the rail line tomorrow and a protest by the anti-Richmond people today. While the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | 1 Comment

1836 no more?

Posted on February 15, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

The new MLS team Houston 1836 is considering a name change. Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Sylvia Garcia said Tuesday that Philip Anschutz, owner of the Anschutz Entertainment Group, which in turn controls 1836, confirmed that a name change is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Donna Howard wins runoff

Posted on February 15, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Final tally, hot off the Secretary of State page: Candidate Votes Pct ============================ Ben Bentzin 9,281 42.38 Donna Howard 12,618 57.62 Remember, this was a district drawn to elect a Republican, and Todd Baxter got 52.37% in 2002 when he … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Club for Growth pushes Cuellar

Posted on February 15, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

It’s pretty much like this: Being a friend of the Club for Growth is not anything a Democrat should want to be. It’s roughly equivalent to MoveOn making an endorsement in a Republican primary. So go support the Democrat who … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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