Daily Archives: March 23, 2006

More meetings for the Universities line

Posted on March 23, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

In my earlier post on the big Metro meeting to discuss the location of the Universities rail line, I noted that there would be a number of smaller meetings held by district City Council members Ann Clutterbuck, Ada Edwards, and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Colorado Luis calls it quits

Posted on March 23, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Colorado Luis, one of my favorite state-focused blogs, is calling it a career. This blog has been around since August 2003 and now it is time to close. Back when I started, there were few state level blogs and people … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Delays, delays, nothing but delays

Posted on March 23, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

So the hearing by the 3rd Court of Appeals on whether or not to reinstate one of the indictments against Tom DeLay was yesterday. The ruling will take some time, and the trial is still too far off on the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Coastal criticism of Perry hurricane plan

Posted on March 23, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Not everyone thinks that the hurricane task force plan that Governor Perry recently mandated is a good idea; in particular, the recommendation to make the governor the sole decision-maker on when evacuations should occur was criticized. Giving the governor the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Strayhorn stops state payments to lobby group

Posted on March 23, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

You may recall that Comptroller Strayhorn had announced an audit of payments to the lobbying firm Cassidy & Associates by the state’s Office of Federal and State Relations (OFSR) after the Chron broke a story about C&A’s funneling money back … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Another item for the electronic voting critics

Posted on March 23, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

This is not encouraging. Tom Green County Republican Party Chairman Dennis McKerley suspended the recount of the County Court-at-Law No. 2 race about 1:30 p.m. after seeking advice from the Texas Secretary of State’s Office, which suggested shutting down the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Annexing the Woodlands

Posted on March 23, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Tory has a long piece on the eventual fate of the Woodlands, whose non-annexation treaty with Houston expires in 2011. There’s pros and cons to its absorption by Houston; assuming that Conroe doesn’t beat us to the punch, it’ll be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Wrath of the Soccer Moms

Posted on March 23, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Nice article in the Observer about the Texas Parent PAC and its rather impressive debut in the March primaries. One thing to highlight: In addition to sponsoring the five pro-voucher challengers, Leininger funded a second entity, the Future of Texas … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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