Daily Archives: April 19, 2006

Docs endorse Perry Plan

Posted on April 19, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Score one for Governor Perry: The previously recalcitrant Texas Medical Association (TMA) has agreed to endorse the Texas Tax Reform Commission’s business tax plan. The TMA had opposed the expanded business tax that Perry is promoting to help pay for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Perry criticizes H-GAC evacuation committee plan

Posted on April 19, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Yesterday, I wondered how Governor Perry would react to the Houston-Galveston Area Council’s (H-GAC) cretive interpretation of his executive order to name a single person to manage future catastrophes that may strike the region. Today we find that the answer … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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CREW goes after Sessions

Posted on April 19, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Add another name to the list of Texas Congressfolk who may find themselves in trouble with the Justice Department: Rep. Pete Sessions. The Lone Star Project has the details. As the Lone Star Project predicted in January, questionable official actions … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Appeals court upholds dismissal of DeLay conspiracy indictment

Posted on April 19, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

The 3dr Court of Appeals in Austin has upheld the dismissal of the conspiracy charge against soon-to-be-former Congressman Tom DeLay. The Sugar Land Republican, who has announced he plans to retire from Congress, still faces money-laundering charges. But the appellate … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Liveblogging the Austin events

Posted on April 19, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

For those of you who missed them yesterday, Karl-T has the blog coverage of the Sen. Russ Feingold/John Courage event (with a post-event wrapup here), while Perry did the deed for the David Van Os whistlestop filibuster at the Capitol. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Not such a troublemaker after all

Posted on April 19, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I have to say, Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson‘s office puts out some of the more entertaining press releases that I get: AUSTIN – Even as legislators are set to consider proposed sin taxes to help resolve the school finance dilemma, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Texas Monthly cover story on Tom DeLay

Posted on April 19, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s a limited-time-only preview of the latest Texas Monthly cover story, on the rise and fall of Tom DeLay. It’s a good read, and it starts out with a little grist for all of our mills: IT WAS EARLY IN … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More HHSC privatization bashing

Posted on April 19, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

It’s time once again to play Let’s Bash HHSC Privatization! Anyone can play, but it’s more fun if you have a say in how the contractor gets paid. Angry House budget writers demanded Monday to know if the state will … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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