Daily Archives: May 30, 2006

Rep. Gonzalez’s letter to Accenture

Posted on May 30, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Previously, I noted that US Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D, San Antonio) and three of his colleagues sent a letter to Governor Perry expressing their concerns over the manifest failures of the THHSC privatization effort. At the time, I could not … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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New downtown treatment facility set to open

Posted on May 30, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Another story from the weekend: A new 300-bed drug treatment facility is set to open next week. It’s already in demand. As of last week, county probation officials said, 170 men and 48 women were waiting. Officials hope to cut … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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When bad technology happens to good people

Posted on May 30, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Via Kimberly, I present to you the 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time. You can mourn the CueCat if you want to, I’m getting an involuntary shudder thinking about PointCast, which our help desk quickly decided it would not … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Cactus Records to reopen?

Posted on May 30, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Metroblogging Houston has a heard-from-a-friend report that the late, lamented Cactus Records might be reborn under new ownership at the same location. I say take it with a grain of salt, since a move like this would have (I presume, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Who owns Astroworld now?

Posted on May 30, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

From the weekend, we had this story about the real estate investors who bought the land that Astroworld once inhabited. The biographical stuff doesn’t interest me that much, I was looking for clues about what’s next for that property. Alas, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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