Daily Archives: February 13, 2007

Earthlink wins city WiFi contract

Posted on February 13, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

We have a provider. The city disclosed today that it has chosen Atlanta-based EarthLink Municipal Networks to provide a citywide, wireless Internet network within the next two years. An official announcement was scheduled for a 4 p.m. news conference today, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Under the bili lights

Posted on February 13, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Tiffany called me after I returned home on Sunday night to tell me that Audrey had an elevated bilirubin count, and that she had been placed under the bili light as a result, in order to prevent any serious problems. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Slow down the coal plant fast track

Posted on February 13, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I have not followed the news about Governor Perry’s intent to fast-track approval of construction of 11 coal-fired power plants for TXU very closely – for background, see here, here, here, and here. I do note that as with so … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Shoot! Shoot!

Posted on February 13, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I must confess, it had never occurred to me that Texas’ laws regarding the use of deadly force to protect one’s property needed to be loosened, but that’s what they’re fixing to do in the Lege. Sen. Jeff Wentworth of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The most endangered historic places of 2007

Posted on February 13, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Also from last week: Preservation Texas lists its most endangered historic places for 2007. As noted by Houstonist, five of them are in and around Houston. Some of these you know about, like the River Oaks Theater and Shopping Center, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Will the spending cap be punted to the voters?

Posted on February 13, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Catching up on an item from last week, the Senate moved closer to passing a constitutional amendment that would permanently remove buying down local taxes from spending cap calculations. Despite complaints that they’re trying to pass the buck to voters, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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