Daily Archives: March 30, 2007

Budget moves forward with a pay raise for teachers

Posted on March 30, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

After the opening snuff of multiple Democratic amendments, things got better from a Democratic perspective as an amendment to give teachers an across-the-board pay raise as part of the budget bill. “Bottom line, members, do we want to give teachers … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Consent searches

Posted on March 30, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

The Texas Criminal Justice Coalition (TCJC) has put out its 2007 report on Law Enforcement and Racial Profiling (PDF), with all the data you could want about who gets subjected to consent searches (i.e., searches by police where there is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Is this the end for the Astrodome Hotel?

Posted on March 30, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Back in August, Commissioners’ Court approved a plan by the Astrodome Redevelopment folks to secure financing for their much-touted Dome Hotel. They were supposed to have that in hand by March of this year. Well, as Tom and Houstonist have … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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No red light cameras yet for Alamo Heights

Posted on March 30, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

While the city-within-a-city of Balcones Heights has adopted red light cameras, its sister city-within-a-city Alamo Heights has demurred. Police Chief Rick Pruitt says right now the situation is too fluid, with many measures in the Legislature that would crack down … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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