Daily Archives: April 17, 2007

Clarification of the Center’s lease with the city

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

The following was sent to me by Ed Davis, who is a media contact for the Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation: Clarification of $1 rental agreement with The City of Houston: Since the original lease was amended effective June … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Time for the real sausagemaking to begin

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Of all the things the Lege does, none is quite as awe-inspiring and stomach-churning as the joint committee to reconcile the House and Senate budgets. Basically, everything that’s happened so far – in particular, all of the victories by the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TDEX followup

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Previously, I mentioned that Rep. David Swinford had promised to amend his HB13 to include DPS oversight of the TDEx database. Here’s a statement from Rep. Richard Raymond, who had introduced HB4108 for that purpose after news of TDEx became … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Five and ten

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

If you want to know why every other year some of us turn into obsessive Lege-watchers, the answer is in stories like this. A bill designed to give homeowners some relief from rising property appraisals was tentatively approved by the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A rail threefer

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Catching up from yesterday, three related items of interest: First, the Chron speaks out about the anti-rail “lawsuit” from last week: In what is shaping up as a repeat of an unsuccessful but expensive legal battle to stop the Main … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TDEx fallout

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Big Governor may be watching, but it looks like DPS may be about to get into his way. According to the Observer, Rep. David Swinford has agreed to amend HB13, the Homeland Security/border security bill that Governor Perry is pushing, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Ban on demolition in Old Sixth Ward could be permanent

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

The moratorium on demolitions in the Old Sixth Ward may be made permanent. City officials have proposed a permanent ban on demolitions of historical buildings in part of the Old Sixth Ward — a proposal that would be the most … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More on the DMN’s death penalty change of heart

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

More good stuff from the Dallas Morning News, whose conversion on the death penalty has if not the zeal then certainly the earnestness one expects from a convert. In theory, the ultimate punishment is imposed for the most heinous of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Voter ID bills coming soon

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Sometime in the next few days (it was going to be today, but it got postponed), the odious voter ID bills, HBs 218 and 626 will come to the floor of the House. Never mind that claims of voter fraud … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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