Daily Archives: April 24, 2007

Combs rescinds Strayhorn’s question about the business tax

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Boy, does this ever raise a bunch of red flags. Former state Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn more than a year ago asked Attorney General Greg Abbott for a legal opinion on whether the state’s expanded business tax amounts to an … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Senate blocks Perry’s HPV order

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Well, in one area at least, the Lege is standing up to Governor Perry for his attempts at grabbing power. The Senate Monday passed a bill overturning Gov. Rick Perry’s order that middle-school girls be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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One voter ID measure passes, one gets delayed

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I had hope for defeating the voter ID measures, but not that much hope – there’s only so much you can do when your the minority and the majority really really wants something. And so one bill passed while the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Farrar on HB13

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

The following is a press release from Rep. Jessica Farrar (my State Rep) regarding the Homeland Security bill HB13: On Thursday, April 19, the House Committee on State Affairs voted to send HB 13 by Chairman Swinford (R-Dumas) to the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Center’s letter of intent with the city

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

For your perusal, here’s the letter of intent from the Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation to the city of Houston concerning their proposal to buy the land on which they now sit and which they now lease. Most of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Take this dog, please

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Interesting story about how the dog shelters try to make sure that once an animal has been adopted it stays adopted. In an effort to reduce animal returns, municipal and private shelters tinker with their systems. Harris County, for example, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More on wiretapping in Texas

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I briefly mentioned that there are a couple of bills working their way through the Lege that would allow big-city police forces to do wiretaps, instead of having to go through the Department of Public Safety. Grits explains why this … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Save chocolate!

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Julia forwards the call to arms. The FDA is entertaining a “citizen’s petition” to allow manufacturers to substitute vegetable fats and oils for cocoa butter. The “citizens” who created this petition represent groups that would benefit most from this degradation … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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