Daily Archives: May 14, 2007

More city pension woes

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

This doesn’t look good. Short of layoffs, the city won’t meet its full obligation to the municipal pension fund in the next fiscal year, Mayor Bill White says, citing rising public safety and health care costs that are expected to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Lobbying for Craddick

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

If my previous entry isn’t enough to convince you that House Speaker Tom Craddick’s closest buddies are worried about his existential future, consider the following email, which was sent today to all members of the Lege: From: Texas Alliance for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Speaker’s Race II: The Wrath of Tom

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Clay Robison looks back at last week’s parliamentary revolt in the House and speculates about Speaker Tom Craddick’s future. A speaker’s race, with or without Craddick, is all but assured in advance of the next regular session two years from … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Weingarten begins process for River Oaks demolition

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Houstonist brings the latest update on the River Oaks Shopping Center redevelopment: Weingarten Realty Investors, which owns all three properties, on Monday began the process to get approval to demolish the curved section of the River Oaks center on the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More public funding for the Astrodome Hotel?

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

When last we looked, there was talk of Harris County being the financier for the proposed Astrodome Hotel, as private financing had not come through. Now there may be another public avenue for the project, thanks to the Legislature. Sen. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Talking ’bout my generation

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I love this. Pete Townshend probably never imagined this generation singing his song. A group of 40 British seniors (average age: 78) called The Zimmers scored a YouTube hit, gleefully singing The Who’s My Generation in a video that has … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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