Daily Archives: May 18, 2007

Toll road moratorium in limbo

HB1892, the toll road moratorium vehicle that was sent to Governor Perry despite his veto threat and warnings of a special session, will be officially vetoed today. HB792, the compromise toll road moratorium that’s supposed to mollify Perry while still … Continue reading Continue reading

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CHIP expansion finally nearing

Still not the best we can do, but better than what we’ve got. Budget negotiators agreed Thursday to spend as much as $89.5 million to expand CHIP, which is for children in families that don’t qualify for Medicaid and can’t … Continue reading Continue reading

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Anti-abortion bills postponed till today

Well, we may or may not get another floor fight over HB218 in the Senate, but just to ensure that today won’t be a quiet Friday in Austin, those anti-abortion bills that mysteriously appeared on the House calendar shortly after … Continue reading Continue reading

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Revisiting Heflin-Vo

I looked through some of my Election 2004 archives as I was searching for the Andy Taylor links in my previous post, and doing so reminded me of just how much the election contest brought by Talmadge Heflin against Hubert … Continue reading Continue reading

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Anti-rail “lawsuit” hearing

Didn’t get to this yesterday, but the hearing for the anti-rail “lawsuit” took place on Wednesday. A judge heard arguments Wednesday, but did not rule, on a Richmond Avenue resident’s request to order Metropolitan Transit Authority officials to testify about … Continue reading Continue reading

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Where’s the review?

Remember the telecom bill that was finally passed in the second special session of 2005? Sure you do. What you may not remember – or, like me, even have realized – is that it contained a provision to do formal … Continue reading Continue reading

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Digital singles

Back when vinyl ruled the world, I was never much for buying 45s instead of regular LPs, so I never really noticed as the record industry killed them off. But it’s still amusing to see the format get resurrected in … Continue reading Continue reading

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Making the case for Dynamo Stadium

Chron soccer writer Glenn Davis makes his pitch for the proposed downtown Dynamo Stadium. Let me borrow a real estate phrase: Location, location, location is what this is about, and a downtown stadium will be an unparalleled vehicle for promoting … Continue reading Continue reading

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An open letter to Les Alexander

Dear Les, Whatever you do, please don’t hire this guy. We Rockets fans have suffered enough. Yours, Charles Continue reading

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It takes a village of bohemian hippie attorneys

I love having an excuse to run this picture: Lisa Gray looks at my favorite development project and wonders if it really will – or even can – be all that. Sonoma itself doesn’t seem concerned about even the shallowest … Continue reading Continue reading

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