Daily Archives: May 28, 2007

Lampson not running for Senate

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I had been aware for quite some time now that Rep. Nick Lampson was strongly considering a run for the Senate next year instead of a re-election bid in CD22, so this comes as a surprise to me. Mustafa Tameez … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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What passes for normal

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Talk about your anti-climaxes…After the fireworks this week and especially last night, the House appears to be conducting its normal business today, what will hopefully be the last day they’re in session until 2009. Bills are moving, with the parks … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Quorum busted after budget vote

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

If passing the budget wasn’t the big news yesterday, then this would have to be it. Tempers finally spilled over on the House floor this morning with two lawmakers shoving each other and members walking out of the chamber after … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Budget passes

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

What can you say when the budget gets passed and that’s nowhere near the biggest news of the day? The Texas Legislature approved the $152.5 billion state budget after midnight, with supporters defending it as fiscally responsible and critics calling … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Duck and cover, or head for the hills?

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I have a feeling that this is a subject we’ll visit again and again in the coming years. More than half of all evacuees from Hurricane Rita lived on ground high enough to avoid a surge of water from even … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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North Line BRT groundbreaking in July

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Lawsuit or not, at least one part of the Metro expansion plan is moving forward. Metro officials Thursday told Greater Northside Management District executive director Rebecca Reyna and other members of the North Corridor Coalition that construction of the 5.4-mile … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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