Daily Archives: May 30, 2007

Metro’s partnership

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

This article on the status of Metro’s current projects such as the North Line BRT is both encouraging and frustrating. Two of Metro’s bus rapid transit projects will be part of a federal pilot program to measure the potential cost … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Sly for Speaker?

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Yesterday, the Chron Texas Politics blog reported that House Speaker Pro Tem and staunch Tom Craddick ally Rep. Sylvester Turner was non-committal about who he’d support in 2009. Turner says he’s a free agent as far as the 2009 speaker’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Fox versus Crosby

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Diane Trautman alerts me to an interesting town hall meeting that took place in Crosby (small town northeast of Houston) last night. [A] recent Fox-26 news [report] showed that supposedly 1 in every 30 residents in Crosby is a child … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Governor Perry’s first veto

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

According to Grits, Governor Perry’s first veto of 2007 was for Continue reading →

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“We’ll go somewhere where there’s cheese!”

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

A little bit of California comes to the Panhandle. “It is remote, and I’ll tell you what: It took a little getting used to,” said Richard Avila, who’s in the process of moving much of his family’s 119-year-old Northern California … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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“Lost” Season 3 screen cap recap

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Did I mention that I finally got to see the Lost season three finale over the weekend, thanks to my in-laws’ TiVo? For those who still haven’t seen it, all I’ll say is Wow. Just, wow. Now, for those of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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CD Death Watch: One more Christmas

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Another post in my occasional series on the impending death of the compact disc. Today’s entry: This could be the last good Christmas for the music industry and its CD sales. Despite costly efforts to build buzz around new talent … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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