Daily Archives: August 1, 2007

SafeClear renewal pending

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

More money for another year of SafeClear is on the agenda for City Council today. Council approval would authorize $1,869,474 for the program during the fiscal year that began July 1. The money would be used to reimburse 11 companies … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Hotze lawsuit against city over revenue caps tossed

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Okay, so back in 2004 there were two competing revenue cap proposals for the city of Houston on the ballot. One only limited property and sales tax revenues plus water/sewer service fees, while the other affected those plus revenue generated … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Noriega for Texas video

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Cool. Thanks to McBlogger for the link. More videos will be here if you want to subscribe. And of course, if you like what you see, you know what to do. Continue reading →

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Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation update

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

At last report, the Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation had signed a letter of intent to buy the land they now lease from the city. That agreement was contingent on City Council approval of the deal, which should be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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By the way, the TYC is still broken

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

In case you were curious. The probation officer responsible for monitoring how Harris County juveniles are treated at Texas Youth Commission facilities said Monday that some youths have been waiting as long as 18 months to get into a sex … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Mighty expensive groceries you’ve got there, Mister Speaker

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

You might have seen RG Ratcliffe’s report on how various legislators and statewide officeholders have been spending their campaign cash, which is something which my colleagues JohnCoby and Muse have been doing tirelessly for months now. Possibly the most interesting … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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