Daily Archives: September 11, 2007

More grumbling about the HISD bond vote

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

More negative feedback for HISD regarding its bond proposal. Residents of Acres Homes and other predominantly African-American neighborhoods said Monday they won’t support the Houston school district’s $805 million bond issue if the schools in their communities remain earmarked for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Lampson, Al Green, Jackson-Lee And Others Comment on Bringing The Troops Home

Posted on September 11, 2007 by admin

The Houston Chronicle got the reaction of local lawmakers to the Petraeus and Crocker testimony on Capitol Hill this week – and how they view bringing the troops home: Congressman Nick Lampson is up first (he’s going to hear from … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Ron Reynolds update

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Hal noticed my earlier post regarding Ron Reynolds, who is going to run a Democratic primary challenge to State Rep. Dora Olivo, and wanted to clear something up: Reynolds told me at Saturday’s Democratic Party function that he indeed had … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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District Clerk appointee to be named today

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

The word I’m hearing from anonymous sources is that today is the day that the district court judges are going to pick their replacement for Charles Bacarisse as District Clerk. I’m told that they want the replacement to be an … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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My visit to the Center

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

As I mentioned before, I had the opportunity last week to take a visit to the Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation and get a tour of the facility from its executive director, Eva Aguirre. The first time I ever … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Books by people I know

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Technically, John Anderson isn’t someone I know, since I’ve never actually met or spoken with him. But he’s the cousin of my buddy Michael Croft, and that’s close enough for me. His book is called Follow the Money, and it’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Everything you wanted to know about Kirby Drive reconstruction

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I think now I know why Robin doesn’t post all that often on her blog: Because when she does post, it’s big, and packed with all kinds of useful stuff. In this case, it’s about the reconstruction plans for Kirby … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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How will the Woodlands govern itself?

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t claim to know how The Woodlands governs itself. After reading this article, I’m still not sure that I understand it. Besides, as someone who’s always lived in a big city, the idea of there not being some kind … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Texas blog roundup for the week of September 10

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

A new week is here and that means it’s time for another edition of the Texas Progressive Alliance’s Blog Round Up. This week’s round-up is brought to you by Vince from Capitol Annex. Click on for the highlights. Continue reading →

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