Daily Archives: September 25, 2007

S-CHIP vote in the House today

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

The battle over S-CHIP will be re-joined today as the House takes up the a compromise bill that was agreed upon last Friday. An earlier version of that bill, HR 976, passed with 68 votes in the Senate last month, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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HISD still struggling with the bond referendum

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I know HISD has said repeatedly that it will not remove the bond referendum from the ballot this November. And though they’ve picked up some support recently, the overall news continues to be bad for them. The Houston Independent School … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Interview with James Rodriguez

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

And on we go with the Council interviews as I head back to District I for a conversation with James Rodriguez. Rodriguez was Chief of Staff to Council Member Carol Alvarado for four and a half years and is now … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Texas blog roundup for the week of September 24

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

New week, new Texas blog roundup. Some new faces in the links below, so click on and see what’s happening. Continue reading →

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The anti-Bolsover

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve blogged quite a bit about the Sonoma project in the Rice Village for which a one-block stretch of Bolsover has been abandoned by the city to the developer so it can be turned into a pedestrian plaza. (If you … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Fifty years of vocational training

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

The Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation is celebrating 50 years of offering vocational training – yesterday was the ceremony observing the anniversary. KUHF has a brief story, which as far as I can tell is the only mention in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The end (?) of hurricane season in Texas

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

According to SciGuy, in the past 150 years, only three hurricanes have hit the Texas coast after September 24, the most recent being Jerry in 1989. The 24th is a key date, since it’s when Rita made landfall in 2005, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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