Daily Archives: October 23, 2007

Bush 41 endorses Prop 15

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s a press release from the Lance Armstrong Foundation: President George H. W. Bush today announced his support for Proposition 15, a measure championed by the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) that will establish the Cancer Research and Prevention Institute of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The HISD District 2 trustee overview

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I guess I better stop saying things like “this is the last campaign overview story for this cycle”, because I keep being wrong about that, as today’s piece on the HISD District 2 trustee race demonstrates. Northeast Houston is home … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Proposition 4

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron takes a look at State Proposition 4, to my mind one the genuinely contentious issues on the ballot. Texans who want nicer state parks or who support funding to preserve historic courthouses will have to read between the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Watts dropping out of Senate race

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Whoa. San Antonio-based attorney Mikal Watts will announce this morning that he is pulling out of the race for U.S. Senate, the Guardian has learned. Watts, a Democrat, made calls to close supporters early this morning to explain his decision. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Early voting Google map

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

If you don’t like (or can’t read) the PDF map of early voting locations as put out by the County Clerk’s office, try Matt Stiles’ Google map instead. Click on the pins to get street addresses and directions. There’s a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Craddick D update

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Phillip Martin has a useful chart listing the 15 Craddick Democrats from last session and giving an update as to their current status. The bottom line: Of the 15, there are definitely 5 fewer supporters for Craddick, two “maybes” (three, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Pearland anti-smoking referendum

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Remember the kids from Pearland who got an anti-smoking referendum on their city’s ballot after failing to get a measure passed by the city council? Well, now they’re campaiging to get it passed next month. Voters will decide Nov. 6 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Metro’s five year plan

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

As we know with last week’s announcement, Metro is about to begin construction on five new light rail lines. The Metro blog talks a bit more about how they will go about doing it. We’ve said we would deliver all … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Texas blog roundup for the week of October 22

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

It’s the Early Voting Has Begun edition of the Texas Progressive Alliance blog roundup. Click on to read the highlights. Continue reading →

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