Daily Archives: November 4, 2007

“Minor challenger”

Posted on November 4, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the sweetest thing you’ll read today: Five council incumbents — Adrian Garcia, Ronald Green, Pam Holm, M.J. Khan and Toni Lawrence — are unopposed, and five others: Peter Brown, Anne Clutterbuck, Jarvis Johnson, Sue Lovell and Melissa Noriega, are … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Mayor White endorses HISD bond referendum

Posted on November 4, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Earlier this week, Matt Stiles noted that Mayor White had not yet taken a public position on the HISD bond referendum. Well, now he has, with an endorsement op-ed that’s in the print edition of today’s Chron but which for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Chupacabra report

Posted on November 4, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Meet the chupacabra, such as it is. The results are in: The ugly, big-eared animal found this summer in Cuero is not the mythical bloodsucking chupacabra. It’s just a plain old coyote. Biologists at Texas State University announced Thursday night … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bonds or tax cuts?

Posted on November 4, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Given a choice, would you have preferred that Harris County finance some of the projects it wants to float bonds for with general revenue instead? Because that token tax cut will cost more money than several of those items on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Lawmakers want agency ad dollars audited

Posted on November 4, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

The TxDOT advertising blitz has drawn some scrutiny from state lawmakers. “My concern is that Texas agencies, including TxDOT (the Texas Department of Transportation), have exceeded the proper role of state government and, potentially, their legal authority provided by state … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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