Daily Archives: December 4, 2007

BOR interviews Judge Criss

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Here. Worth your time to read – kudos to Matt Glazer and Judge Criss for the effort. Check it out. Continue reading →

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Twelve out of thirteen members of Congress recommend Rick Noriega

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

From Team Noriega: In an unprecedented early show of confidence in a candidate for the race for U.S. Senator from Texas, Democratic members of the Texas Delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives today endorsed Texas State Representative Rick Noriega … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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FTA tells Metro to resubmit paperwork for funding

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Mere formality, or potential genuine stumbling block? Beats me. Federal transit officials have told the Metropolitan Transit Authority it must re-apply for approval of its preliminary engineering work for planned light rail lines in the north and southeast corridors. The … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A private Grand Parkway toll road?

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

This could open up a sixpack of worms. A joint venture led by a road construction company and an engineering firm has asked Harris County to enter into a public-private partnership to build and operate the 197-mile Grand Parkway as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bowie Kuhn?

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

The Veterans Committee has enshrined a half dozen executives and managers, and their list contains a surprise. At last, Bowie Kuhn beat Marvin Miller at something. The late commissioner was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday while … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Early voting ends today for Council/HISD runoffs

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Today is the last day to vote early for the City Council/HISD runoff elections. Polls will be open from 7 AM to 7 PM at one of these fine locations. If your experience is anything like mine was, when I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Tarrant’s progress

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

The Democrats up in Tarrant County are feeling pretty good about their chances to make electoral gains next year. Local Democrats are feeling a new sense of urgency to put up a fight in every race, even the long shots. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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It’s official: Criss versus Yanez for Supreme Court Place 8

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

It appears that the Criss/Yanez dilemma, in which sitting Judges Susan Criss and Linda Yanez have announced their intention to run for the same State Supreme Court seat, will not come to a resolution that allows both candidates on the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Amber Moon in HD144

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

At the bottom of Clay Robison’s column yesterday is a mention about what should be another one of the high profile State House races for next year: Amber Moon, communications director for the Texas Democratic Party, is thinking about returning … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Texas blog roundup for the week of December 3

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

As we race towards the finish line for 2007, there’s always time to pause for another weekly roundup of the Texas Progressive Alliance blogs. Coming soon: an announcement of the 2007 Texan of the Year. See Vince for more on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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