Daily Archives: February 21, 2008

Early voting Day Two

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the Daily Record of Early Voting (PDF), which has been updated to reflect Wednesday’s totals on the Harris County Clerk’s webpage. Day Two was similar to Day One, with a tiny dropoff. There were 8903 Democratic in-person votes cast, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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V.O.T.E.R. candidate forum this Saturday

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Via email from Andy Neill: There will be a “Volunteers Organized to Exercise Responsibility” (V.O.T.E.R.) Candidate Forum this Saturday, Feb 23rd, where candidates for DA, Sheriff, and County Judge will be featured. Other candidates are welcome to appear and will … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Dynamo Stadium land deal vote tagged

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

We’ll have to wait for City Council to take action on the Dynamo Stadium land deal until next week, as it was tagged on the Council agenda yesterday. The vote was delayed for a week because legal documents were not … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Clinton rally was mediocre

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Tiffany Tyler

On the whole, I thought the Bill Clinton rally last night was pretty uninspiring. Not just because he started speaking almost two hours late or because Hofheinz was barely half-full (I think the capacity is 8,500). I haven’t been excited … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Defense attorneys want new DA named

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Excuse me, Governor Perry? When are we going to get a new DA? Patrick McCann, president of the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association, said that one interpretation of state law suggests a district attorney’s office without an elected head is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Lawsuit against Sheriff’s office begins

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The lawsuit against the Harris County Sheriff’s office that led to the discovery of Chuck Rosenthal’s email collection (and its missing pieces), which had been delayed due to a motion to recuse the presiding judge, is underway. Two brothers who … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Fundraising for Memorial Park

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The West 11th Street Park isn’t the only park getting attention this week. So is Memorial Park. City officials and local parks advocates Tuesday launched a $10 million fundraising campaign for a new running trail, expanded tennis facilities, a pedestrian … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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About those new episodes…

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

So like most people, I was happy to hear that the Writers’ Guild strike finally came to an end, and that we’d get to see new episodes of some favorite TV shows soon. But this harshed my mellow a bit. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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