Daily Archives: March 20, 2008

GOP files complaint against Rep. Vo over fundraiser

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

This feels like a reach to me, but I suppose you never know. The Republican Party of Texas is calling for an investigation into a December fundraiser for Rep. Hubert Vo hosted by a supporter who may be more used … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Let’s review those deals

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Earlier this week, Commissioners Court voted to review all the real estate deals they made with a couple of guys who are now caught up in a federal bribery investigation. The Commissioners Court voted Tuesday to review all of Harris … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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What’s another hundred grand?

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Ka-ching! The lawyer who asked a federal judge to pay his legal team $4.4 million this week for representing two brothers in a civil rights case settled this month wants $132,000 more for past and potential legal work on the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Injunction sought to stop wind farm construction

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Another skirmish in the battle over wind farms on the Kenedy Ranch. The legal battle over two large and controversial wind energy projects on the South Texas coast escalated Tuesday when the Coastal Habitat Alliance asked a federal judge in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Craddick’s lawyer changes story regarding PAC donations

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Interesting. A lawyer for Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick reversed himself Tuesday, saying the Midland Republican specified that he wanted his $250,000 donation to a political committee to go to several House Democrats who supported him. When Travis County prosecutors … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Get better, OJ!

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

No, not that OJ. This is about former Rice linebacker OJ Brigance, who had an outstanding career in the Canadian Football League before coming to the NFL and winning a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens, and who was recently … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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El Paso puts up a roadblock to the border fence

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The city of El Paso joins the resistance to the border fence. The country’s largest border city has decided to block efforts by federal authorities to use an access road that cuts across city property to work on existing border … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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