Daily Archives: May 6, 2008

Gotta watch those nuns

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I nominate these ladies as the poster children of the voter ID debate. About 12 Indiana nuns were turned away Tuesday from a polling place by a fellow bride of Christ because they didn’t have state or federal identification bearing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Abbott makes hash of needle-exchange program

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Ridiculous. The only government-funded needle exchange program in Texas was quashed before it could even begin, after Attorney General Greg Abbott said today that the law wasn’t clear enough for a new Bexar County pilot program to move forward. The … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The jail overcrowding blues, part whatever

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

It’s the same old story. With the Harris County Jail already filled to the brim and an influx of inmates expected this summer, the sheriff’s department is asking Commissioners Court for permission to send another 1,130 more inmates to Louisiana … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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RIP, Mildred Loving

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Mildred Loving, one-half of the Virginia couple whose Supreme Court case struck down laws against interracial marriage, has died at the age of 68. Loving and her white husband, Richard, changed history in 1967 when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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New flash: Trial lawyers weren’t the problem

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Boy, Monday’s Chron sure was full of head-slappers, wasn’t it? Suburbs have traffic! Professors are people! Tort “reform” hasn’t done squat about the high cost of medical insurance! In 2003 doctors, insurance companies and state leaders sold the voters on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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News flash: Professors are people, too

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

There’s slow news days, and then there’s slow news days. Texas university professors overwhelmingly favor Democratic candidates in their campaign contributions, a Houston Chronicle study of Federal Election Commission records has found. Faculty members have contributed $406,384 to Democratic candidates … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Texas blog roundup for the week of May 5

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Still pondering what this year’s NBA playoffs might have been for the Rockets with a healthy Yao Ming? I can’t help you with that – I’m right there with you, in fact – but I can tell you that politics … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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