Daily Archives: June 17, 2008

Houston Votes! kickoff fundraiser

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

After you put the TexBlog PAC fundraiser on your calendar, put this one on next: Houston Votes! Benefitting voter registration in Houston July 1, 2008 The Continental Club 3700 Main Street 6-8 p.m. $20 Catering: Ragin’ Cajun Entertainment: Zydeco Joseph … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Council to vote on K-Mart settlement payments

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

And we’re one step closer to officially putting all the lawsuits that stemmed from the K-Mart Kiddie Roundup into the books for good. [Houston City Council] on Wednesday will consider whether to settle one lawsuit brought by 59 people who … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Interview with Ernie Casbeer

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Next up on the interview list is Ernie Casbeer, who came out of nowhere to get 44.5% of the vote in a district (PDF) where no other Democrat topped 40% – Bill Moody scored 39.7% in HD59, with most other … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Good poll news in CD10

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

CD10 candidate Larry Joe Doherty has released a poll memo (PDF) with some good and interesting news. This district may have been gerrymandered to be a safe Republican seat, but it certainly does not look like one any longer. In … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Coming attractions on the business tax

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

From last week, the Chron’s Alan Bernstein notes a problem the Republicans will be have to deal with for November and beyond: [Thursday], across Discovery Green from the downtown convention, two Democratic state House members and Democratic candidates for the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Texas blog roundup for the week of June 16

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I’m still basking in the glow of seeing my Yankees win a pair of games with my dad, so I don’t have a snappy intro to this week’s Texas Progressive Alliance blog roundup handy. So pretend I had something amusing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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