Daily Archives: July 23, 2008

Brimer will appeal

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I guess State Sen. Kim Brimer hasn’t lost in court often enough yet, because he wants to try again with the appeals court. “We are in the process of both: campaigning for the fall election and appealing the district court’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Culberson: Let me revise and extend those remarks

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Last week, when Rep. John Culberson criticized NASA by saying it had “failed us miserably” and “wastes a vast amount of money”, I wrote that I expected Culberson would wind up walking back his remarks. Looks like I was right. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Harris County money race

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve referred to the 2008 elections here as being very different from what we’re used to seeing. One simple reason for that is that there will be ample funding available for local Democratic campaign efforts. Disclosures on a complicated web … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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One more race on the ballot

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Due to the untimely death of Harris County Probate Judge Russell Austin last month, there will be one more race on the ballot this fall. As of yesterday, the Harris County GOP has chosen its nominee for that bench. About … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Where’s your report, Chuck?

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Oops. Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman says she will ask District Attorney Ken Magidson to look into the fact that former District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal apparently hasn’t filed his semi-annual campaign finance report. The deadline was July 15. Rosenthal resigned … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Homes for the homeless

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Given the previous story about the problem of dealing with mentally ill homeless folks that the jails have, this article about a proposed shelter for them is quite timely. The list of those who support Magnolia Glen, a project that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Kos comes to Houston

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I mentioned before that I had the chance to meet Markos Moulitsas Zuniga from Daily Kos. He mentioned to me as we chatted that he’d be back in Texas soon, Houston in particular, as part of his book tour. Turns … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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