Daily Archives: November 17, 2008

Election date set for SD17

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

And the winner is…December 16. Gov. Rick Perry today announced a special runoff election to fill the vacancy in Senate District 17 to be held on Dec. 16, 2008. A special election to fill the seat left vacant by the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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IBM is the new Accenture

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

File this under “Privatization Blues”. The $863 million IBM Corp. contract to consolidate the computer data centers of 27 state agencies offered the promise of doing more for less. IBM and its partners — the Team for Texas — would … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Precinct analysis: The Obama effect

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Ready for some precinct data analysis? Let’s get started. There will be a lot of these entries, because there’s a lot of interesting data. Today let’s take a look at how Barack Obama’s performance in Harris County compared to the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Time to gear up for Chris Bell

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

There’s still one more election to go before we can put 2008 to bed, and that’s the runoff for the special election in SD17. Democratic candidates got a majority of the vote on November 4, and Chris Bell came out … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Riddler versus the undocumented

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The Texas Observer tells of some pre-filing mischief by State Rep. Debbie Riddle. House Bill 50 would bar undocumented immigrants from paying in-state tuition. Similar bills failed last session. HB 48 would allow for state investigations into employers who have … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Cibrian in San Antonio

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

As entertaining as the Austin Mayor’s race may be, there should be a very interesting battle in San Antonio to replace the term-limited Mayor Phil Hardberger. First term City Council member Diane Cibrian is in. “I’m moving forward,” Cibrian said. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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