Daily Archives: December 11, 2008

One hundred feet

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Oops. Joan Huffman’s campaign for state Senate appears to have broken the law against campaigning on property where voting is taking place, Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman said today. Republican Huffman, opposing Democrat Chris Bell in next Tuesday’s state Senate … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Lawsuit filed over rejected voter registrations

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

J. Goodwille Pierre, who lost his Harris County judicial race by 230 votes, has filed a lawsuit claiming that improperly rejected voter registrations and provisional ballots cost him that election. [H]is lawsuit focuses instead on Harris County voting controversies being … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Yes, it really did snow in Houston last night

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

It wasn’t a hallucination. Falling snowflakes glimmered in streetlights, so wide that they billowed to the ground like parachutes, and so tantalizing that even awestruck adults reached out their hands or stuck out their tongues to catch one. By Wednesday … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Followup on the Libertarian effect in the House

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

In addition to the possible HGLBT endorsement backlash effect, another thing I talked about before the election that I said I’d look at again afterward was the Libertarian effect on the State House. You may recall that an emissary for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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From the “Everything old is new again” files

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Reading this story about concerns over motorcycle safety rang a bell for me. The rash of serious motorcycle accidents in Deer Park reflects a nationwide trend. It prompted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Deer Park police and Harris County … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Privatized parking

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

So, you think Houston has expensive parking meters downtown? It could be worse. If you plan to park at a meter anywhere in Chicago, get ready to carry plenty of change: rates will likely quadruple next month for most spots … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More Senate scrambling

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Vince does an overview of the jockeying for Kay Bailey Hutchison’s eventually-to-be-open Senate seat, and in the midst of a thorough job makes a curious statement: As for Democrats, John Sharp is, as we previously noted, a sure thing. Sharp … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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