Daily Archives: December 16, 2008

Huffman defeats Bell

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Alas. The Democrats had the votes in November, but thanks to the Republican ringer, that wasn’t good enough. My sincere thanks to Chris Bell for all he did. He deserved better. Congratulations for Sen.-elect Joan Huffman on her victory. May … Continue reading →

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White officially announces

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Bill White for Texas. Just a video file of his announcement and a place to give your email address for updates. I understand a formal announcement is coming tomorrow. So there you have it. Miya and the Chron have the … Continue reading →

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Today is Runoff Day

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Well, this is it. Today is officially the last day of the Election 2008 cycle in Texas as Chris Bell goes up against Joan Huffman for SD17. I caught one of Huffman’s ads on the tube last night. It’s more … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Some sloppy Senate reporting

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The Hill has a story about Houston Mayor Bill White’s apparent decision to run for the Senate seat that will presumably be vacated by Kay Bailey Hutchison. By my count, it has three errors in it. The three-term mayor, who … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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El Paso versus the border fence

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

El Paso joins the lawsuit brigade against the border fence. In asking the court to review a lawsuit previously dismissed by a federal court judge, lawyers for El Paso County contend that U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff overstepped his … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Texas blog roundup for the week of December 15

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

No shoes were thrown in the making of this Texas Progressive Alliance weekly roundup post. Click on for the highlights. Continue reading →

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