Daily Archives: January 14, 2009

Voter ID is the single most important issue facing Texas today

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

As far as the Republicans are concerned, at least. That’s the only conclusion one can draw from the actions in the Senate, where there’s a big Republican-led fight going on to suspend the two-thirds rule for voter ID bills only. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Hey, there’s an idea!

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

There are many possible ways that the Rainy Day Fund could be used to help offset some of the bad budget news we got this week. Some of them will be better than others. Nearly all of them will be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Birthday party for Rick Noriega

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

There’s a slightly belated 51st birthday party being thrown for Rick Noriega tomorrow at Marbella’s Banquet Hall, 6632 Harrisburg Boulevard, just off of I-45 and Wayside – here’s a Google map for you, and you can look at the invitation … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Streetcars and the next step for Houston transit

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Christof completed a three-part look at streetcars in Houston (see parts one and two for background) by discussing possible places that streetcars in Houston might make sense. Not surprisingly, they tend to mirror the places where streetcars had been built … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The silliness shifts to the Senate

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

So one phrase I do not expect to type this year is “All hell has just broken loose in the House”. It would seem that I should not expect the same from the Senate, based on the shenanigans of the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Don’t forget Frew

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

While we all continue to ponder what the state’s budget situation will mean, we must remember that certain allocations are mandatory. One example of such is Medicaid funding, for which the state of Texas settled a lawsuit in 2007 that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Grand jury investigating Clemens

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

May be nothing, may be something. A federal grand jury is investigating whether Roger Clemens lied to Congress last year, two people briefed on the matter told The Associated Press on Monday. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because grand … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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