Daily Archives: June 6, 2009

One week of early voting in the District H runoff

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I did my civic duty on Friday at Moody Park, early in the morning – according to the sign-in sheet, I was the fifth person to vote that day. That makes me one of 1302 people to cast their ballot, … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: The Bad Precedents

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

In honor of sine die, Austin’s most powerful band: Rock on, y’all.

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A third try for Sly?

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I find this a little hard to understand. Rep. Sylvester Turner is thinking about running for Mayor of Houston, again. His press folks just confirmed to me that he’s “thinking it over” and will make a decision in two weeks. … Continue reading →

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Moving rail outward

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

David Crossley of Houston Tomorrow contributes a blog post to the Chron about an idea for transit in the Energy Corridor out west on I-10 that’s as interesting in its origins as it is in its concept. Check it out.

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The secret coaches’ poll

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Starting next year, you may know which college football coaches are voting in the USA Today Top 25 coaches’ poll, but you may not know how they vote at the end of the year. The final regular-season ballots in the … Continue reading →

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