Daily Archives: July 5, 2009

Stimulus funds and road projects

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Stimulus funds are coming to a road that may be near you. Texas received $2.25 billion from the stimulus for transportation. That’s on top of the $3 billion it got in federal highway funds this year. The regular federal allotment … Continue reading →

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Weekend link dump for July 5

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam, born on the Fourth of July… Go green, Austin. Via Kos. Great timing, y’all. Happy Birthday, ActBlue. Did you know they can now take donations via Twitter? Well, now you do. Rarely … Continue reading →

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District H Town Hall meeting

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

From Inside Central Houston: A Town Hall Meeting on “Proposed Center Street Recycle Center Relocation” will be 6 – 8 p.m. July 6 at the West End Multi-Service Center, 170 Heights Blvd. It will be hosted by District H Houston … Continue reading →

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Benefit for Jason Nodler

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Jason Nodler is the artistic director for The Catastrophic Theatre. The following is an email from Tamarie Cooper: Dear Friends, Many of you know that Jason was the victim of a serious hit and run accident while in Amsterdam this … Continue reading →

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Hochberg responds to Perry’s veto

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I missed this last week, but State Rep. Scott Hochberg sent out a press release, which is posted on the House website about Governor Perry’s veto of his bill HB1457. If Governor Perry was denied a voter registration certificate because … Continue reading →

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