Daily Archives: January 11, 2010

Strange parallels

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

This Chron story about the primary challenges to Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee goes out of its way to try to find parallels to Jackson Lee’s own successful primary election of 1994. A little too far, I think. The district looks … Continue reading →

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Hector Uribe may be my favorite candidate for this cycle

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Anyone who can send out a press release like this is someone who can make the election season just a little more enjoyable. In Stunning Move, Land Commissioner Candidate Hector Uribe Already up on Statewide TV (Austin) Democratic candidate for … Continue reading →

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Judicial Q&A: Porfirio Diaz

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

(Note: I am running a series of Q&As for judicial candidates in contested Democratic primaries. There are a lot of judicial races on the ballot in Harris County this election, and so this is intended to help introduce the candidates … Continue reading →

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The DMN on the SBOE

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

The DMN takes a look at the various State Board of Education races for 2010. Much of this we already know, but two things to note: Eight of the 15 board seats are on the ballot this year. Three of … Continue reading →

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Some day our US Attorney will come

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

As far as I can tell, if Sens. Cornyn and Hutchison have their way, the US Attorney positions in Texas will remain vacant until after the next Republican President is elected. A classic political stalemate pitting Texas’ Democratic congressional delegation … Continue reading →

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We’ll always have skeeters

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Wait, so all this arctic weather doesn’t mean a reduction in the mosquito population? So what’s the point of it, then? “The freeze is going to kill some of the population, but it’s not going to wipe out everything,” said … Continue reading →

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Here comes Powerball

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Powerball will come to Texas as soon as January 31 after a unanimous vote approving sales of its tickets by the Texas Lottery Commission. “What the Legislature has charged us to do is to raise revenue, and this is going … Continue reading →

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