Daily Archives: October 8, 2010

Endorsement watch: Family Court judges

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Ten more benches, ten more endorsements, only this time the score is 8-2 Democrats: 245th Family District Court: Janiece Horn, a Democrat, is our choice for this open bench. 246th Family District Court: Sherri Cothrun, the Democratic challenger, says she … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Playoffs

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

October! Cooler weather! Baseball playoffs! Songs that have the word “play” or “off” in them! Gratuitous exclamation points! 1. Evil Woman Don’t Play Your Games With Me – Crow 2. Foul Play – Robert Cray 3. A Passion Play Edit … Continue reading →

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Jenifer Pool announces for Council

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

We have another contender for the one At Large Council seat that will be open next fall, former Houston GLBT Political Caucus President Jenifer Pool. From her press release, which I received late Wednesday: Jenifer Rene Pool announced her candidacy … Continue reading →

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Interview with Hank Gilbert

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

For the third and final Commissioner candidate, we have Hank Gilbert, who is running for Agriculture Commissioner. Gilbert ran in 2006 and was the top non-judicial vote-getter for the Democrats that year. Gilbert is a rancher from the Tyler area … Continue reading →

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Chron overview of Tax Assessor race

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Sometimes, the difference between two candidates is especially clear. Don Sumners has been complaining about government for so long that the Republican’s slogan for his campaign for tax assessor-collector is “I was tea party before tea party was cool.” Elect … Continue reading →

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What will the teabaggers do?

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

For the most part, I don’t really care what they’ll do, but there is one point worth noting: “I can’t say the tea party support for Rick Perry is very strong, but the opposition to Bill White is intense,” said … Continue reading →

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We’ll only debate you on our terms

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Democratic SBOE candidates accept yet another debate invitation – by all-Republican panel Earlier: Republicans turn down debate after debate and hide from voters, claiming sponsor League of Women Voters is “too Democratic” Note: The following statement is … Continue reading →

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Texas blog roundup for the week of October 4

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

The Texas Progressive Alliance welcomes the arrival of October as it brings you this week’s blog roundup.

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