Daily Archives: August 9, 2012

We speak again of an elections administrator

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

As you know, I’ve been wondering when this might happen. Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart said he will ask the Texas Secretary of State’s Office to examine his office’s election processes after a “human error” in his office caused erroneous … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

A matter of priorities

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

Compare and contrast. State Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, the outspoken voice of the far right in the Senate, said he will be pushing vouchers that parents of school-age children could use for charter schools, online offerings or additional alternatives to … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 19 Comments

Oh, God, make it stop

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

Hell, no. [Kinky] Friedman, the singer-satirist and unsuccessful candidate for governor in 2006, says Perry is vulnerable to a challenge if he runs for re-election in two years. And Kinky knows just the challenger to beat him — Kinky Friedman. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2014 | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Texas blog roundup for the week of August 6

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

The Texas Progressive Alliance salutes NASA for its awesome job with the “Curiosity” landing as it brings you this week’s roundup.

Posted in Blog stuff | Tagged , | Comments Off on Texas blog roundup for the week of August 6