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A list of who has actually filed treasurer’s reports so far

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Noel Freeman did us all the public service of trooping over to the City Secretary’s office and compiling a list of people who had filed treasurer’s reports as of Monday for election to a municipal office in 2009. As I … Continue reading →

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Heights crime prevention townhall report

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the Chron story on that crime prevention townhall meeting in the Heights that I mentioned the other day. In response to several recent home invasions and a rash of burglaries in and around Houston Heights, city officials have given … Continue reading →

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Locke files his treasurer’s report

Posted on February 1, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Former City Attorney Gene Locke has filed his treasurer’s report for the Mayor’s race. I’ve got his press release beneath the fold. He was joined in doing so by City Controller Annise Parker and (be still my heart!) Roy Morales, … Continue reading →

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Round and round we go with City Council redistricting

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Vidal Martinez made the case in yesterday’s Chron for tackling the task of City Council redistricting in time for the 2009 elections, on the grounds that this is the deal the city agreed to with the Justice Department back in … Continue reading →

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Election date set for District H

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

City Council has officially set the date for the District H special election. As noted in Item 42 of the Council agenda, the special election date is Saturday, May 9, which is the next uniform election date. If there are … Continue reading →

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CIP meeting for District H

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t know how widespread the email distribution list is for this sort of thing, so consider this to be a public service announcement for District H in Houston: City of Houston Capital Improvement Plan Meeting for District H Hosted … Continue reading →

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City Council lineup update

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Via Carl Whitmarsh, we have a third potential candidate for the to-be-open Council seat in District A, attorney Alex Wathen. Wathen joins Bob Schoelkopf and Jeffrey Downing in eyeing that seat. Wathen has been a candidate for City Council before … Continue reading →

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Derr files, Bradford contemplates

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Karen Derr made her treasurer’s report filing on Thursday last week, becoming at least the second candidate for District H to do so. I know that Maverick Welsh has filed his report, and I know that as of Friday, Ed … Continue reading →

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Here we go again with City Council redistricting

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Or at least, here we go again with arguing about when we should be redrawing City Council lines. Mayor Bill White’s decision to delay redrawing the boundaries of City Council districts has angered numerous community activists, who say his stance … Continue reading →

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Filing report: Noel Freeman

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Noel Freeman, who had been a candidate for the At Large #3 position in the May 2007 special election that was eventually won by Council Member Melissa Noriega, has sent out a press release saying he’ll officially file his Treasurer’s … Continue reading →

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