Tag Archives: Paul Bettencourt

Still more on Bettencourt

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

PDiddie, Greg, and Burka all comment on the Bettencourt resignation, with the latter positing a reason for the sudden departure: [I]f he had remained in office, the chances were that things would have gotten rather unpleasant for him. Democrats had … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A little more on Bettencourt

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The updated version of the Bettencourt resignation story has his statement, a brief summary of his career, and a couple of statements from folks like Jared Woodfill (who not too surprisingly loved him) and Gerry Birnberg (who not too surprisingly … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bettencourt resigning

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Whoah. I did not see this coming. Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector Paul Bettencourt has resigned, effective Dec. 10. Bettencourt, who was elected to his third term last month, turned in a letter of resignation to Harris County Judge Ed Emmett … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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