Monthly Archives: July 2003

And then there were six

Posted on July 4, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

There are now six candidates running in this year’s Houston mayoral election: Raymond Hans Rodriguez jokes about being “the other Cuban-American” in the mayor’s race. Former City Councilman Orlando Sanchez is the Cuban-American most voters know. Rodriguez is not. But … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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New Braunfels rebounds

Posted on July 4, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Last year at this time, Central Texas was hit hard by a flood that knocked out many of its tourist attractions along the Guadeloupe River. The city of New Braunfels, which is highly dependent on the recreation industry, was really … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Shorter Off The Kuff

Posted on July 3, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

The following is presented as a public service for Scott and anyone else whose eyes have been glazing over lately: “A bunch of politicians got together to talk about redistricting. Maps were drawn, accusations were hurled, and in the end … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Holiday Weekend

Posted on July 3, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

We got our copy of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix yesterday from Amazon UK (Tiffany wanted the British edition), so blogging will be light as I take advantage of the holiday weekend to give my typing and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Sandbagging Sanchez

Posted on July 3, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Is it just me, or is anyone else gobsmacked by the following paragraph in this Press article on how Bill White and Michael “Boy Wonder” Berry are doubleteaming Orlando Sanchez: Sanchez apparently will get a lot of that, because Berry … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Redistricting is hard

Posted on July 3, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

In a move that surprised his colleagues, Rep. Phil King (R, Weatherford) withdrew his latest redistricting map, citing Voting Rights Act concerns. “I’m not saying this puppy is dead. It’s just sick,” said Rep. Phil King, R-Houston. He said he … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Killer D's | 4 Comments

Oh, God! It’s HUGE!

Posted on July 3, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Just when you’re about to lose faith in the world, along comes a story about the world’s biggest Chee-to. It’s believed to be the largest Chee-to in the world. The cheesy glob of fried cornmeal that Navy Petty Officer Mike … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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June traffic report

Posted on July 2, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

I had about 7600 visitors in June, making it my second-best month ever. In the end, the pace was just slightly behind that of May, when I broke 8000 hits; going out of town for a few days dropped the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Winning isn’t everything, but losing sucks

Posted on July 2, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

King Kaufman looks into the future following the ACC’s raid of Miami and Virginia Tech from the Big East and sees big changes ahead: At some point, the most athletically powerful schools are going to realize that the NCAA, with … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More probing updates

Posted on July 2, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Travis County DA Ronnie Earle’s investigation into possible illegal use of corporate campaign cash by the Texas Association of Business is on hold until the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rules on TAB’s claim that they have First Amendment protection. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Today’s redistricting report

Posted on July 2, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Here is the new map (via Burnt Orange – for whatever reason, the Chron story, which I’ll get to in a minute, doesn’t have a link to this). It leaves the 18th CD more or less as it was (and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Houston to host Final Four

Posted on July 1, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Houston was one of four cities that won a bid to hold the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four in an upcoming year: Houston will host the 2011 NCAA Final Four at Reliant Stadium, the NCAA announced this afternoon. College basketball’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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On amending the constitution

Posted on July 1, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

I see that Sen. Bill Frist has his panties in a bunch over the SCOTUS ruling in Lawrence v. Texas: The Senate majority leader said Sunday he supported a proposed constitutional amendment to ban homosexual marriage in the United States. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Sue me!

Posted on July 1, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Bloggers Gain Libel Protection – cool! The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last Tuesday that Web loggers, website operators and e-mail list editors can’t be held responsible for libel for information they republish, extending crucial First Amendment protections to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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And they’re off

Posted on July 1, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the full Chron report on the start of the special session. It’s got a couple of choice quotes in it: “[Redistricting is] only divisive to those who don’t like to see the state of Texas have its rightful representation,” … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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