Daily Archives: September 3, 2004

Mike Toomey resigns

Posted on September 3, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

It was rumor and now it’s reality. Mike Toomey, a former lawmaker and lobbyist who had served as Gov. Rick Perry’s chief of staff for nearly two years and served as a chief architect of Perry’s legislative initiatives, announced today … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Where The Wild Things Are

Posted on September 3, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Score one for satire. The Texas Supreme Court ruled today in favor of the Dallas Observer and against two Denton County public officials who sued the alternative newspaper over a 1999 satire it published. The 8-0 ruling by the court … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More voting controversy in Prairie View

Posted on September 3, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Another controversy in Prairie View as the Waller County Commissioners voted along racial and partisan lines to reject a second voting location on the PVAM campus. The 3-to-2 vote surprised minority leaders who thought county Judge Owen Ralston, a white … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Lay says it’s about politics

Posted on September 3, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

I’m trying to make sense of this op-ed piece which ran in the Chron and the WaPo yesterday, in which Kenny Boy Lay claims that there’s a political motive behind his criminal indictment. (It’s also now the sole content on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The word spreads

Posted on September 3, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Last week I saw a neighbor wearing an It’s Worth It button. Yesterday I saw an It’s Worth It bumper sticker on a car. That’s already way more popular acceptance of any marketing scheme for the city of Houston than … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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