Daily Archives: September 29, 2004

Read my lips: No new tax cuts!

Posted on September 29, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

No new symbolic Harris County property tax cuts, anyway. Harris Commissioners Court voted Tuesday to keep the county tax rate the same this year after rejecting County Judge Robert Eckels’ proposal to lower it a quarter-cent. Eckels and county Tax … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Mister Youppi Goes to Washington

Posted on September 29, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

So it finally happened – Les Expos have a new home. Baseball returned to the nation’s capital for the first time in 33 years Wednesday, with an announcement from Major League Baseball that the Montreal Expos will move to Washington … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Registrations up in San Antonio

Posted on September 29, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

We know (via Byron) that voter registrations are up sharply in Travis County. Now, via Lasso, we see that it’s way up in Bexar County, too. More than 62,000 Bexar County residents have registered to vote since January, boosting the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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DeLay fundraises – for himself

Posted on September 29, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Getting worried, Tom? You should be. U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay plans to raise money for his re-election race Monday, just a few blocks from the courthouse where three associates were indicted last week on charges of illegally using … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2004 | 3 Comments

If wishes were horses

Posted on September 29, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Do you ever wonder if the reporters who cover the state Capitol keep stories like these written and ready to go at all times so that they can file them easily whenever the Governor makes his next “we can have … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Aguirre in arbitration

Posted on September 29, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Former HPD Captain Mark Aguirre, fired for his role in the K-Mart Kiddie Roundup fiasco of 2002, is in arbitration and seeking to be reinstated. During emotional and sometimes angry testimony Tuesday, former Houston Police Department Capt. Mark Aguirre claimed … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Behind the snark: The Julia Interview

Posted on September 29, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Julia, one of my daily faves, gets interviewed by The Goddess on the What She Said blog. What She Said is a huge compendium of female political bloggers and a good place to look the next time you find yourself … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Abramoff gets sleazier

Posted on September 29, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Jack Abramoff, the disgraced DeLay crony currently under investigation for swindling a tribal casino in Texas, just keeps getting more disgraceful. The Capital Athletic Foundation’s Web site portrays youths at play: shaking hands over a tennis net, learning how to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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