Daily Archives: April 14, 2005

Rep. Aaron Pena, blog evangelist

Posted on April 14, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

State Rep. Aaron Pena has gotten his colleagues on board the blogging train with Lone Star Rising, a group blog for House Dems. There’s three posts up so far, all by blogging newcomers, with more sure to follow. Also noted … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A more meaningful version of fame

Posted on April 14, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

My slightly belated congratulations to John Cobarruvias of HoustonDemocrats.com for being recognized by KHOU for his good works as a volunteer with Homeowners Against Deficient Dwellings. “We help everbody who has a defect with a homebuilder,” said Cobarruvias. “We do … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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HB1348 still not feeling the love

Posted on April 14, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

HB1348, the Smith/Eiland campaign finance reform bill, still gets no respect. All 63 members of the House Democratic caucus have signed on as co-authors of the bill, as have 30 of the 87 House Republicans, the Democrats announced. But Democrats … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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No RFIDs in registration stickers

Posted on April 14, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Some good news on the PLOB front – Scott reports that HB2893 has been amended to remove the requirement of RFID tags in vehicle registration stickers. That’s certainly a relief, but there are still some privacy issues with the bill, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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My fame clock keeps ticking

Posted on April 14, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Apparently, I was featured on the “Inside the Blogs” feature of CNN’s Inside Politics yesterday. Here’s CNN’s Jacki Schechner: On the other side of the political spectrum, before we run out of time here, we go over to Off the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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