Daily Archives: November 10, 2005

Walking to San Antonio: Got a permit for that?

Posted on November 10, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The story of State Rep. Aaron Pena and the band of veterans who are walking from Edinburg to the Alamo to highlight the need for a VA hospital in South Texas took a bizarre turn earlier today. Around noon on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The case for Ciro

Posted on November 10, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Andre Pineda has something to say about the upcoming Democratic primary in CD28: To all you Texas bloggers out there, I blame you. Between you and the San Antonio papers, you had me convinced that Richard Raymond was for real. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Texan of the Year

Posted on November 10, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

And now a note from PinkDome: What a long, strange trip it’s been. The Texas Bloggers have banded together to ask our readers to nominate a Texan for our very own blogger version of the mainstream media’s favorite attention grabber, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Full speed ahead on THHSC privatization

Posted on November 10, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

As Greg says, you know the state’s plan to privatize the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is way out there when the federal government is publicly questioning its ability to deliver services to those who need them. Until this … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More hearings for the Lottery commission

Posted on November 10, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

What the heck. It’s been a few months. Let’s have some more State House hearings on bad mojo at the Texas Lottery Commission. Texas Lottery officials were summoned Tuesday to testify before a legislative committee for the second time in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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