Daily Archives: April 4, 2006

CD10 runoff article

Posted on April 4, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

OK, I know it’s all Tom DeLay all the time, but there are other races, too. One is in CD10, a district that would not exist in its current configuration were it not for DeLay. There’s two Dems in the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Afternoon update on DeLay

Posted on April 4, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

The prospect of losing is what drove DeLay to the bench, says he. U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay decided more than a week ago to resign his seat, disappointed with the margin of his Republican primary victory and looking at poll … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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AG Abbott to rule on TTRC plan’s constitutionality

Posted on April 4, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Given all the talk about whether or not the TTRC’s business tax plan constituted an income tax in some fashion, this was totally expected. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has been asked to determine whether a proposed business tax being … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Comments are working again

Posted on April 4, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

With a big ol’ hat tip to Greg Wythe, whose mojo with the phpAdmin tool for MySQL is clearly greater than mine, comments are once again working on this site. Feel free to use this as an open thread to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The TTRC plan from a tax attorney’s perspective

Posted on April 4, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

With a title like The proposed alternative margins tax: entities that would and would not be taxed, you know what you’re getting into – tax policy from the perspective of someone who does this sort of thing for a living. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Now playing defense

Posted on April 4, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

So the prosecution rested its case last week in the Ken Lay/Jeff Skilling trial, and after a short break the defense has gotten started. I know, I know, I’ve totally ignored this for some time now. I can’t really say … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Two links to hold you off for now

Posted on April 4, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I’ll have more on the whole DeLay thing later (on a personal note, he picked a really crappy day from my perspective to suddenly resign), but for now, here are two links to give you some reading material in the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Morning DeLay roundup

Posted on April 4, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

It’s morning and Tom DeLay is still quitting. How sweet is that? Whenever the special election is to replace him, there could be a lot of people running to replace Tom DeLay. Those who acknowledged interest in the seat or … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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