Daily Archives: May 8, 2006

HB4 goes to Perry

Posted on May 8, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

The Lege accomplished one task today, passing HB4, the so-called Liar’s Affidavit, thus sending it to Governor Perry for a signature. The House has approved a conference committee version of the “liar’s affidavit” bill. That bill would require buyers of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Houston 2016

Posted on May 8, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Wow. Has it really been almost four years since Houston’s Olympic-hosting hopes were last dashed? Time does fly. Well fear not, it’s time to try and impress the USOC again. USOC chairman Peter Ueberroth will lead a four-member group today … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | 6 Comments

Petition pedantry

Posted on May 8, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

You know, I’ll be glad when May 11 is in the rearview mirror, because then we won’t see any more stories about petition signature gathering, which for the most part about as interesting as they sound. This one covers all … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Westchase

Posted on May 8, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Interesting article from Sunday about a part of town I don’t get out to all that often. Westchase began developing in the early 1970s on land still grazed by cattle. Today, 25,000 people live in the district, and more than … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The fifty-state strategy

Posted on May 8, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

My musings on the fifty-state strategy are over at Kuff’s World. Continue reading →

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Know your Texas bloggers

Posted on May 8, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Vince Leibowitz takes you on a tour of the Texas political blogosphere in a guest post at Dallas Blog. I can just about guarantee that there are some blogs there that you haven’t heard of but will be glad you … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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“Lost”: Still rocking my world

Posted on May 8, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I finally watched this week’s Lost on the TiVo over the weekend. Holy smokes! Click the More link to see the spoilerrific stuff. Continue reading →

Posted in TV and movies | 2 Comments