Daily Archives: July 5, 2006

Vilma Luna to resign

Posted on July 5, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Today’s turning out to be a busier news day than I expected, and we don’t even have a ruling from Judge Sparks in the DeLay ballot replacement lawsuit yet. State Rep. Vilma Luna, one of the top Democratic lieutenants of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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RIP, Ken Lay

Posted on July 5, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Former Enron CEO Ken Lay, who was just convicted on multiple felony counts relating to the fall of his company, died suddenly yesterday at the age of 64. Convicted Enron Corp. founder Ken Lay suffered a massive coronary Tuesday and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Some CD28 speculation

Posted on July 5, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Via Dos Centavos, an Express News article fro last Friday on how the CD23/CD28 conundrum may get resolved. Some local Democrats hope to see Laredo dropped from District 28 in the remapping process, which starts with parties in the case … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BurkaBlog

Posted on July 5, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

It’d been rumored for awhile, and now it’s official: Texas Monthly’s Paul Burka, who a year ago wrote an article that basically dismissed blogs and blogging, is now himself a blogger. Life is funny sometimes, isn’t it? (So is TJ … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Tax attorneys love Strayhorn, builders love Greg Abbott

Posted on July 5, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Two items on why ethics in government is a need-to-have, not a nice-to-have: One, why tax lawyers love Carole Keeton Strayhorn: In her quest to become the next governor, Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn has continued to accept, despite criticism, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Let’s get ready to gamble

Posted on July 5, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I didn’t get around to this before the holiday, so let’s catch up: The next big issue in the governor’s race may well be gambling, as the realities of HB3 are forcing everyone to look around for the revenue to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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