Daily Archives: January 5, 2007

Burnam files complaint against Craddick

Posted on January 5, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Add another element to the Speaker’s race mix: a request for a criminal investigation on Tom Craddick. Rep. Lon Burnam of Fort Worth, a vocal critic of Craddick, wrote in a letter to [Travis County DA Ronnie] Earle that an … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Pitts and McCall, McCall and Pitts

Posted on January 5, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the news from yesterday’s press conference. There was no cavalry, no list of supporters — indeed, no promises of a list of supporters. When Rep. Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, announced Thursday that he had locked up the votes in the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Robinson Warehouse – …Gone

Posted on January 5, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

And more or less on the timeline I envisioned, there she goes: I’d driven by on Tuesday and seen that the top story on the remaining building section was gone, so I knew it’s be basically gone by the end … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Waiter!

Posted on January 5, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I read with some amusement this story about how waiters and customers can understand each other better. I have a simpler and more effective solution: Everybody should spend at least a summer doing a food service job, preferably actually as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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No new appraisal caps?

Posted on January 5, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

The task force appointed by Governor Perry to study property taxes and appraisal caps has issued its report, and going by news coverage it’s a little hard to tell what they said. Depending on who you read, you might come … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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