Daily Archives: January 30, 2007

Danno makes his choice

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

It seems that Sen. Patrick has made his choice: The constitutional spending cap outweighs property tax cuts. Patrick said the folks in his district told him over the weekend not to break the cap. “The people I talked to fully … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Resolution to vote on bills early fails

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

The vote on HR4, the resolution to suspend the constitutional rule against bringing bills to the floor in the first 60 days of a legislative session, has been conducted, and the resolution has failed, with 34 votes against, more than … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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From the “Things I Wish Were True But Aren’t” Department

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Miya Shay posted something this morning that got my heart racing: What’s former Congressman, Mayoral and Gubernatorial Candidate Chris Bell up to these days? It appears that he’s ready for his next political adventure. Several sources say that Bell is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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You can sort of still smoke ’em in Bellaire

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Two weeks ago, the city of Bellaire declined to join Houston in banning smoking in restaurants. Turns out that it may not matter much, because one of the few places inside Bellaire that allows smoking (I could swear I read … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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In which I vent about Old Spanish Trail

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I’m only blogging about this Rad Sallee column today because it took me all day yesterday to quit being so PO’ed about it. “The OST segment between Texas 288 and Fannin may be one of the slowest projects I’ve ever … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Teacherblogging

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I already know some bloggers who are or have been teachers, so this is no surprise to me. After long days of grading papers and disciplining rowdy children, a growing number of tech-savvy teachers are creating online journals to vent … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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“Bohemians, attorneys, and hippies”

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve blogged before about the impending development in the Rice Village that would close off a block of Bolsover and replace the little strip center there now with a high-rise mixed-use thing. The picture above gives a brief view of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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