Daily Archives: March 23, 2007

TYC: Alfonso Royal and email retention

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Vince is reporting that Alfonso Royal, the aide to Governor Perry who knew about what was happening at Pyote in March of 2005, was supposed to become the head of the TYC later this year. I’m guessing that’s not going … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TYC superintendant arrested

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Nothing to do with Pyote, just more bad news from somewhere else in this wretched system. The superintendent of the Texas Youth Commission’s Marlin intake center was arrested this morning for allegedly fibbing to Texas Rangers investigating sexual-assault reports at … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Woodland Heights home tour this weekend

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Marty Hajovsky has been beating the drum all week for the Woodland Heights Home Tour, for which you can still order tickets online through 11 PM tonight. If you aren’t sure about going on the tour this year, let me … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TYC: Another “correction” from Perry’s office

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Patricia Kilday Hart, on March 5: When Sen. Juan Hinojosa held hearings last summer about a riot at a TYC facility in the Rio Grande Valley, he learned enough about the agency’s operations to recognize “a recipe for disaster.” Guards … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: The next playlist

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Well, I enjoyed my experimental playlist, and will certainly put a fair amount of it higher up in the rotation for the future, but all good things must come to an end, and I’ve still got a bunch of CDs … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Richie to Cornyn: Recuse yourself

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

The idea of Sen. John Cornyn on an ethics committee is ludicrous on its face, since Cornyn has shown no willingness or ability to use any criteria besides partisan considerations for making a decision. Asking him to judge Sen. Pete … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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To override or not to override

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I haven’t made up my mind about this yet. In another rebuff to Gov. Rick Perry, the Texas House passed a proposed constitutional amendment Wednesday for an automatic special session during which lawmakers could attempt to override gubernatorial vetoes. “I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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An update on a longstanding Heights development story

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Via Houstonist, here’s an update on a story regarding some condo development in the Heights. Heights residents, upset about a possible new condominium development on vacant land near East Fifth and Frasier streets, aim to petition the city of Houston … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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No indictments in TYC cases yet

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

You know, after all the outrage and demonization of the accused offenders at the Pyote TYC facility, it would be…the word “bizarre” comes to mind…if the Attorney General were ultimately unable to get any indictments against them. After one day … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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