Daily Archives: October 8, 2007

Bundling jail bonds

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

What Grits says. Statewide, the Legislature wrapped debt to pay for new prisons into a larger, more innocuous set of bond proposals that goes before voters Nov. 6. Reported the Austin Statesman (“State asks voters for $1 billion in bonds … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TMO will not support the HISD bond referendum

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

The headline of this story, which takes place at a candidate forum hosted by The Metropolitan Organization (TMO), is about an incentive pay program for HPD, but the bulk of the actual text is about the HISD bond referendum, which … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Have you registered to vote?

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I presume that everyone reading this is a registered voter already, but if for some reason you’re not, or if for some reason you haven’t updated your registration after moving, tomorrow is the last day to rectify this situation if … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Upper Kirby compromise reached

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Missed this on Friday – the Upper Kirby dispute has been resolved with a compromise that appears to be acceptable to everyone involved. A compromise plan for the Kirby Drive drainage and redevelopment project received a generally positive response from … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Interview with Reginald Adams

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve said before that I’m getting close to the end of my interview series with City Council candidates. As such, I’m going to branch out a bit into some other races, like HISD Trustee. That’s what I’ve got for you … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The haunted house business

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

The Houston Press had a great story last year about the business of haunted houses in Houston. Now that the season is in full swing, the Chron has a similar piece. If there’s one thing that spooks Jim Fetterly, it’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Handicapped-parking activists unite

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Like most people, I’ve been known to take a casual approach to certain traffic ordinances when it suited me. Some of these are easier to rationalize than others – I was just going with the flow of traffic, honest! One … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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AFL-CIO endorses HISD bond proposal

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

As was the case with the Greater Houston Partnership, the local chapter of the AFL-CIO had initially announced its decision to defer support of the HISD bond proposal until HISD got its act together. And as was the case with … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Ten…nine…eight…

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

This is a welcome development. A lot of pedestrians in Houston no longer have an excuse for holding up traffic. New countdown signals that flash the seconds left to safely cross Houston streets are now posted at a number of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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