Daily Archives: January 8, 2008

Oh, those emails

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Remember how I said it looked like things might get worse for Chuck Rosenthal? Well, they just did, and this time there’s collateral damage. 11 News has obtained hundreds of other Chuck Rosenthal e-mails, some that are racially and sexually … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Still purging

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Didn’t get to this last week, but Elise Hu is still on the email purge story (see here for the previous update). Thanks to the generous donations of people from around Texas and the country, John Washburn, who requested several … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Earle endorses Lehmberg to replace him

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Outgoing Travis County DA Ronnie Earle has made an endorsement in the Democratic primary to replace him. Saying he has a duty after more than 30 years in office to tell the public what he thinks, departing Travis County District … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Houston City Council Committee Assignments

Posted on January 8, 2008 by admin

2008-2009 Committee assignments have been made by the Mayor. Here are the Chairs: Budget and Fiscal Affairs: Anne Clutterbuck Ethics: Anne Clutterbuck Flooding and Drainage: M.J. Khan Housing and Community Development: Jolanda Jones Human Services and Technology Access: Jarvis Johnson … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Candidate Q&A: Jim Wrotenbery

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Note: I am doing a series of written Q&As with judicial candidates, and recorded interviews with non-judicial candidates, in contested Democratic primaries. This is the first such entry in the judicial candidate series. The reason for this format in these … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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What happened to all those cases?

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

There was one more thing about this Press cover story about the murder suspect Chuck Rosenthal would rather stay in Venezuela than make a deal to put him in jail: According to the results of an open records request from … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Background checks for school board members?

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Is this really necessary? The recent indictment of an Alief school trustee — and the revelation of his criminal record — has prompted the question: Should the state or local districts require the same background checks for board members as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Texas blog roundup for the week of January 7

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

New year, same old weekly roundup goodness. Click on for the first set of highlights from 2008. Continue reading →

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