Daily Archives: January 30, 2008

Noriega’s South Texas tour

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Just some links and video highlights from Rick Noriega‘s South Texas tour, which you can also follow here. – From Valley stations KVEO and KGBT. – From the Texas Politics blog, which also includes some video with Rick’s parents. – … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More Final Fours!

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I wish these guys good luck in their quest. A delegation from Houston left Tuesday night for Indianapolis with hopes of securing future NCAA men’s and women’s Final Four basketball championships. Delegations from both Reliant Stadium and Toyota Center will … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Dome lease negotiated

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Astrodome Redevelopment: Not dead yet. A group of entrepreneurs missed a Tuesday deadline for reaching a deal to turn the Dome into a convention hotel, but have negotiated a proposed long-term lease for the aging sports venue. Astrodome Redevelopment Co. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Candidate interview: Adrian Garcia

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Note: This entry is part of a series of recorded interviews with non-judicial candidates in contested Democratic primaries. I am also doing written Q&As with judicial candidates. I’ve been proud to be a constituent of Adrian Garcia since he was … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A closer look at SD17

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I see that Cory disagrees with my assertion that SD17 is “somewhat purple”, based on the spreadsheet I had linked to earlier. Fair enough. Here’s a more detailed look, which as you can see is still a bit of a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WNBA reaches labor deal with the players

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

While I’m always glad to hear about a sports league reaching a collective bargaining agreement with its players, I’m scratching my head a bit at this: The WNBA and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association announced Monday that they have … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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At last! “Lost”!

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Oh my God, I can’t tell you how much I’ve been looking forward to tomorrow night’s “Lost” premier, which according to the Tubular blog totally kicks butt. Before then, we get an “enhanced” rerun of the Season Three finale, and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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