Daily Archives: March 13, 2008

Endorsement watch: Cobb goes with Lehmberg

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

We have our first endorsement for the Travis County DA runoff: Gary Cobb, the third-place finisher in last week’s Democratic primary for Travis County district attorney, will announce his support of candidate Rosemary Lehmberg today in the April runoff election, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Time to start reviewing the canvass data

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

What’s the point of having data if you don’t analyze it? While presidential hopeful Barack Obama handily won last week’s Democratic primary over Hillary Rodham Clinton in Harris County, a review of key precincts exposes a highly polarized electorate in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More on the new interim DA

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s today’s version of the story from last night that named assistant U.S. attorney in Houston Kenneth Magidson as the acting DA till a replacement is elected. I’m mostly interested in people’s reactions to him: Bert Graham, who has helmed … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Craddick’s fishing trip

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Okay, Postcards and Trail Blazers are blogging about a story that slipped past my attention last year but is back in the news now and which involves Speaker Craddick. Let’s go to Postcards for an initial description: A lawsuit over … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Abbott-instigated voter fraud cases dismissed

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

As you know, Attorney General Greg Abbott has spent a lot of time and energy pursuing voter fraud cases, which as part of the push for voter ID legislation he claims are rampant around the state. Unfortunately for Abbott, while … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Another look at the new Costco

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Swamplot has an updated look at the Costco that’s coming to the west end of Greenway Plaza, at Weslayan and Richmond. From the description of the parking lot, I’d say it puts to rest any possible notion that it might … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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