Daily Archives: October 15, 2008

Kennedy and Edwards for the HDCC

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I mentioned in an earlier post that the HDCC had a big fundraiser coming up in Houston. Here’s what you need to know: Image courtesy of BOR, which has more details. Click the image to get RSVP info. Any questions, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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It wasn’t me, it was my evil twin!

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Sometimes, even in Texas, truth is stranger than fiction. Remember the story about Republican CD22 candidate Pete Olson and his multiple voter registrations? Well, the Lone Star Project went ahead and filed a complaint (PDF) about it in the Commonwealth … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Endorsement watch: Nick Lampson

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I’ll say this for the Chronicle: Their pace of making endorsements in maddeningly slow, but at least they’ve been easy to predict. That continues to be the case as they give the nod to Rep. Nick Lampson in CD22. With … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Interview with Kristi Thibaut

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Kristi Thibaut is a repeat candidate from 2006, taking another shot in HD133 against now-first term incumbent Jim Murphy. Thibaut’s race got a little lost in 2006, as much of the local action was focused on CD22 post-Tom DeLay and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Third Court soap opera

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Just keeps getting weirder. A 3rd Court of Appeals justice is accusing Chief Justice Ken Law of refusing to file her dissent in a politically charged case involving two associates of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. Justice Jan … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Hold that registration!

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The city wants to make it harder to not pay red light camera fines. City officials hope to step up enforcement of Houston’s red-light cameras by getting the state to deny vehicle registration renewal to drivers who do not pay … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The cult of Buc-ees

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I’m not exactly sure what one has to do to get this kind of free advertising in a major paper, but big props to the guys at Buc-ees for getting it done for themselves. I will say this, they’ve got … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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