Monthly Archives: November 2008

Are you ready for the Speaker’s race?

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

A lot of questions are going to get answered on Tuesday. One that may not have a clear resolution is the matter of who will be Speaker of the Texas House. If the Democrats wind up with a majority in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Endorsement watch: “The Wire” meets The Financial Times

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

How many candidates for any political office can day they’ve had nearly the entire cast of a highly praised TV show campaign for them? Probably not too many, I’d guess. Here’s how that went. If that doesn’t impress you, perhaps … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Score one for Duncanville

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The city of Duncanville, which recently escalated its ongoing war against swingers, scored a victory in court this week. Jurors have found a Duncanville man accused of operating an unlicensed sexually oriented business from his home guilty on all 10 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Early voting: Right on target

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I’m going to toot my own horn here: My guess would be 675,000 early votes [in Harris County], which should yield about 730,000 total votes. And here’s here’s today’s Chron story about the final tally: After shutting the doors Friday … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Endorsement watch: That’s a wrap

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I was sure the Chron would still be doing endorsements right up until Election Day, but I’m glad to see they beat that deadline by finishing the last of them off today. First, they make their choices for Constable: Jack … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A legislative threefer

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Who knew the Lege was so busy right about now? Well, too little time and too many stories equals one combo blog post, so here goes… Small businesses may lose bid to change new state tax Small businesses are unrelenting … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Watch out for that bus, Tony

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Normally, I wouldn’t bother to comment on a story like this, but there’s an aspect to it that I can’t resist. At a time when Gov. Rick Perry is ordering state agencies to cut their budgets and brace for economic … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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