Daily Archives: August 5, 2009

Jack Christie to run in At Large #5

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

The field in At Large #5, which currently includes incumbent Council Member Jolanda Jones and challengers Carlos Obando and Davetta Daniels, has just gotten bigger as Jack Christie has filed to run for the seat as well. Christie is a … Continue reading →

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Draft Kirk Watson

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Draft Kirk Watson – that’s pretty much all you need to know. If you’re at all interested in seeing Sen. Kirk Watson run for Governor, this is the place to let him hear about it.

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Kamrani not running for re-election as HISD trustee

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

There are now two open HISD Trustee seats up for election this fall as District I incumbent Natasha Kamrani announces that she will step down after this term. HISD Trustee Natasha Kamrani, who is completing her first term on the school … Continue reading →

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Interview with Oliver Pennington

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Moving over to District G, my next interview is with Oliver Pennnington. Pennington is a retired attorney, a partner at Fulbright and Jaworski, whose practice focused on municipal law, and a Rice alumnus. Pennington has lived in District G for … Continue reading →

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Keller goes on the offensive

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

We’re less than two weeks out from the judicial conduct hearing on Court of Criminal Appeals Chief Justice Sharon Keller, and it’s clear that her defense strategy will be to attack her accusers. Keller, facing potentially career-ending charges that she … Continue reading →

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HHSC sued over food stamp delays

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

This will definitely bear watching. Legal services lawyers for the poor have filed a class-action lawsuit demanding immediate repair of Texas’ much-criticized eligibility screening system for health and welfare programs. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Austin … Continue reading →

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You don’t get what you don’t pay for

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

School buses. Who needs ’em? Homeowners in the Cypress-Fairbanks school district are able to keep their special tax break this year, but now thousands of students are left without school bus rides. To make a dent in a $14 million … Continue reading →

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Safe Passing bill still in the news

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Nice. The father of a driver accused of killing two bicyclists last summer recently urged Gov. Rick Perry to veto a bill that generally would have required motorists to give vulnerable road users more space when passing them. Cyclists believe … Continue reading →

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