Daily Archives: August 28, 2009

Filings and endorsements

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve added several updates to my recent endorsements list. It’s not comprehensive, as it doesn’t include earlier endorsements, but it’s what I know of the recent activities. Endorsement lists added today were the Spring Branch Democrats and the Greater Houston … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Right back at you

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

The word of the week is “Back”. 1. Back Door Santa – Bon Jovi 2. Back Home Again in Indiana – Don Byas, Coleman Hawkins, and Stan Getz 3. Back In Baby’s Arms – Patsy Cline 4. Back In Love … Continue reading →

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Harris County criminal court judge indicted

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Oops. A Harris County Criminal Court-at-Law judge was indicted Thursday on a misdemeanor charge of official oppression, accused of offering to get a DWI defendant in his court help getting her case dismissed in exchange for a sexual relationship. According … Continue reading →

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Brown’s energy plan

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Completing our trifecta of Mayoral policy examinations, we come now to Peter Brown’s energy plan. As with other policy matters, Brown goes into more detail than the others – David Ortez recently wrote that Brown is “winning the policy campaign”, … Continue reading →

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Parents get their vote on HISD school construction projects

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

The battle between a parents group and some HISD trustees had been waging with HISD Board President Larry Marshall over getting a vote for some school construction projects that the parents said had been promised during the 2007 bond referendum … Continue reading →

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Sparkless?

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t know that I would say that the Mayor’s race has lacked spark, but it’s been relatively low key so far. I agree with this: What does it all mean? That the race remains a toss-up going into the … Continue reading →

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More from neoHouston on the new transit corridors ordinance

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Andrew Burleson, also known as neoHouston, was quoted in the Chron story on the new transit corridors ordinance. They only used a few words from him, however, and we all know he had more to say on the topic than … Continue reading →

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