Archive for the 'That's our Lege' Category
You may recall that Attorney General Greg Abbott had been asked for an opinion on the matter of procedures for…
Strip clubs sue over surcharge
Closed Published by Charles Kuffner December 7th, 2007 on Off the KuffRemember the strip club fee that passed the Lege this last spring? Well, a coalition of strip clubs in the…
Thanks for clarifying that, Tom
Closed Published by Charles Kuffner November 11th, 2007 on Off the KuffI don’t know for sure how many Craddick Dems there are left in the Lege, but I hope those that…
Phillip Martin has a useful chart listing the 15 Craddick Democrats from last session and giving an update as to…
McCall speaks, and other items
Closed Published by Charles Kuffner October 13th, 2007 on Off the KuffRep. Brian McCall, one of the main challengers to Tom Craddick last session, gave a talk at UT on Thursday….
Friday rumormongering: More R-to-D switches coming?
Closed Published by Charles Kuffner October 12th, 2007 on Off the KuffIt’s from last Friday, but Rio Grande Valley Politics had some interesting scuttlebutt. Here’s the rumor du jour. Two other…
Joe Heflin named “Legislator of the Year”
Closed Published by Charles Kuffner October 4th, 2007 on Off the KuffHere’s one possible reason why State Rep. Joe Heflin is not at the top of the GOP list of vulnerable…
TLCV rates Houston legislators
Closed Published by Charles Kuffner September 26th, 2007 on Off the KuffActually, the Texas League of Conservation Voters has put out its scorecard for the entire Lege, but I’m just going…
State Rep. Kirk England switches to Democratic Party
Closed Published by Charles Kuffner September 19th, 2007 on Off the KuffWow. State Rep. Kirk England, R-Grand Prairie, has scheduled a news conference at 10 a.m. Thursday to announce he’s switching…
State Rep. Fred Hill will not seek re-election
Closed Published by Charles Kuffner September 18th, 2007 on Off the KuffThis is a surprise - State Rep. Fred Hill, who a few months ago had announced his candidacy for House…