Tag Archives: Off the Kuff

Texoblogosphere: Week of September 1st

The Texas Progressive Alliance hopes everyone had a good Labor Day as it brings you this week's roundup. Like many people, Off the Kuff was cheered by the ruling in the school finance lawsuit. The TXGOP had a really lousy week, and it only got worse for Greg Abbott as the Labor Day … Continue Reading ››

Houston Equal Rights Ordinance Won’t See 2014 Ballot

After dropping a temporary restraining order, a State District Judge has set the all important court date for the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance.  As a result, Houstonians will not be voting on HERO in 2014.  Here's the story from Mike Morris of the Houston Chronicle...

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Houston: New METRO Rail Lines Delayed

Here's the news directly from Swamplot...
There’s still “some uncertainty” over the exact schedule, but all the pieces needed to allow Metro to open Houston’s second and third light-rail lines won’t be in place until late December, according to reports delivered to a committee of the transportation … Continue Reading ››

TexWatch 2014: Vote in the Democratic Primaries!

First things first, an explanation... Many readers may be wondering why Texas Leftist has been so mum on the 2014 Primary circuit. It's due to a combination of factors... Some personal, and some professional. I wanted to sit back and see how the Primaries play out before endorsing particular candidates. I'm still learning about the statewide … Continue Reading ››

Metro North Line FAR Exceeds 1st Ridership Goals

Some great news directly from the METRO website...

In its first month of operation, the Red/North Line extension exceeded ridership projections by 62 percent.

METRO launched its 5.3-mile extension of the Red/North Line last Dec. 21 - extending the line from HCC-Downtown Station eight more stops … Continue Reading ››

Texoblogosphere: week of January 20th

The Texas Progressive Alliance thinks that if same sex marriage is OK for Utah and Oklahoma it's OK for our state too as it brings you this week's roundup.

Off the Kuff interviews Kim Ogg, candidate for Harris County District Attorney, and Steve Brown, candidate for Texas Railroad Commission. … Continue Reading ››

Texoblogosphere: Week of December 30th

The Texas Progressive Alliance bids farewell to 2013 and wishes everyone a happy and healthy 2014 as it brings you this week's roundup.

Off the Kuff has stayed on top of the legal action in the Utah same sex marriage litigation and related matters.

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