Daily Archives: February 7, 2005

Catching up, part 3: DeLay doings

Just a little linkage related to the recent purge of disloyal Republicans on the House Ethics Committee, in particular a few editorials giving them what for: from the WaPo and NYT (via the Daily DeLay); the Chron and Baltimore Sun … Continue reading Continue reading

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Heflin concedes

Talmadge Heflin has withdrawn his challenge after Discovery Master Will Hartnett recommended that it be dismissed. Hartnett concluded that Heflin had produced “no evidence of any intentional voter fraud” that would have affected his Nov. 2 loss to Vo in … Continue reading Continue reading

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Where the real sausagemaking occurs

We aren’t anywhere near the point of specific proposals to overhaul our state’s tax structure, but we all know that redoing the way we tax businesses is going to be a big part of it. The issue, as always, is … Continue reading Continue reading

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The word is in: Hartnett says that Vo wins

Rep. Will Hartnett is scheduled to release his report on the Heflin challenge this morning. This news brief indicates that Rep. Hubert Vo will be declared the winner, though with a slightly decreased margin of victory. I have been informed … Continue reading Continue reading

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Catching up, part 2: Building more influence

Two more pieces worth your time to read which cover a subject touched on here recently: the toothless Texas Residential Construction Commission and the forced march to binding arbitration instead of the right to sue. The Texas Observer covers the … Continue reading Continue reading

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Catching up, part 1: TRMPAC

It’s been a bad couple of weeks for TRMPAC, as they’ve had a couple of setbacks in the civil suit against them. First, Trevor Potter, a “lifelong Republican and former commissioner and chair of the Federal Election Commission” will testify … Continue reading Continue reading

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