Daily Archives: March 15, 2005

Poor, poor Autry Court

I thought we could make it through the end of this basketball season without another bashing of the Rice Owls’ home for hoops, but apparently not. That Willis Wilson and Cristy McKinney have their basketball teams in the postseason for … Continue reading Continue reading

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Bringing ethics back to the House

Do you live in a Republican-held Congressional district? The DCCC has a little project for you regarding the current status of the House Ethics Committee. It’s based on this observation by Kagro X, and expanded on here, here, and here … Continue reading Continue reading

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Next up: Gambling

Gird your loins, ’cause here it comes. Gambling interests have raised their ante in the Texas Capitol this session, spending millions of dollars on lobbyists who are trying to end Texas’ prohibition on casinos. Pro-gaming forces – advocates for bingo, … Continue reading Continue reading

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How they voted on HB3

The Quorum Report (PDF) documents the vote on the second reading/”passage to engrossment” of HB3 (there will be one more vote, as I understand it; the minutiae of House operations bogs me down sometimes). Most went along party lines. Those … Continue reading Continue reading

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HB3 passes out of the House

The awful House Bill 3 underwent a few changes but ultimately passed by a 78-70 vote. Here are some of the highlights, such as they are: [T]he House voted to include insurance companies in the new business tax. Insurers traditionally … Continue reading Continue reading

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People who purchased space travel also bought…

Jeff Bezos wants to send you into orbit, with the West Texas town of Van Horn as the launching point. Bezos flew into this West Texas town a few weeks ago to tell key leaders how he planned to use … Continue reading Continue reading

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Without DeLay

And the DeLay drums keep on beating. Click on over to the Daily DeLay and learn about the Public Campaign Action Fund’s Without DeLay project. Here’s their Top Ten list of reasons why Tom DeLay should take his leave from … Continue reading Continue reading

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The Texas Legislature Observed

The good news is that the fine folks at the Texas Observer are doing something that they were born to do – they’ve set up a Legislature blog, which promises “incisive reporting on key issues of the 79th Legislature and … Continue reading Continue reading

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