Daily Archives: March 28, 2005

Yet another bill to make voting harder

Criminy, I just can’t keep up with the wave of voter-unfriendly bills coming out of the 79th Lege. Lyn informs me that Houston’s own Rep. Dwayne Bohac has filed HB1269, which would essentially require you to re-fill out and submit … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in That's our Lege | 3 Comments

The death of the scoop

Adina writes about the death of the scoop in newspaper journalism and notes how the assumptions are different when blogs cover the news. Early reporting on the big Texas House telecom bill involves bloggers sharing information, puzzling out the intricacies … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Other punditry | 3 Comments

The best news you’ll read today

Complete season sets of “The Muppet Show” will be released on DVD by the end of 2005. And the news just gets better: The video is reported to be transferred from their original British (PAL) tapes. Aside from working to … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in TV and movies | 3 Comments

The Fabulous Four

That was some weekend of basketball, huh? I don’t know how any of the Final Four teams can top what happened in the Michigan State-Kentucky game for excitement, but then I wouldn’t have known how anyone could have topped the … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Other sports | 6 Comments

Story on DeLay’s father picked up by the Chron

Like I said, better late than never. I can’t wait to see what the letters to the Editor will look like. As for whether or not DeLay’s name recognition and negatives may be on the rise, all I can say … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in National news | 6 Comments

Washington Avenue

Since this is near where I live, I’m quite interested in the development on Washington Avenue. Rob Johnson recently accomplished what few independent real estate developers can in the inner city. He bought enough land — on a hot corner, … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | 11 Comments

Oh, won’t you stay, just a little bit longer?

The mind games between Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison about KBH’s future plans continue on. As Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison eyes a possible race against Gov. Rick Perry, a network of key Republican activists and power players is moving … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Election 2006 | 3 Comments