Daily Archives: June 17, 2005

Hutchison will run for re-election

That sound you heare is an awful lot of Republican dominoes not falling down. Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison announced Friday that she will seek a third term in the U.S. Senate, declining to wage a difficult battle against Gov. Rick … Continue reading Continue reading

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Look out, here it comes

I confess, I didn’t think it was going to happen, but apparently it will: Lawmakers will return to Austin Tuesday for a special session on school finance, state Sen. Florence Shapiro said today. Shapiro, a leader on the school funding … Continue reading Continue reading

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More on the Sugar Land Kiddie Roundup

The Chron picks up on the Sugar Land Kiddie Roundup story that we read about last week, and the main piece of news is that Sugar Land Mayor David Wallace is on board with the “it’s not okay for a … Continue reading Continue reading

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Software glitch sidelines Pick 3

More bad news for the Texas Lottery. The Texas Lottery Commission suspended sales of tickets for its Pick 3 game Thursday night after the lottery operator said there was a computer code problem associated with the game. Drawings for the … Continue reading Continue reading

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Metro supporters feel betrayed

The people who originally supported Metro’s light rail plan the most strongly are not very happy with the new plan. Two days after Metro’s revised transit plan was announced, criticism was bubbling up in the minority communities whose votes for … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | 7 Comments

Pete Gallego

There’s a bit of a groundswell going on in the blogs for State Rep. Pete Gallego of Alpine to run for the State Senate seat currently held by Frank Madla of San Antonio – see Andrew D, In the Pink … Continue reading Continue reading

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