Daily Archives: June 30, 2005

Really really last minute giving

There’s about an hour and a half in the Q2 campaign contributions period, so if you’re reading this before midnight (wherever you may be), you can still help some fine folks’ quarterly numbers. The Jeffersonian has a pretty good starter’s … Continue reading Continue reading

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MLS in the Dome

I confess, I don’t pay all that much attention to soccer, so I haven’t been keeping up with this story. The Astrodome might recover some of its faded glory if a Mexican club interested in bringing a professional soccer franchise … Continue reading Continue reading

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How’s it playing in Houston?

Everybody’s linked to the SurveyUSA 50-state approval ratings poll for President Bush, for which Garance has the best take, but what interests me is the results for Texas, where Dubya is pulling anemic (but not Perryesque) 50/47 numbers. Inside that … Continue reading Continue reading

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Ethics committee may be back in business

If you’ve been feeling lost and adrift since the House Ethics Committee went silent, fear not for their return may be imminent. A partisan dispute that stalled a House investigation of Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Sugar Land, moved closer to … Continue reading Continue reading

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Grilling Greer

Texas Lottery Commission chairman Reagan Greer was in the hot seat today as the House Licensing and Administrative Procedures Committee looked into the expanding scandal over inflated jackpots. Among the latest revelations is an admission that they believe in killing … Continue reading Continue reading

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Notes from the consensus

Have we achieved consensus yet? The House Ways and Means Committee passed a tax plan Wednesday with a steep hike in the sales tax that many senators oppose. The plan closes loopholes in the corporate franchise tax without imposing additional … Continue reading Continue reading

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