Daily Archives: September 12, 2005

Brief outage

In case you’re wondering why this site was unavailable earlier, it’s because my webhost was affected by this. A power failure in Los Angeles, the second-largest U.S. city, darkened downtown and several nearby cities, trapping people in elevators, disrupting refineries … Continue reading Continue reading

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Get ready: That school finance lawsuit ruling is coming

Are you feeling adrift and without purpose now that Special SessionPalooza has come to an end? Well, if so, then here’s some good news for you. Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson said Friday night the court will rule … Continue reading Continue reading

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Where will they go from here?

I’m not seeing nearly as many alerts for volunteers and/or donations to Katrina victims these days. That’s good, in the sense that much of the immediate crisis of ensuring everybody is alive, fed, and healthy has been dealt with, but … Continue reading Continue reading

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Lucio and Meyer

Catching up on some more State House news…Via Tejano Insider, Eddie Lucio III, son of State Sen. Eddie Lucio, will seek the HD38 seat being vacated by the retiring Rep. Jim Solis. Solis ran unopposed in 2004 after winning by … Continue reading Continue reading

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Paul, Barton, Smith

More on the Texas Congressmen who voted against the aid package for Katrina victims: Here’s Shane Sklar giving it to Rep. Ron Paul in the Baytown Sun. Sklar says Paul’s ideology alienates him from the rest of Congress, which hurts … Continue reading Continue reading

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