Daily Archives: November 9, 2005

Appeals court upholds new trial for Andrea Yates

Even the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals occasionally gets one right. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals today upheld a lower court’s ruling granting a new trial to Andrea Yates, the Clear Lake-area woman convicted of drowning her children in … Continue reading Continue reading

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RIP, Gilley’s

It’s nice to know that the coldblooded destruction of local landmarks also happens outside the city of Houston. Today’s victim: Gilley’s. The one-time Saturday night rodeo hotspot is being torn down this week by Kingwood-based Inland Environment Inc. at the … Continue reading Continue reading

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Election 2005: National results

Lots of good news for Democrats around the country. Both governorships that were up for grabs remained in Democratic hands, as Jon Corzine won easily in New Jersey and Tim Kaine completed his comeback win in Virginia. (Note to Rick … Continue reading Continue reading

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Election 2005: Statewide results

Seven of the nine ballot propositions were ratified yesterday, with Props 5 and 9 going down and the others all winning, most easily. I’m actually a little surprised at Prop 5’s defeat. It was a rare amendment that had some … Continue reading Continue reading

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Election 2005: Houston results

Let’s take a look at what happened yesterday, starting with the Houston elections. Greg has a slightly early but essentially accurate picture of the city elections, while final results for Harris County can be found here. (Yes, the layout of … Continue reading Continue reading

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