Daily Archives: February 22, 2006

TxDOT responds to evacuation task force report

In response to the release of the report by the Governor’s task force on hurricane evacuations, TxDOT says it’s already doing a lot of the things it’s been called upon to do. Janelle Gbur, spokeswoman for the Texas Department of … Continue reading Continue reading

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The mysterious budget

The more we learn about what happened with those unauthorized bonuses to staffers in the Mayor Pro Tem’s office, the less we seem to know about how it all happened. The city office where four employees received unauthorized bonuses saw … Continue reading Continue reading

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Elyse Lanier, Port Authority commissioner

Umm, okay. Elyse Lanier, the city’s former first lady and an unabashed booster of Houston, was appointed today as a commissioner on the Port Authority of Houston. Lanier replaces Cheryl Thompson-Draper, who resigned last month after being accused of uttering … Continue reading Continue reading

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Go local with PLAN

Via Kevin Drum, progressives now have a new resource for helping good bills get through state legislatures. It’s called the Progressive Legislative Action Network, and it was inspired by a conservative outfit called the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). You … Continue reading Continue reading

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We’ll always have Shipley’s

As a regular eater of their product, I meant to link to this story about Shipley’s Donuts’ 70th anniversary earlier, but fortunately Lair and Houstonist were on task. Don’t really have much to add to it other than of late … Continue reading Continue reading

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Sosa out, Bonds going

So it looks like Sammy Sosa will be retiring, now that he rejected the Nationals’ lowball contract offer. Sosa’s production fell off a cliff last season, so perhaps this was a propitious time for him to hang ’em up. Unfortunately … Continue reading Continue reading

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