Daily Archives: June 13, 2006

On to Omaha!

You know, five trips to the College World Series in the last ten years really doesn’t suck. And of course, the last time the Owls made it to Omaha, coincidentally also after having been the #1-ranked team for a good … Continue reading Continue reading

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The Northside Intermodal Transit Center proposal

The public meeting for the proposed Intermodal Transit Center north of downtown was this weekend. Here’s what Metro unveiled. The terminal would be a half-mile north of the University of Houston-Downtown, where the existing MetroRail Red Line now ends, on … Continue reading Continue reading

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DeLay to be investigated for voter fraud in Virginia?

From the DC Political Report, via The Muse: EXCLUSIVE: Tom DeLay To Be Investigated for Voter Fraud: D.C.’s Political Report has learned that a challenge has been filed with the City of Alexandria’s Voter Registrar alleging that former House Majority … Continue reading Continue reading

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Bell attacks Strayhorn

Coming out of the Dem convention, Chris Bell is taking aim at Carole Keeton Strayhorn for her many about-faces on different issues, such as CHIP. The following is from an article reprinted from the Rio Grande Guardian. When Gov. Rick … Continue reading Continue reading

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Convention video

Vince has links to videos of all the convention addresses. Since I missed most of these, I’ll have to go back and watch a few. One that I have already watched is this one by all of the newer State … Continue reading Continue reading

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Blue notes from Dot

Dot Nelson-Turnier is the latest blogging candidate among the State Rep contenders, as she debuts Blue Notes from Dot. I’ve got a lot of respect for Dot for being the first Democrat since at least 1990 to run for the … Continue reading Continue reading

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Revisiting the James Byrd hate crime law

State Sen. Rodney Ellis, the author of the James Byrd Jr. Hate Crime Act of 2001, looks at the law’s effect and concludes it could and should do more. Texas prosecutors rarely use the hate crimes statute. Since the hate … Continue reading Continue reading

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