Daily Archives: June 20, 2006

Safavian convicted

The first trial connected to the Jack Abramoff scandals has ended with a conviction. Former White House official David Safavian was convicted of hiding his aid to lobbyist Jack Abramoff and obstructing an inquiry into their trip to Scotland, in … Continue reading Continue reading

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SOS to rule on Strayhorn and Friedman

We may know as soon as Wednesday if the Texas Secretary of State has validated the petition signatures of Carole Keeton Strayhorn and Kinky Friedman, thus giving them each a slot on the November gubernatorial ballot. Spokesman Scott Haywood said … Continue reading Continue reading

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Rain, rain, go away

I know y’all don’t come here for weather reports, but I’ve got to say “Enough already!” Houston escaped the heaviest rains overnight, but forecasters warned this morning that the ingredients for violent thunderstorms remained in the area. Shortly before 5 … Continue reading Continue reading

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Burnam and Dunnam on the budget

A couple of Democratic State Reps are out there on the op-ed pages making the case that what happened in the Lege this past spring did not represent success in dealing with school finance. First, Rep. Lon Burnam chides the … Continue reading Continue reading

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US290, meet I-10

Those of you who live, work, and/or commute along the US290 corridor, I hope you’ve been paying attention to the Katy Freeway construction, because you’ll be experiencing it soon. Proposed improvements to U.S. 290 and Hempstead Road will affect a … Continue reading Continue reading

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Twenty days

Greg notes that the twenty-day period in which Governor Perry has to call an emergency special election to fill a Congressional vacancy is ticking away with no indication that one will be called. He wonders if there may be some … Continue reading Continue reading

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