Daily Archives: September 3, 2006

Senate Education Committee hearing on vouchers scheduled for Houston

Sherrie Matula sent me the following from a Texas Freedom Network email. The Senate Committee on Education will be holding a hearing in Houston on September 6 (PDF agenda here) at the University of Houston Hilton. The topic is “school … Continue reading Continue reading

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A year ago this weekend

The Huffington Post prints excerpts from interviews done with people involved with the evacuation of Hurricane Katrina victims to the George R. Brown convention center in Houston. The first subject is Lt. Col. and State Rep. Rick Noriega, who was … Continue reading Continue reading

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North rail, southeast rail

Now that Metro has selected Fulton Street for its North Corridor route, the merchants along that street are acclimating to the idea of construction in their future. After learning Metro had chosen the Fulton street alignment for the Metro Solutions … Continue reading Continue reading

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