Daily Archives: October 13, 2006

Continental pushes for Prop G

You’ve probably seen some billboards championing City Proposition G around town. One big supporter of Proposition G is Continental Airlines. “If Prop G does not pass, our ability to grow at Intercontinental will be hurt,” Larry Kellner, chairman and chief … Continue reading Continue reading

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Ney pleads out and hangs around

Bob Ney: Not the first sitting Republican Congressman to plead guilty to felonies, but the first to plead to them in conjunction with Jack Abramoff. Standing before Judge Ellen S. Huvelle, Ney pleaded guilty to conspiracy and making false statements. … Continue reading Continue reading

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ParentPAC endorses Diane Trautman

I thought the fine folks at the Texas Parent PAC were done with their endorsements, but they weren’t. They have now added Diane Trautman to their list of worthy candidates. Here’s the press release: “Families in House District 127 need … Continue reading Continue reading

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Report from the Cohen-Wong debate at Rice

I haven’t seen a story in the Chron, and the webcast link that I was told about didn’t work, so this morning I’m thankful that Kimberly attended the Cohen-Wong debate last night and blogged about it. Check it out if … Continue reading Continue reading

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Beatle torsos

I’m not exactly sure why Houstonist did a post about David Adickes and his forthcoming Beatles statues on I-10, since the Wall Street Journal story on this was back in January and there’s no new links. But I’m not unhappy … Continue reading Continue reading

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