Daily Archives: January 8, 2007

YouTubing the Speaker’s race

If you want to get a rough idea of who’s currently on Team Craddick, watch the videos, whose origin were the subject of so much speculation. How many people were there is subject to some dispute. It looks like the … Continue reading Continue reading

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Why do (dead) birds suddenly appear/Every time you are near?

Anybody else think this is a metaphor of sorts for the Speaker’s race? Police shut down 10 blocks of businesses in the heart of downtown Austin early today after dozens of birds were found dead. Emergency workers donned yellow hazardous-material … Continue reading Continue reading

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Combs’ first revenue estimate expected today

Susan Combs will take her first meaningful action as State Comptroller today when she releases the revenue forecast for the next biennium later today. “The numbers we put out on Monday will be the dollar numbers the Legislature can spend … Continue reading Continue reading

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The first sign of a successful program: Coach poaching

We all knew this was a matter of time, though I think we all hoped it would be a matter of a little bit more time than this: Rice offensive coordinator Major Applewhite has been contacted by Alabama about a … Continue reading Continue reading

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Selling magazines

Have you ever had your door knocked by a kid selling magazine subscriptions as part of a contest? I have, and I’d never given it much thought beyond the vague guilt I felt for sending them away empty-handed. After reading … Continue reading Continue reading

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CD death watch: Car stereos

Another step on the CD death march: New cars are starting to come with stereos that don’t have CD players. CD players in automobiles could be sent the way of eight-track tapes by in-dash systems such as one Ford and … Continue reading Continue reading

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Another Cisneros in San Antonio politics

I first heard about on the Walker Report before Christmas, and now here’s the Chron story of the official announcement: Mary Alice Cisneros is running for San Antonio City Council. Mary Alice Cisneros, wife of former mayor and HUD Secretary … Continue reading Continue reading

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