Daily Archives: September 28, 2007

Endorsement watch: HISD Trustees

The Chron kicks off endorsement season for this November with recommendations in the two open-seat HISD Trustee races: Reginald Adams, District II — Adams is executive director of the Museum of Cultural Arts Houston and an artist who seeks to … Continue reading Continue reading

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Senate passes S-CHIP

Off to the President. The U.S. Senate Thursday gave final legislative approval to the expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. President George W. Bush has promised to veto the measure, which would add $35 billion to the program, … Continue reading Continue reading

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HISD gets Hispanic Chamber endorsement

I’ll say this for HISD: I’m still not convinced that they can pass their bond proposal this fall, given all the problems (mostly self-induced) that they’ve had. But they clearly aren’t going to go down without a fight, and they … Continue reading Continue reading

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Baseline poll for TX-SEN

Burka reported on a Rasmussen poll last week that had John Cornyn leading both Democrats by about 20 points. Now we have another poll, by Research 2000, that gives a similar but slightly better result for Rick Noriega. Research 2000 … Continue reading Continue reading

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State Proposition 2

We all know about the HISD bond referendum and its problems, but there will be another education-related bond proposition on the ballot this November, and it shouldn’t be confused with the HISD proposal. I’m referring to Proposition 2, one of … Continue reading Continue reading

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Farmers Branch, this may be your life

What happens when you succeed in driving illegal immigrants out of your town? A lot of small businesses suffer. RIVERSIDE, N.J., Sept. 25 — A little more than a year ago, the Township Committee in this faded factory town became … Continue reading Continue reading

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