Daily Archives: October 1, 2007

Noriega reports $570K raised

Rick Noriega will report raising over $570,000 for this quarter. Now you know why I nagged so often. Here’s the press release: Rick Noriega announced today contributions of $570,000 for the October 15th FEC financial disclosure report. The report, the … Continue reading Continue reading

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Manlove to run for Congress

CD22 gets more crowded. The mayor of Harris County’s second largest city has resigned his post today to run for Congressional District 22 seat. John Manlove, said he would be running as a Republican in the race and said his … Continue reading Continue reading

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Watch those right-on-red turns starting today

A month ago, City Council closed a loophole in its red light camera ordinance that allowed people who failed to stop before making a right turn on the red get away without being cited. As Matt Stiles notes, today is … Continue reading Continue reading

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Interview with Wanda Adams

I’m getting close to the end of the City Council interviews that I plan to do. There’s still a few more, plus a couple of non-Council races where I’ll be talking to people. I really hope this has been useful … Continue reading Continue reading

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More endorsements for Noriega

OK, the quarter is over and I promise to take a (short) break from asking for donations to Rick Noriega. Instead, I’ll tell you about some political support he picked up in El Paso. At an event at the El … Continue reading Continue reading

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Proposition 11: Recorded votes

The Chron has begun a series of articles on the various constitutional amendments that will be on the ballot this November. First up is Prop 11, which will require recorded votes in the Legislature. Legislators brag about some votes they … Continue reading Continue reading

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The Catholic Church versus the border wall

I think this kind of conflict between churches and anti-immigration forces is going to become more and more high profile as the debate rages on. The Most Rev. Raymundo Peña of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville blasted the idea … Continue reading Continue reading

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Mammoth DNA

Cool. Researchers report in Friday’s edition of the journal Science, however, that mammoth hair seems to be an excellent source of well-preserved DNA. “It is important to understand the genetic makeup of an organism before it went extinct,” explained lead … Continue reading

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