Daily Archives: November 19, 2007

Dan Barrett gets ParentPAC endorsement

Always good to see the Texas ParentPAC get involved in an election, especially considering their track record last year: The bipartisan Texas Parent PAC today announced its endorsement of Dan Barrett for state representative in House District 97, which includes … Continue reading Continue reading

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Chron advocates saving the Dome

On Sunday, the Chron editorialized in favor of keeping the Astrodome. The county spends $1.5 million a year simply to maintain the Astrodome in its largely unused state. That is an untenable situation that cannot extend indefinitely. County commissioners are … Continue reading Continue reading

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Richard Morrison for Fort Bend County Commissioner

Here’s some good news: Richard Morrison, the man whose run against Tom DeLay in 2004 marked the beginning of the end of the Hammer’s career, is running for County Commissioner in Precinct 1 in Fort Bend. His opponent is incumbent … Continue reading Continue reading

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Why we didn’t need that jail bond

Marc Levin writes about how we can and should deal with the Harris County Jail now that the bond to build more of them went down. A new Texas law allows law enforcement officers the discretion to issue citations, instead … Continue reading Continue reading

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Madison coin makes its debut

Last week, the fourth entry in the Presidential dollar coin series, bearing the likeness of James Madison, made the scene. While there are a lot of doubters, Mint Director Ed Moy says he is hopeful that the latest attempt to … Continue reading Continue reading

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Five Upcoming Comic Book Movies That Must Be Stopped

The title pretty much says it all. I’m somewhat embarrassed to admit that I can remember the 1970s vintage “Shazam!”, where lines like “Oh, Elders, fleet and strong and wise, appear before my seeking eyes!” were spoken with great earnestness. … Continue reading Continue reading

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Loren Jackson campaign kickoff

I wasn’t able to make it to Loren Jackson‘s campaign kickoff event for District Clerk last week, but fortunately Stace was there with a report. Loren’s a bright and energetic guy, and if you haven’t had a chance to meet … Continue reading Continue reading

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