Daily Archives: December 17, 2007

A House Pick-Up On Tuesday?

December 18th is election day in Tarrant County in the runoff election to select a new member to the Texas Legislature. Democrat Dan Barrett got 31.5% of the vote in the recent special election against five Republicans. He faces Republican … Continue reading Continue reading

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Gulf “Dead Zone” grows with corn prices

The best thing about this problem is that there’s a pretty clear solution, so dealing with it is hopefully just a matter of implementation: Because of rising demand for ethanol, American farmers are growing more corn than at any time … Continue reading Continue reading

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Filing news: Mincberg for County Judge

I know I’m on sabbatical, but I got this press release about David Mincberg‘s official filing for Harris County Judge in the mail today. The public has lost confidence in Harris County’s leadership, which is out of touch, indebted to … Continue reading Continue reading

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A Little Time With the Family

I’m going to be taking a bit of a break over the next week or so to spend some quality time with the family. I will still be publishing a Looking Forward To 2008 piece each day, and you can … Continue reading Continue reading

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Looking Forward to 2008: Jay Aiyer

(Note: I have asked a variety of people to submit an essay to me to be posted during the month of December, to be called “Looking Forward to 2008”. This entry was written by Jay Aiyer.) 2008 will mark the … Continue reading Continue reading

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