Daily Archives: January 29, 2008

Janek to leave Senate in June

State Sen. Kyle Janek has made official his departure from the Senate. Sen. Kyle Janek, R-Houston, announced today that he was resigning his Senate seat, effective June 2, to spend more time with his family. The resignation date, he acknowledged, … Continue reading Continue reading

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Two for CD10

The Statesman has an overview of the two Democrats running for CD10. They may share the same goal and many of the same policy positions, but there are some pretty clear differences between the two Democrats who want to take … Continue reading Continue reading

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Bob McNair talks about the Astrodome

In this video, Chron football writer John McClain asks Texans owner Bob McNair what he thinks about the Astrodome Redevelopment project. Forward to about 2:50 in the clip to hear the Q&A: If you don’t feel like watching, McNair basically … Continue reading Continue reading

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First round to the government in border access lawsuits

No surprise here. A federal judge ordered 10 Cameron County property owners to open their land to the government for border fence surveying, but not before he denied the government the right to take the land without a hearing. U.S. … Continue reading Continue reading

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Candidate Q&A: Fred Cook

Note: This entry is part of a series of written Q&As with judicial candidates in contested Democratic primaries. I am also doing recorded interviews with non-judicial candidates. 1. Who are you, and what are you running for? My name is … Continue reading Continue reading

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The Supreme slacker Court

Once again, our State Supreme Court is in the news, and once again, it’s not for anything good. At a time when the Texas Supreme Court’s case backlog has reached record levels, Justice Paul Green was spending Friday driving to … Continue reading Continue reading

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Are you ready for some Super Bowl ads?

Seems to me the last couple of years there haven’t been any real “OMG did you see that?” kind of ad during the Super Bowl. Maybe this year will be different. For most of us, Super Bowl ads make fine … Continue reading Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of January 28

It’s Super Bowl week! As you stock up on chips and beer in anticipation of the big game, here’s a full supply of Texas Progressive Alliance blog posts from the past week. Click on for the highlights. Continue reading

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