Daily Archives: May 31, 2009

House approves windstorm insurance bill

The one known threat of a special session has just been dramatically reduced. House members today approved the conference committee report shoring up a fund supporting hail and windstorm insurance coverage for coastal property-owners. Assuming the Senate similarly OK’s the … Continue reading

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The lack of leadership

State Sen. John Carona gets medieval on his party’s leadership. Tempers flared Saturday on the Legislature’s last weekend with a key GOP senator declaring that the session’s central theme is “lack of leadership” by top members of his own party. … Continue reading

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The lack of leadership

State Sen. John Carona gets medieval on his party’s leadership. Tempers flared Saturday on the Legislature’s last weekend with a key GOP senator declaring that the session’s central theme is “lack of leadership” by top members of his own party. … Continue reading Continue reading

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Weekend link dump for May 31

Holy crap, is it really almost June already? Your modern Republican Party. I love it when ladies of a certain age cuss like sailors. I think I’ve finally found an argument against gay marriage that I can understand: The thought … Continue reading

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Red light camera ban appears dead

So says the Star-Telegram, which has been the go-to source for these stories. A final version of legislation restructuring the Texas Department of Transportation is not expected to include a ban on red-light cameras or a local option provision allowing … Continue reading

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Meet the robocallers

I didn’t think it was possible for me to hate the auto warranty robocallers any more than I already do, but apparently it is. [C]ourt documents filed this month in a Federal Trade Commission case against a Florida company — … Continue reading

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Extending the deadline

The deadline for finishing up conference committee work was supposed to be last night at midnight. There was too much work to do for that, so the deadline got pushed back for 24 hours. That means the Senate on Monday … Continue reading

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