Daily Archives: August 18, 2009

Brister retiring from Supreme Court

A second State Supreme Court justice will not be on the ballot next fall. Texas Supreme Court Justice Scott Brister will leave the court for private practice next month, he announced Monday. Brister, a former Harris County civil district court … Continue reading

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Kay finally announces

To paraphrase The Observer, this was the least unexpected announcement in Texas politics history. Obviously, her message isn’t supposed to appeal to people like me, but I’ve read this story twice now and I’m still not exactly sure what her … Continue reading

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It’s hard to be unemployed in Texas

I’m sure this comes as no surprise. If you lose your job in Texas, you may be out of luck in more ways than one. The Texas Workforce Commission rejected about a third of jobless claims last year and 27 … Continue reading

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New flash: We spend a lot on gas

No surprise, Texans are more vulnerable to gas price increases than people in most other states. While most Americans felt the pinch of higher gasoline prices in 2008, drivers in Texas paid an especially heavy toll, according to a national … Continue reading

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Corruption on the border

Very interesting article from the AP about official corruption along the US-Mexico border. An Associated Press investigation has found U.S. law officers who work the border are being charged with criminal corruption in numbers not seen before, as drug and … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of August 17

It’s time for preseason football games, but the Texas Progressive Alliance is always in midseason form. Click on for this week’s blog highlights.

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