Daily Archives: February 11, 2011

Howard declared the winner in HD48

At long last. Rep. Donna Howard won the House District 48 seat by four votes over Republican Dan Neil, according to state Rep. Will Hartnett, R-Dallas. Hartnett was appointed to investigate their election after Neil challenged the results. […] Hartnett’s … Continue reading

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Friday random ten – A little jazz break

I still have a few entries to go in the Rolling Stone Top 500 list, but I wanted to take a break from it this week for a small diversion. I recently played the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s “Take 5” as … Continue reading

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Larry Taylor’s conflict of interest

KHOU takes a look at State Rep. Larry Taylor. In four years, the co-chairman of oversight of a state insurance agency made more than $300,000 off the company he is supposed to oversee on behalf of consumers in Texas. State … Continue reading

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KBH says she’ll support a weaker DREAM

Where were you in December, Senator? Weeks after a hunger strike orchestrated by college students in San Antonio failed to sway her vote on the DREAM Act, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison told business leaders Tuesday that she now would work … Continue reading

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Sonogram bill passes out of committee

As expected. One of Gov. Rick Perry’s designated “emergency” pieces of legislation cleared an early hurdle on Wednesday when the Senate State Affairs Committee voted in favor of a bill that would require a physician to perform a sonogram on … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of February 7

The Texas Progressive Alliance is hoping for a swift and player-friendly resolution to the NFL labor situation as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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