Daily Archives: May 1, 2011

Bin Laden killed in Pakistan

About damn time. Osama Bin Laden is dead, U.S. government officials confirm to TPM. Bin Laden was the founder and leader of the Al Qaeda terrorist network that perpetrated the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. His death comes nearly 10 … Continue reading

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Weekend link dump for May 1

May Day! May Day! I thought the world’s funniest joke was the basis for the movie “The Aristocrats”. Gauss Facts. If you’re not a math geek, you probably won’t understand. The economics of The Jetsons. Bonus points for the Jet … Continue reading

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Calling for a Latino Congressional seat in Harris County

From the inbox: HOUSTON AREA HISPANIC LEADERS: CREATE A HISPANIC OPPORTUNITY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT IN HARRIS COUNTY HOUSTON – Recently, Houston area Hispanic community leaders successfully coalesced to unite behind State Senator Mario Gallegos’s efforts to create a second Hispanic opportunity … Continue reading

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Property values decline again

Oddly, this is good budget news in the “we were expecting it to be worse” category. Local governments and school districts this year will suffer a second-straight year of sliding property tax revenues — their main source of revenue — … Continue reading

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Senate makes progress on the budget

They still haven’t gotten to the actual budget yet, but they’ve passed a bill that allows for some extra “non-tax revenue” plus a bunch of accounting gimmicks, which makes their less-penurious-than-the-House budget possible. The Texas Senate, digging publicly for money … Continue reading

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Hospital infections

There’s something missing from this story. Do you know what it is? The most common hospital-contracted malady among older patients in Houston is systemic vascular infections, a problem often caused by unsanitary or improper procedures during their hospital stay, a … Continue reading

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They like him! They really like him!

Here’s your heartwarming story for the week. The Republican Party of Fort Bend County Executive Committee has unanimously passed a resolution in support of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay expressing “appreciation for his tireless service to our community, the … Continue reading

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