Daily Archives: May 13, 2011

Friday random ten: Songs of the Century, part 1

I had a lot of fun with the Rolling Stone Top 500 list awhile back, and when I was going through that I also came across the Songs Of The Century, as compiled by the Recording Industry of America and … Continue reading

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House class size bill fails to pass

HB400, the House bill that would among other things allow for larger class sizes and furloughs and pay cuts for teachers, failed to pass before the midnight deadline last night. The bill from Rep. Rob Eissler, R-The Woodlands, would have … Continue reading

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Sanchez files paperwork to run for Senate

And he’s in. Retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, who rose from an impoverished childhood in the Rio Grande Valley to become a three-star Army general commanding multinational forces in Iraq, filed the paperwork Wednesday to seek the Democratic nomination for … Continue reading

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Hopefully, the “sanctuary cities” bill will be the end of the anti-immigrant crap

The Statesman offers a little hope. The controversial “sanctuary cities” bill received final passage in the Texas House on Tuesday and was on its way to the Senate, but most other immigration measures introduced in the House this session appear … Continue reading

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Bill to move back primary date advances in House

From the DMN: A Texas House committee on Friday unanimously passed a military voting bill that, among other things, would push the state’s political primaries into April from March. The legislation also would move primary runoffs into June and might … Continue reading

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Let the candidate speculation season begin!

We don’t have Congressional districts yet but we do have potential Congressional candidates. Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos is considering seeking higher office. Villalobos told Action 4 News he is considering running for congress and has officially formed an … Continue reading

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