Daily Archives: December 3, 2015

SCOTUS denies 30-Day Extension in Immigration Case

Good. The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted twenty-six states an extra eight days to file their response to the Obama administration’s appeal in defense of its broad new immigration policy. That extension — considerably less than the added thirty days … Continue reading

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Overview of the Controller runoff

It’s another one of those partisan races. Sorry, non-partisans. Though the job lacks policy-making authority, the race to become Houston’s next chief financial officer has developed into a partisan proxy war over how to correct Houston’s fiscal course. In the … Continue reading

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Runoff endorsement watch: Still for Turner

They clutch their pearls a bit over his (gasp!) negative advertising, but the Chron is still on board with Sylvester Turner. The long-time state representative – and three-time mayoral candidate – offers voters the best balance between policy expertise and … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of November 30

The Texas Progressive Alliance stands with Planned Parenthood as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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Day One EV 2015 runoff totals

Here we go: Date Early Mail Total Mailed ====================================== 11/15 8,889 14,240 23,129 40,626 12/15 11,144 18,138 29,282 39,646 The runoff numbers are here, and the final EV totals for November are here. A couple of things to keep in … Continue reading

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