Daily Archives: May 28, 2004

Jackson v. Perry

UT law professor Mitchell Berman makes the case in this op-ed that SCOTUS will use the Texas redistricting lawsuit Jackson v. Perry to do what it chose not to do in Vieth v. Jubelirir and set a judiciable standard for … Continue reading Continue reading

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The undecideds

Electablog puts the rest of the Presidential campaign in context. How could anyone be undecided about anything or anyone at this point? The true believers were decided at birth. The believers have been decided since Florida. The sort of believers … Continue reading Continue reading

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“The Day After Tomorrow”

There are two op-eds in today’s Chron doing some kind of point-counterpoint about the “science” of the movie The Day After Tomorrow. Two. Freaking. Op-eds. People. Listen to me. This movie was written and directed by the same guy who … Continue reading Continue reading

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Texas political briefs

Checking around the Texas blogs for (mostly) political news and notes in our state: Greg will be looking at the electoral maps for each of the endangered Texas Democratic Congressional incumbents and from that he’ll project the outcomes they’ll need … Continue reading Continue reading

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Totally tubular

Looks like there will be ideal conditions for tubing on the rivers this weekend. NEW BRAUNFELS — With excellent tubing flows expected on both the Guadalupe and Comal rivers, tourism officials are expecting business to boom this weekend as tens … Continue reading Continue reading

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The Bush twins

I’m with Ted here. I see nothing good, politically or morally, coming out of an attack on Jenna and Barbara Bush. Yes, I know, they’re adults now, and they’ve done a few things to make themselves inviting targets. They’re also … Continue reading Continue reading

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