Daily Archives: August 16, 2004

Texas Artists against Bush

A group of Texas writers, musicians, artists, and other interested people are raising some money to run a full-page NYT ad with the aim of letting people know that President Bush does not speak for everyone in Texas. You can … Continue reading Continue reading

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Local angles

Still working my way through Fifty Years of the Texas Observer – these things do go in fits and starts sometimes, you know? The book is divided into sections, with an intro and an afterword by founding editor Ronnie Dugger. … Continue reading Continue reading

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A tale of two newspaper blogs

In this corner, we have the Statesman’s Lasso blog, which features permalinks, categories, archives, and (yes! finally!) an RSS feed. More of a linker than a thinker, and author Bill Bishop does refer to himself in the third person, but … Continue reading Continue reading

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A helping hand from Kerry

The Kerry campaign has given $3 million each to the DCCC and DSCC. Smart move, since money spent on battleground Congressional and Senate races – like Nancy Farmer and Joe Hoeffel – should also give a boost to the top … Continue reading Continue reading

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Property tax blues

This Sunday Chron article on property tax variances was a bit of a disappointment to me. I don’t think it’s any great secret that some municipalities in Harris County, like Southside Place, have lower taxes than others – I mean, … Continue reading Continue reading

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What makes a candidate credible?

Recently, I posted about Tom DeLay’s apparent change of heart regarding METRO. This led to speculation that DeLay’s about-face was caused in part by Richard Morrison‘s aggressive campaigning on local issues such as transportation alternatives. Kevin then commented that Morrison … Continue reading Continue reading

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A little bait and switch in Fort Bend

Albert Hollan, a Democratic candidate for judge of the 400th District Court in Fort Bend County, is a wee bit upset. He’s upset because Cliff Vacek, his opponent, was just appointed to the bench they’re both running for. The incumbent … Continue reading Continue reading

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