Daily Archives: January 6, 2005

Koufax voting

Voting for the 2004 Koufax Awards is going on at Wampum. There are several posts up with the nominees in different categories for your approval. I’m as motivated by enlightened self-interest as the next blogger, so I’ll point out that … Continue reading Continue reading

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Is there a list of these?

A Top Ten List of Top Ten Lists. Why didn’t I think of that? Via Kimberly. Continue reading

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The Gonzales Confirmation Hearings Blog

If you really want to follow the Senate confirmation hearings of Alberto Gonzales for Attorney General as closely as possible, this blog will help. Continue reading

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Yates conviction overturned

Andrea Yates’ conviction has been thrown out by the Texas First Court of Appeals. The three-member appeals court granted Yates’ motion to have her conviction reversed because the state’s expert psychiatric witness testified that Yates had patterned her actions after … Continue reading Continue reading

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Tell it to the arbitration council

In 2003, the Lege created the Texas Residential Construction Commission to resolve disputes between homeowners and builders without having to use the civil courts. Today’s Chron takes a look at the effectiveness of the TRCC, and learns that the answer … Continue reading Continue reading

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An inside view of the Health and Human Services Commission

A comment in this post on Gregg Phillips led me to this blog post that I recommend you read by Father John Whiteford, a caseworker with TxHHSC. Father John and I are not on the same side of the fence … Continue reading Continue reading

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