Daily Archives: May 18, 2005

Revenge of the Sith

All right, I guess I need to start planning to see “Revenge of the Sith” sooner or later. We haven’t been to the theater since seeing “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkhaban” just before Olivia was born. I’ve almost … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in TV and movies | 16 Comments

The TIERS meltdown begins

Father John notes that a legislative attempt to slow down the full-blown launch of the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS) is dead for this session, meaning there’s nothing to stop the billion-dollar project from rolling out statewide, ready or … Continue reading Continue reading

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Kay’s temptation

How much do some people want to see Kay Bailey Hutchison stay in the Senate and leave Rick Perry alone? Enough to dangle some pretty big carrots in front of her. [Senate Majority Whip Mitch McConnell of Kentucky] said Hutchison … Continue reading Continue reading

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More HD143 stuff

More jockeying for HD143: The Chron’s Kristin Mack fills in a few blanks on some of the potential contenders whose names have floated up so far. [Ana] Hernandez, who has three legislative sessions under her belt, has won [Rep. Jessica] … Continue reading Continue reading

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Report from the Senate on HB789

Save Muni Wireless has a report from Wayne Caswell, who testified to the Senate about HB789. Very informative stuff, so check it out. I don’t know what’ll happen if the House and the Senate can’t agree on their competing bills, … Continue reading Continue reading

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Stephen F. Austin statue update

Banjo brings us an update (and a photo) on the planned Big Statue for Stephen F. Austin, to be done in Angleton by Big Statue maestro David Adickes. I noted this awhile back, and based on Banjo’s pic, I’d say … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in The great state of Texas | 1 Comment