Daily Archives: July 22, 2005

No more blogger radio

All things must end, and that includes my Saturday morning stint on BizRadio 1320 AM. Host Jon-Michial Carter emailed me earlier this week to say that he had to stop doing the show because of other time commitments. I greatly … Continue reading Continue reading

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Town Hall meeting on Texas Marriage Amendment

Forwarded to me from the DFA-Houston list, there’s going to be a town hall meeting to discuss the Double Secret Illegal Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment tomorrow morning. Click the More link for the details. Continue reading

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Lottery search update

I’m happy to say that it looks like the Texas Lottery Commission really is serious about finding a good director. A lottery critic, the executive director of the State Bar of Texas and a member of the Texas Ethics Commission … Continue reading Continue reading

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District H Cares

I think pretty highly of my City Council member, Adrian Garcia. This is a good example why. On a tolerable summer morning, it’s not unusual to see Ofelia Bennett and her friend and neighbor, Bobbie Sheppard, on the porch or … Continue reading Continue reading

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Harry Potter is in the house

The good news: Our copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince arrived yesterday from Amazon UK. The bad news: Tiffany got to it first, so I have to wait until she’s done reading it. The good news: She’s a … Continue reading Continue reading

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On TxDOT’s end-around

The Chron reports on the end run that TxDOT attempted regarding plans for the I-45 expansion. As part of the IH-45 North Hardy Corridor Planning Studies, TxDOT and Carter Burgess first presented the idea of the managed lanes project to … Continue reading Continue reading

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