Daily Archives: July 25, 2005

No MTBE liability protection?

Nick Beaudrot, sitting in at Ezra‘s place, notes this news story about the energy bill and asks “Did Tom DeLay just lose a legislative battle?” House and Senate conferees abandoned giving makers of the gasoline additive MTBE liability protection against … Continue reading Continue reading

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Sallee on I-45 expansion

The Chron’s Rad Sallee devotes his weekly “Move It!” column to the proposed I-45 expansion and TxDOT’s undercommunicative ways regarding it. He doesn’t go into the attempted end run that was thwarted by GHASP, but he does give voice to … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | 5 Comments

Little League parents

TBogg writes about his and his daughter’s experiences with Little League, in context of the debut of the remake of The Bad News Bears. Having spent seven years toiling in Little League hell, there is so much that is accurate … Continue reading Continue reading

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The new drive-ins

The hot new trend in movies: Drive in theaters. Texas drive-ins are seeing the biggest surge in decades, as Galaxy is among at least five outdoor theaters to open since 2003. The latest debuted in Killeen, near the Fort Hood … Continue reading Continue reading

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Weekend special session overviews

I don’t know about you, but my weekend was much better for being almost completely special session-free. I’m even about a quarter of the way through Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince now – Tiffany, true to form, finished it … Continue reading Continue reading

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Alt-weekly blogging

Atrios says he’s “always been puzzled by the fact that alt-weeklies have largely missed the blogging boat.” I don’t quite understand it, either. I don’t know how things work at the Houston Press, but like Atrios I’ve long thought that … Continue reading Continue reading

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June traffic report

June was a slightly slower month, with about 50,000 total hits. I’m never sure what causes the monthly variations in traffic, though for the most part I suspect it’s search engine referrals. I thought June would herald some summer doldrums, … Continue reading Continue reading

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