Daily Archives: July 27, 2005

Bell to announce tomorrow

BOR‘s Damon McCullar has the scoop – Chris Bell will make his formal announcement about the Governor’s race tomorrow. Check back in the late morning for the answer. UPDATE: And the answer is…he’s in! Continue reading

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Some toll road notes

Here are a few toll road-related stories I’ve spotted lately: Anne points to this story about a connector from the Fort Bend Parkway toll road to the West Loop and associated uncommunicativeness from Commissioners’ Court on the issue. The good … Continue reading Continue reading

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Where will the Galleria rail line go?

Now that we know there’s going to be an east-west rail line from UH to the Galleria, the question is where exactly will the tracks be? Residents of Afton Oaks, on Richmond near 610, say not in my front yard. … Continue reading Continue reading

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They write letters

Philip Martin sends a letter to the whiny Rep. Kent Grusendorf. I second that emotion. Continue reading

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Julie Boyle

I got some upsetting news a few days ago when I heard via her husband Tom that Julie Boyle, the proprietor of the Midlothian Family Network website and an outspoken critic of the cement plants in that area and the … Continue reading Continue reading

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Harris County jails get some attention

More news on the overcrowded Harris County jails. Crowding and unsanitary conditions in the Harris County Jail have spurred a group of community leaders, clergy members and civil rights advocates to request a meeting this week with county officials to … Continue reading Continue reading

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What a difference a vote makes

I knew that the Hochberg Amendment nearly passed in the previous special session. I’ve said all along that agreement among the Perry/Craddick/Dewhurst troika on HB2 and HB3 didn’t mean those bills would survive a vote in the House. And I’m … Continue reading Continue reading

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