Daily Archives: August 5, 2005

Hamric to run in SD7

Greg notes that HD126’s Peggy Hamric has joined Moldy Joe Nixon in the quest to replace the retiring Jon Lindsay in SD7. Good – that’s another open seat for a Democrat to run for next year. It seems to be … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Election 2006 | 7 Comments

“Draft Sharp” website

I suppose this was inevitable. I don’t know what the main driver is in his run/don’t run decisionmaking process, but I kind of doubt that a “Draft John Sharp” website would have that much effect. I suppose it may give … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Election 2006 | 10 Comments

Casey responds to Van Arsdale

Rick Casey has seen the correspondence between State Rep. Corbin Van Arsdale and the TX Friends of Time Warner Cable PAC, and he writes the response that Van Arsdale should have gotten. Bravo. Continue reading

Posted in Scandalized! | 22 Comments

Harris County jail overcrowding: Worse than we thought

They just found another 600 inmates in the Harris County jails that were sleeping on the floor. Darned computer glitches. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards had found the jail in noncompliance last June, estimating that overcrowding had left nearly … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Crime and Punishment | 23 Comments

I-45 testimonials: Michael Catrett

I’ve been asked by the I-45 Coalition to do a few profiles on residents of the area that are likely to be directly affected by the proposed widening of this freeway. All of the neighborhoods that I-45 runs through are … Continue reading Continue reading

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