Daily Archives: November 17, 2005

Lobbyists give money to DeLay: Film at 11

So sorry I’m missing this event tonight, but we had to go grocery shopping. High-profile lobbyists and Republican operatives will gather for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres tonight in hopes of raising more than $200,000 for embattled U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay’s … Continue reading Continue reading

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Republican Party of Texas agrees to obey the law

It’s just so hard to keep up with all the wrongdoing these days. The Republican Party of Texas avoided prosecution Thursday by agreeing to stop using corporate money in several ways being investigated by Travis County Attorney David Escamilla. Escamilla’s … Continue reading Continue reading

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Another game, another useless economic impact estimate

The NBA All-Star Game will be played here in Houston in two months. You know what that means. The NBA All-Star weekend in Houston could inject as much as $79.6 million into the Texas economy, Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn said … Continue reading Continue reading

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Welcome to the city of Your-Name-Here

Here’s one way for a town of 125 people to put itself on the map. Back in the 1950s, Hot Springs, N.M., was renamed Truth or Consequences, N.M., after a popular quiz show. During the dot-com boom of 2000, Halfway, … Continue reading Continue reading

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The insured driver database

When I read this Chron story from yesterday about a new state database of insured drivers, my first reaction was “When exactly did that happen?” No matter how closely one tries to follow the Lege, they still manage to slip … Continue reading Continue reading

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Talmadge Heflin rises again

An old, familiar name has surfaced as a candidate for the top job at the Texas Lottery Commission: Talmadge Heflin. Heflin, a Houston Republican who served 22 years in the Texas House before being defeated in 2004, said Wednesday that … Continue reading Continue reading

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Henley jumps into CD07

We now have two Democrats looking to challenge John Culberson in CD07. Joining David Murff is Lanier Middle School debate teacher Jim Henley, whose website should be up this weekend. From an email I got from Lamar High School student … Continue reading Continue reading

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Hubener, Stallings, and Thibault

Katy Hubener, who gave State Rep. Ray Allen a close shave in 2004, will run again for HD106, which is now an open seat with Allen joining the retirement brigade. Hubener, made her first try for an elected office in … Continue reading Continue reading

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