Daily Archives: December 5, 2005

DeLay wins one, loses one in court

Tom DeLay had one of the felony indictments against him thrown out today, but a second one was upheld by visiting judge Pat Priest. Priest dismissed charges of conspiracy to violate the state election code but upheld a money laundering … Continue reading Continue reading

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Henley kicks off campaign for CD07

Jim Henley, longtime debate coach at Lanier Middle School and one of two candidates currently running for the Democratic nomination in CD07 (the other being David Murff), had a campaign kickoff event yesterday. From a press release I got today … Continue reading Continue reading

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Talmadge Heflin rises from the dead

The Quorum Report had this when they first put out their big list of candidates, and today they confirm it: Talmadge Heflin wants a rematch in HD149. “I still have work to do. I still can represent the district well … Continue reading Continue reading

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Texan of the Year sighting

There’s a Texan of the Year sighting in today’s Chron. FOR many Republican lawmakers, being selected Texan of the Year by a bunch of liberal political bloggers might not be welcome news. But state Rep. Carter Casteel of New Braunfels … Continue reading Continue reading

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Toll road lawsuit in San Antonio

A lawsuit has been filed to halt the construction of a toll road in San Antonio which opponents say would harm the Edwards Aquifer. Aquifer Guardians in Urban Areas believes state transportation officials have rushed the project and ignored their … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | 1 Comment

A tale of three cities

Stories about residential development in urban downtown areas were all around the news this past week. See this story on San Antonio’s efforts, with commentary from The Red State and B and B, and this WSJ story on Dallas, with … Continue reading Continue reading

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