Daily Archives: December 7, 2005

Don’t know why there’s no sun up in the sky

The hurricane prognosticators are predicting a lot of stormy weather next year. The predictions, made annually by a research team at Colorado State University, call for 17 named storms and nine hurricanes next season. Five of those hurricanes, the forecasters … Continue reading Continue reading

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From the “Ain’t gonna happen” files

I don’t know how rumors like this get started, but for some reason Roll Call has seen fit to write an article speculating on who might run for Congress in CD22 if Tom DeLay were to retire. Texas Republicans say … Continue reading Continue reading

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The San Antonio Marlins?

Via The Jeffersonian, officials with the Florida Marlins met with San Antonio politicos to discuss the possibility of relocation to the Alamo City after their lease expires in 2007. Marlins president David Samson said San Antonio was the first stop … Continue reading Continue reading

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Filing news: Aaron Pena and his colleagues

Aaron Pena drove home last night to file for his reelection in Edinburg today. He also reports that his colleagues Joe Straus, Ryan Guillen, and the trio of Kino Flores, Juan Escobar, and Abel Herrera have filed or will be … Continue reading Continue reading

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Which way will Heflin go?

So does Talmadge Heflin want to head up the Texas Lottery Commission? Or would he rather try to win his old seat back in the State House? Maybe he wants to do both. Heflin, a Houston Republican who served 22 … Continue reading Continue reading

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Passion at the pit stop

I don’t think any snarky intro I can think up could be any better than just a straight announcement that there will be a new line of NASCAR-themed Harlequin romance novels hitting a bookstore near you soon. The new project, … Continue reading Continue reading

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Filing news: We have a surprise

Via the Quorum Report, we have what I’d call the first genuine surprise of the 2006 election season: A candidate switching parties to run as a Democrat. Greenville attorney Scott Cornuaud is filling out paperwork this afternoon to run for … Continue reading Continue reading

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