Daily Archives: May 11, 2006

DeLay to officially resign on June 9

It’s official: Tom DeLay has an exit plan for himself. Rep. Tom DeLay, the once-powerful majority leader whose career was undermined by scandal, said today that he would resign from the House on June 9. “As you are aware,” the … Continue reading Continue reading

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Kinky’s signatures

Via Rawhide at PinkDome, it’s 169,000 signatures for Kinky Friedman. That should be more than enough to ensure his place on the ballot, and more than enough to nullify any crackpot theories about what kind of signature verification helps or … Continue reading Continue reading

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All bills passed out of Senate

In case you missed my late update yesterday, the Senate finally passed HBs 1 and 5. At this point, final passage by the House is expected shortly. House Speaker Tom Craddick said late Wednesday he would urge House members to … Continue reading Continue reading

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Ardmore, three years later

Rep. Aaron Pena reminds us that today is the three-year anniversary of the Ardmore exodus. I expanded on his post over at Kuff’s World. Continue reading

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The state takes over again at HHSC

And the great boondoggle outsourcing of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (THHSC) to Accenture takes failure to another level. Effective immediately, state workers again will be responsible for processing applications for assistance programs such as food stamps and … Continue reading Continue reading

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Stockman says he’s in

Long as we’ve been talking about petition signatures, let’s check in with the other notorious independent campaign for this cycle, that of Steve Stockman in CD22. Stockman has collected more than the 500 signatures needed from registered voters to land … Continue reading Continue reading

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Houston premiere of “The Big Buy” next Friday

The Big Buy, now subtitled “Tom DeLay’s Stolen Congress”, is having its Houston premiere on Friday, May 19, at the Angelika Theater downtown. Here’s the press release that I got: An explosive new documentary about Rep. Tom DeLay’s scheme to … Continue reading Continue reading

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Houston transportation survey

Via email from Robin Holzer: Houston area travelers are invited to participate in a 10-minute survey sponsored by the Texas Department of Transportation, in cooperation with Texas A&M University and the University of Texas-Arlington. This survey assesses your current use … Continue reading Continue reading

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