Daily Archives: June 1, 2006

Old neighborhood, new retail

I just spotted this story about some new retail development in Montrose. It’s exactly two blocks away from where I lived for nearly four years back in the 90s, so I’m interested in it. To take advantage of the growth … Continue reading Continue reading

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Sklar gets kudos for renewable energy pledges

Now this is the kind of thing I like to see. Not only does it show Shane Sklar in a positive light, it portrays Ron Paul’s strength as a liability: Democratic congressional candidate Shane Sklar’s call for diversifying the nation’s … Continue reading Continue reading

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Falling clout and the Bush effect

As long as the newspapers keep serving up stories about Republican discontent – about HB3, immigration, budget deficits, whatever – I’ll keep writing posts trying to understand what (if anything) it all means for November. I’ve got two more of … Continue reading Continue reading

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Zone Nguyen

Via Greg comes this nice article about 2004 Harris County judicial candidate Zone Nguyen, who has since relocated to Laredo. Nguyen, who is a reservist in the Army with the JAG corps, spent several months in 2004 at Guantanamo with … Continue reading Continue reading

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The Intermodal Transit Center plan

Metro has taken the next step in its proposal to build an Intermodal Transit Center north of I-10 near UH-Downtown. The Metropolitan Transit Authority board Tuesday voted to have staff negotiate the purchase of nine acres of the railroad’s Hardy … Continue reading Continue reading

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Dallas: Maybe not so full after all

I figured there’d be a followup to yesterday’s story about the city of Dallas balking at the proposal that they house up to 40,000 special needs evacuees from Houston in the event of a coastal hurricane. Today, at least one … Continue reading Continue reading

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Once again, Hispanic support for Bush in Texas

Sometimes being first is better than being correct. I point you to a tidbit in this story about Republican agida over immigration for an example. President Bush has been courting Latino voters for years, as both a gubernatorial candidate and … Continue reading Continue reading

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Lamar Smith was against judges before he was for them

Lamar Smith, then: Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Congressman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) today announced the formation of the “House Working Group On Judicial Accountability.” Rep. Smith and Rep. Chabot serve as co-chairmen of the Group. “This Working Group seeks to … Continue reading Continue reading

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