Daily Archives: December 7, 2006

CD23 roundup

Lots of stuff happening in the CD23 runoff as early voting draws to an end. Here’s a link dump for you so you can keep up: Henry Bonilla goes very negative amid rumors that his lead over Ciro Rodriguez is … Continue reading Continue reading

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Still debating Andrea Yates

I did read this op-ed from Sunday by Michael Welner, the highly-paid prosecution expert in the Andrea Yates retrial, and I remember thinking “wow, what a pompous ass”, but for whatever the reason I never got around to blogging about … Continue reading Continue reading

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Dewhurst gets on board the “End TAKS” train

In the matter of Sen. Florence Shapiro’s stated desire to end TAKS as we know it, she now has an ally in David Dewhurst. “Our interest is to be able to move away from the test to end-of-course exams and … Continue reading Continue reading

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What to do with sex offenders

The following was forwarded to me by a reader. I thought it was provocative. I present it here in the interest of starting a conversation. Warning to Texas residents: a group of individuals, still at large, poses an imminent threat … Continue reading Continue reading

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(Still) Spamming the globe

Yes, you’re getting more spam. Hearing from a lot of new friends lately? You know, the ones that write “It’s me, Esmeralda,” and tip you off to an obscure stock that is “poised to explode” or a great deal on … Continue reading Continue reading

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RIP, “Foxtrot”

Yet another popular comic strip artist is planning an early retirement. FoxTrot, the popular comic strip that runs in more than 1,000 newspapers – including the Chronicle – will end daily production Dec. 30, as its creator joins the growing … Continue reading Continue reading

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Bob’s your moneyman

Must be nice to have sixteen million dollars to invest in political giving. Houston home builder Bob Perry poured $16 million into state and federal races during the recent election cycle, apparently making him the biggest individual political contributor in … Continue reading Continue reading

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Perry: We don’t need no stinking fence

Now that he has safely been re-elected, Governor Perry can finally say what anybody with two brain cells to rub together already knows, which is that building a fence along the US-Mexico border is “preposterous”. Gov. Rick Perry, who built … Continue reading Continue reading

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