Daily Archives: February 14, 2007

Same phony attack, new location

This is ridiculous. As supporters of Metro’s planned North Bus Rapid Transit line told reporters Tuesday that the community strongly favors the project, 30 opponents made a long march in blustery winds and said the line will infringe on their … Continue reading Continue reading

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Loud and clear, the people say “Support public schools!”

This is a real eye-opener. A big majority — 71 percent — agreed that “the school finance plan was only a temporary band-aid because all of the new state tax dollars were dedicated to property tax relief,” according to the … Continue reading Continue reading

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CPPP urges Abbott to rule against Perry

Scott McCown of the Center for Public Policy Priorities has sent a letter (PDF) to AG Greg Abbott urging him to rule that Governor Perry has overstepped his bounds with his recent executive order on the HPV vaccine. It’s a … Continue reading Continue reading

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Like father, like son

I can’t even think of a good snarky intro to this, so I’ll just say it: Governor Perry’s son has been hired by one of the financial consulting outfits involved in the proposed Lottery sell-off. UBS, one of two large … Continue reading Continue reading

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Eckels to give State of the County address

We’ve had the State of the Union, the State of the State, and the State of the City, so all that’s left is the State of the County. The Greater Houston Partnership will host that event on Thursday. From the … Continue reading Continue reading

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