Daily Archives: June 14, 2007

Meet the new SOS

We have a new Secretary of State on the way to replace the outgoing one, Roger Williams. Republican Gov. Rick Perry is expected to promote a top aide to succeed Roger Williams as Texas secretary of state. Phil Wilson, Perry’s … Continue reading Continue reading

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The final HPD lab report

The final report on the problems with the HPD Crime Lab and what needs to be done about it has been released. Independent investigator Michael Bromwich outlined a series of steps he said officials should take to determine what role … Continue reading Continue reading

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The 2007 Best and Worst Legislators

Here’s the link, for the usual Limited Time Only, and here are the lists: THE BEST Rafael Anchia, Democrat, Dallas Sen. John Carona, Republican, Dallas Byron Cook, Republican, Corsicana Sen. Bob Deuell, Republican, Mesquite Scott Hochberg, Democrat, Houston Lois Kolkhorst, … Continue reading Continue reading

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Meeting on H-GAC transportation plan tonight

Previously, I noted that the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) will be hosting some public meetings in June regarding the $92 billion in sponsored transportation and related clean air planning and projects identified in its draft 2035 Regional Transportation Plan. The … Continue reading Continue reading

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Accenture may be gone, but privatization lingers

As we know, the state of Texas terminated its contract with Accenture to operate call centers to determine benefits eligibility back in December. While the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is trying to bring back former employees to … Continue reading Continue reading

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More on Roger Williams

The Observer blog has a great rundown on our soon-to-be-former Secretary of State, Roger Williams, and his future political ambitions. Maybe the leap from public steward to Republican candidate isn’t surprising, since Williams never missed an opportunity to use his … Continue reading Continue reading

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How much would you pay for all that Comcasticness?

I see that Comcast is set to roll out a bunch of new channels when it assimilates Time-Warner next week. I’m not particularly interested in any of them, but I am interested in this: Comcast will introduce a new tiering … Continue reading Continue reading

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Perry signs cancer research bill

Whatever else you may think of this just-expired session, this will count as a win for Governor Perry. Texas will create a cancer research institute under a bill signed Wednesday by Gov. Rick Perry, who now needs voters to approve … Continue reading Continue reading

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