Daily Archives: June 28, 2007

Biggio 3000

Congratulations, Craig Biggio. For today, any questions about your pursuit of 3000 are irrelevant. You made it, and you deserve the glory that goes with it. See you in five in Cooperstown. Continue reading

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One of these officials is not like the others

I got this a couple of days ago, but didn’t have a chance to post on it till now. This (PDF) is a letter sent from the interim President and Chair of the Board of Regents of Galveston College to … Continue reading Continue reading

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Texas: Still growing like gangbusters

Nothing unexpected here. Booming cities in the Lone Star state dominated the latest population estimates for cities as of July, 1, 2006, released by the census today. Six Texas cities were in the top 25 in the U.S, and three, … Continue reading Continue reading

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The reasoning behind the CCA’s decision on DeLay

Here’s the basic reasoning behind the Court of Criminal Appeals’ refusal to reinstate the conspiracy charge against Tom DeLay and two of his co-defendants. In Wednesday’s decision, the Court of Criminal Appeals had to decide whether a conspiracy charge could … Continue reading Continue reading

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CQ on CD10

Congressional Quarterly takes a look at what I hope will become a high-profile race in CD10. Texas Republican Mike McCaul was a beneficiary of a mid-decade redistricting plan — spearheaded by Tom DeLay, the Texan who then was House majority … Continue reading Continue reading

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“I don’t feel tardy”

I have five things to say about this article on how City Council meetings have always started late since 2004: 1. I’m trying to resist the urge to say “So what?” here. Yes, when you expect something to start at … Continue reading Continue reading

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The giant blue porn-hating elephant

Boy, when one has used such a title for a post, it’s a little intimidating to actually write said post. So, let me just point you to Houstonist, where the title at least will make sense. All I can add … Continue reading Continue reading

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Harry Potter hacked?

Spoiler alert level: Elevated. The mystery surrounding the end to fictional British boy wizard Harry Potter’s saga deepened on Wednesday with a computer hacker posting what he said were key plot details and a publisher warned the details could be … Continue reading Continue reading

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