Daily Archives: August 3, 2007

At Yearly Kos with Rick Noriega

I had the privilege of being with Rick Noriega all day yesterday at YearlyKos. Netroots rock star! I got the photos . . . Rick liveblogs at Daily Kos during YKC07. He got on the recommended diary list FAST! He … Continue reading Continue reading

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Primaries everywhere you look

All of a sudden, the news is full of primary challenges for various legislative seats in Texas. We’ll start with SD11, where Sen. Mike Jackson now has more to worry about than just Joe Jaworski. From QR, via Vince: Texas … Continue reading Continue reading

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The amendment lineup for the fall election

Get ready for another long list of constitutional amendments on your ballot this November. Texas voters will decide whether to approve as much as $3 billion in bonds for cancer research when they go to the polls in November to … Continue reading Continue reading

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HISD asks for bond money

You know about the $1 billion county bond proposal that will be on this November’s ballot. Now it may be joined by an HISD bond proposal as well. Houston Superintendent Abelardo Saavedra said today that he needs $805 million in … Continue reading Continue reading

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Amicus brief filed to CCA on behalf of Earle request

When last we checked, Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle had asked the Court of Criminal Appeals to reconsider its ruling to uphold the dismissal of the conspiracy indictment against Tom DeLay. Yesterday, Earle got an assist from an unexpected … Continue reading Continue reading

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