Daily Archives: September 20, 2007

Don’t forget to vote in the DFT Senate Endorsement poll

Reprinted for your benefit. DFT Announces Senate Endorsement Poll John Cornyn has been on the wrong side of countless issues that are critical to Texans in general and DFT supporters in particular. Beyond that, well, he’s just an embarrassment. But … Continue reading Continue reading

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Feds subpoena Buckham payroll records

Bad news for Tom DeLay. A federal grand jury has subpoenaed payroll records from the House for Ed Buckham, former chief of staff to ex-House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas). The subpoena, issued by a grand jury in Washington, D.C., … Continue reading Continue reading

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An HISD threefer

So much HISD news, so little time… HISD shorted out of tax revenue, state says The Harris County Appraisal District undervalued commercial and apartment property in 2005 and 2006, shorting the Houston Independent School District millions of dollars in tax … Continue reading Continue reading

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The progressive blogosphere cares about the Jena 6

But why aren’t we writing about them? I had a post almost ready to go about this post by Chris Kromm on Facing South that says the progressive blogosphere has been silent about the Jena 6 and why that might … Continue reading Continue reading

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Airport concessions contract extended

In the end, the contract was extended without an open bid process. But it appears that may never happen again. Even as he pushed through a controversial contract extension for an airport concessionaire, Mayor Bill White told City Council on … Continue reading Continue reading

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Interview with Manisha Mehta

Breaking out of my Monday/Wednesday pattern, as I have a lot of interviews lined up and don’t want to fall behind, today I bring you a conversation with Manisha Mehta, who is running in District E. She is a Clear … Continue reading Continue reading

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Why recorded interviews?

In the comments to my John Marron interview post, Burt Levine says “I wish you wrote these so that people could read them.” I can certainly understand that sentiment, and Burt is not the first person to express it, so … Continue reading Continue reading

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Saint Arnold’s location search update

I managed to miss this Q&A with Brock Wagner, the head honcho at the Saint Arnold brewery, but thankfully PDiddie was on the case. You may recall that at last report, the venerable (and fast-growing) brewery was seeking new digs. … Continue reading Continue reading

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Twenty-five years of smileys

So I’m reading this story about the origin of the smiley – you know, 🙂 – which was first suggested as a way to compensate for the fact that you don’t get cues like tone of voice and facial expressions … Continue reading Continue reading

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Fly the WiFi-enabled skies

Surf while you fly. You know you’ll want to. Alaska Airlines said Tuesday it will be the first U.S. carrier to test a satellite-based in-flight wireless Internet service next year and may equip its entire fleet. There have been several … Continue reading Continue reading

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