Daily Archives: January 11, 2008

He’s baaaaaaaaack…

Look who’s back in town: That disturbance you felt in the Force recently? Now you know what caused it. Guess the whole Virginia thing didn’t work out so well. Earlier this year, I resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives … Continue reading Continue reading

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Where the potties are

Kelly Siegler, earlier this week, on why she’s uniquely qualified to be the next District Attorney: “To put it real bluntly, Mr. Bradford, Judge Lykos, Mr. Lietner, they don’t know where the bathrooms are.” Maybe they don’t, but thankfully Muse … Continue reading Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Cover-two

Continuing with last week’s theme, here’s ten more songs for which I have multiple versions in iTunes. 1. “A Fool In Love” – Ike & Tina Turner/Marcia Ball, Lou Ann Barton, Angela Strehli. I know I’ve said there’s only one … Continue reading Continue reading

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An update on Metro and the FTA

This article, on the opening of Metro’s new North Corridor community office tomorrow, is more interesting for the update it gives on the FTA approval process for the newly re-christened light rail lines. The North Line was one of Metro’s … Continue reading Continue reading

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More on AG Abbott’s entry into the Rosenthal saga

Today’s Chron story provides a little more info about Attorney General Greg Abbott’s impending investigation of DA Chuck Rosenthal. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott launched an investigation Thursday into whether Harris County’s top prosecutor, Chuck Rosenthal, violated state laws by … Continue reading Continue reading

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Burka on the House races

Paul Burka gives an exhaustive rundown of the 89 contested House races that we will see this year. There’s a boo-boo or two in there – as I noted in the comments, Democrat Kevin Murphy is running in HD29, and … Continue reading Continue reading

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More on Dynamo Stadium

Chron soccer writer Bernardo Fallas looks at the state of the stadium negotiations, and sees the reason why it’s taken this long. Just six weeks ago both sides seemed poised to shake hands and come out of City Hall victorious. … Continue reading Continue reading

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The Governor’s inbox

What with all the Rosenthal stuff going on, let’s not forget about John Washburn’s efforts to keep Governor Perry’s office from routinely wiping out emails after seven days. (You have to admit, that policy is looking pretty shrewd for him … Continue reading Continue reading

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