Daily Archives: January 18, 2008

And the Sheriff’s office gets in the email deletion act

It’s funny, isn’t it, how so many of our government agencies have decided that retaining email is a liability for themselves? When he turned on his computer at the Harris County Jail this week, Sgt. Richard Newby was greeted with … Continue reading Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Three times a cover

It’s time to lighten the mood around here a bit, I think. So let’s go with a third week of cover-related Random Ten goodness – see here and here for the first two installments. 1. “Your Horoscope For Today” – … Continue reading Continue reading

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Now that’s what I call a quick weight-loss plan!

Who needs diet and exercise when you have Photoshop? The brochure that U.S. House candidate and former Sugar Land mayor Dean Hrbacek mailed to voters this week says, “Dean’s record speaks for itself.” But his physique does not. In a … Continue reading Continue reading

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More on Medina and Rosenthal

The Chron front-pages their coverage of the Medina indictment, with an emphasis on Chuck Rosenthal’s interference. The Harris County District Attorney’s office this morning dismissed the indictments returned Thursday against Texas Supreme Court Justice David Medina and his wife in … Continue reading Continue reading

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Mandamus update

According to the newish Star-Telegram politics blog, the writ of mandamus regarding Wendy Davis’ ballot eligibility will be heard by the Second Court of Appeals on January 23. The court order setting the date for oral arguments is here (PDF). … Continue reading Continue reading

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Feds widening local investigation

We’ll see where this leads. Grand jury subpoenas released Wednesday appear to signal the expansion of a years-long federal corruption probe to major construction projects from former Mayor Lee Brown’s administration and the well-connected players who stood to benefit from … Continue reading Continue reading

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Feds sue Eagle Pass over land access for border fence

We knew this was coming, and now here it is. The federal government sued Monday to get on land owned by a Texas city whose mayor has been highly critical of a planned U.S.-Mexico border fence. The lawsuit was filed … Continue reading Continue reading

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