Daily Archives: May 19, 2008

Probe of Sheriff’s office urged

Good. State Sen. Rodney Ellis and other lawmakers today said they have asked the Texas attorney general to investigate the Harris County Sheriff’s Office’s surveillance of two brothers who successfully sued the county and the Sheriff’s Office. Ellis, D-Houston, said … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Local politics | Comments Off on Probe of Sheriff’s office urged

Abbott’s partisan efforts

The Morning News has a nice writeup on the efforts by Attorney General Greg Abbott to root out “vote fraud” in Texas. More than two years ago, Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott pledged to root out what he called an … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | 3 Comments

The booster club advantage

Maybe it’s because my high school didn’t have any modern athletic facilities while I was there – our “home games” for baseball, basketball, and football were all played someplace else, and all these years later I still have no idea … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Other sports | Comments Off on The booster club advantage

Interviews with Bradford and Lykos

A gentleman named Dean Becker of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition just published interviews with Harris County DA candidates Clarence Bradford and Pat Lykos. The subject is primarily the “war on drugs” and its effects, but there’s some more general stuff … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Election 2008 | 1 Comment

Score one for preservation

There’s been so much bad news for preservationists lately that it’s nice to hear about a win every now and then. Like this story, about reusing a historic building instead of tearing it down. “What the heck is that?” That … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | Comments Off on Score one for preservation

More TIERS coming

The colossally ineffective TIERS system has been given the go-ahead to expand in Texas, though not by very much. The federal agency that oversees food stamps this week agreed to let Texas expand a new computer enrollment system in a … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Budget ballyhoo | Comments Off on More TIERS coming

Things Younger Than McCain

Not exactly a single-serving site, but sort of one in spirit: Things Younger Than John McCain. Like, for instance, the Golden Gate Bridge. And Cheerios, and the shopping cart, and the concept of an area code, and…you get the idea. … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Websurfing | Comments Off on Things Younger Than McCain