Daily Archives: July 1, 2008

“Staff error”

Once you’ve been shown to be a sock puppet, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to learn that you’ve always been a sock puppet. Yesterday, Burnt Orange Report unmasked prolific commenter “Buck Smith” as actually being Dave Beckwith, a Cornyn … Continue reading Continue reading

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Steroids in the schools

In 2007, the Texas Legislature passed a law requiring high school athletes be randomly tested for steroids. Turns out this isn’t much of a problem. Only two athletes tested positive for steroid use among some 10,000 Texas high school students … Continue reading Continue reading

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TexBlog PAC Endorses Sherrie Matula

Vince has the writeup on TexBlog PAC‘s endorsement of Sherrie Matula at last Thursday’s fundraiser. Matula’s race represents one of those races that a lot of folks in the “bricks and mortar political establishment” may have underestimated in the early … Continue reading Continue reading

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Why arrest the bosses when you can arrest the workers?

This is one of many reasons why the current crackdown on undocumented immigrants is such a sham. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are staging dramatic raids across the country that routinely seize hundreds of undocumented workers at their jobs — … Continue reading Continue reading

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Bob Curl to retire at Rice

Rice University chemistry professor and Nobel Laureate Robert Curl is retiring from the classroom today. Robert Curl never sought the limelight that accompanied the Nobel Prize in Chemistry he won a dozen years ago. In his quiet way, Curl simply … Continue reading Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of June 30

It’s Fourth of July week, and that means it’s time for fireworks, barbecue, and some good blogging from the Texas Progressive Alliance. Click on to get a heaping plateful of the week’s highlights. Continue reading

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