Daily Archives: July 16, 2008

Policing the jailers

Okay. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office has named a department employee to head the newly created post of inspector general to investigate abuses at the county jail. The appointment comes as federal authorities review the downtown lockups and a local … Continue reading Continue reading

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Netroots Nation

It occurs to me that I haven’t pimped my participation in Netroots Nation yet. I will be there, trying to attend as many concurrently-scheduled events as I can (where’s Hermione’s time-travel charm when you really need it?), and sitting on … Continue reading Continue reading

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The county money report

The Chron’s Alan Bernstein rounds up the finance reports for the countywide candidates, and there’s some good news and some not-so-good news for both sides. Democrat Adrian Garcia, the Houston councilman, easily outraised incumbent Tommy Thomas in the race for … Continue reading Continue reading

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Skelly on TV

Get ready to see Michael Skelly and his family on TV. Democratic congressional challenger Michael Skelly brought an unusually early and extensive start Tuesday night to the next season of political TV advertising in the Houston area. Skelly, who has … Continue reading Continue reading

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Still more elected offices

And here we have another push to make a currently-appointed statewide office an elected office instead. It’s almost as if legislators want to send a message to Governor Rick “39%” Perry or something. Lawmakers should look at allowing voters rather … Continue reading Continue reading

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Why can’t they advertise?

So I’m reading this article about the National Park Service and its attempts to reach out to minority communities, who represent a disproportionately small fraction of their attendees, and I came across this curious paragraph: The Park Service is prohibited … Continue reading Continue reading

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