Daily Archives: November 26, 2008

Perry to whine to Obama about the environment

Waaaaaah! Preparing for a new administration in Washington, Gov. Rick Perry said Tuesday that regulating greenhouse gas emissions would have “devastating implications” for Texas’ economy and energy industry. Although the Bush administration has rejected such regulation, President-elect Barack Obama is … Continue reading Continue reading

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Business tax: Still short

Same as it ever was. Texas’ new business tax is $1.2 billion short of what it was expected to bring into state coffers its first year, even after adding extension payments made so far, the comptroller’s office said Tuesday. The … Continue reading Continue reading

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Precinct analysis: Some other views

I’m going to take a holiday break from the precinct data, but don’t worry, I’ve got more stuff in the works. And yes, Peter Wang, I promise to do an analysis of the Steve Radack-Dexter Handy race. In the meantime, … Continue reading Continue reading

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More racist emails surface

Chuck Rosenthal may be gone, but sadly his brand of “humor” lives on at the courthouse. The Harris County Republican Party chairman is calling for a GOP misdemeanor court judge to resign because, using the courthouse computer system, he circulated … Continue reading Continue reading

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Pardon me?

Okay, look. This sort of thing doesn’t bother me. Daniel Pue is one of 14 people — including two other Texans — who received a pardon from the outgoing president on Monday. Daniel Pue by no means will go down … Continue reading Continue reading

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