Daily Archives: January 24, 2009

The Speaker speaks

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Greg Wythe

Evan Smith had a sit-down with new Speaker Joe Straus, which was broadcast Thursday on KLRU in Austin. You can watch the video of it at that link; it’s a little less than 30 minutes. Straus has made a good … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Speaker speaks

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Evan Smith had a sit-down with new Speaker Joe Straus, which was broadcast Thursday on KLRU in Austin. You can watch the video of it at that link; it’s a little less than 30 minutes. Straus has made a good … Continue reading →

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Chron coverage of yesterday’s SBOE actions

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the Chron story about yesterday’s happenings at the State Board of Education, in which the good news was that the anti-science “strengths and weaknesses” language had been removed from the curriculum, and the bad news was that a subsequent … Continue reading →

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Chron coverage of yesterday’s SBOE actions

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Greg Wythe

Here’s the Chron story about yesterday’s happenings at the State Board of Education, in which the good news was that the anti-science “strengths and weaknesses” language had been removed from the curriculum, and the bad news was that a subsequent … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Not so Tolerance Bridge

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Greg Wythe

Remember Tolerance Bridge? When it was first announced, a lot of people expressed ambivalence (at best) about the name. Now the city has joined in on that. “It has too many hints of negativity,” said Councilman Jarvis Johnson. “It’s like … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Not so Tolerance Bridge

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Remember Tolerance Bridge? When it was first announced, a lot of people expressed ambivalence (at best) about the name. Now the city has joined in on that. “It has too many hints of negativity,” said Councilman Jarvis Johnson. “It’s like … Continue reading →

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HIWI presents “Ike: The Book”

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

The folks at ttweak, who created Houston: It’s Worth It, have an announcement. From their press release: Dear HIWI contributors and fans, Thanks to all of you, we have had not one, but two, extremely successful holiday seasons with HIWI: … Continue reading →

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