Daily Archives: February 3, 2009

Heights crime prevention townhall report

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Greg Wythe

Here’s the Chron story on that crime prevention townhall meeting in the Heights that I mentioned the other day. In response to several recent home invasions and a rash of burglaries in and around Houston Heights, city officials have given … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Heights crime prevention townhall report

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the Chron story on that crime prevention townhall meeting in the Heights that I mentioned the other day. In response to several recent home invasions and a rash of burglaries in and around Houston Heights, city officials have given … Continue reading →

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Two challengers for Dunbar

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Greg Wythe

Cynthia Dunbar, one of the loonier members of the State Board of Education, has at least two Austin-based Democrats considering challenges against her in 2010. In the past two days, party activist Susan Shelton confirmed to me that she definitely … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Two challengers for Dunbar

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Cynthia Dunbar, one of the loonier members of the State Board of Education, has at least two Austin-based Democrats considering challenges against her in 2010. In the past two days, party activist Susan Shelton confirmed to me that she definitely … Continue reading →

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Report: Most elected officials refuse to contribute to their own prosecution

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Greg Wythe

That’s what the headline to this story should read. Public records examined by the Austin American-Statesman show that most elected officials who have been stopped on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in recent years have declined to consent to a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Report: Most elected officials refuse to contribute to their own prosecution

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

That’s what the headline to this story should read. Public records examined by the Austin American-Statesman show that most elected officials who have been stopped on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in recent years have declined to consent to a … Continue reading →

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More on lowering the drinking age

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve blogged before about the Amethyst Initiative, and the arguments for and against their efforts to lower the minimum legal drinking age from 21 to 18 to combat what they call “a culture of dangerous binge drinking” on college campuses. … Continue reading →

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More on lowering the drinking age

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Greg Wythe

I’ve blogged before about the Amethyst Initiative, and the arguments for and against their efforts to lower the minimum legal drinking age from 21 to 18 to combat what they call “a culture of dangerous binge drinking” on college campuses. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Texas blog roundup for the week of February 2

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Greg Wythe

Remember when most Super Bowls were duds, and the real excitement came in the earlier playoff games? That doesn’t have anything to do with this week’s Texas Progressive Alliance blog roundup, but I thought I’d say it anyway. Click on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Texas blog roundup for the week of February 2

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Remember when most Super Bowls were duds, and the real excitement came in the earlier playoff games? That doesn’t have anything to do with this week’s Texas Progressive Alliance blog roundup, but I thought I’d say it anyway. Click on … Continue reading →

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