Daily Archives: April 21, 2009

Texas secession: Views differ

Looks like Rick Perry has found his audience for secession talk: Ron Paul Nation. If you don’t feel like sitting through that (can’t say I blame you), Bud Kennedy gives the capsule review: [Paul calls] secession “very much an American … Continue reading

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Texas secession: Views differ

Looks like Rick Perry has found his audience for secession talk: Ron Paul Nation. If you don’t feel like sitting through that (can’t say I blame you), Bud Kennedy gives the capsule review: [Paul calls] secession “very much an American … Continue reading Continue reading

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Keep your eye on the ball, Tom

I have three things to say about this: So how does a former ambassador gird for a possible battle with the ever-black-hatted, cigar-chomping Kinky Friedman for the Democratic nod for governor? Campaign honchos who faced the finger-in-the-eye-of-the political-establishment candidate in … Continue reading Continue reading

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Keep your eye on the ball, Tom

I have three things to say about this: So how does a former ambassador gird for a possible battle with the ever-black-hatted, cigar-chomping Kinky Friedman for the Democratic nod for governor? Campaign honchos who faced the finger-in-the-eye-of-the political-establishment candidate in … Continue reading

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Either way, they still get paid

The Chron returns to the theme of inadequate representation of death row inmates. Texas lawyers have repeatedly missed deadlines for appeals on behalf of more than a dozen death row inmates in the last two years — yet judges continue … Continue reading Continue reading

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Either way, they still get paid

The Chron returns to the theme of inadequate representation of death row inmates. Texas lawyers have repeatedly missed deadlines for appeals on behalf of more than a dozen death row inmates in the last two years — yet judges continue … Continue reading

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The Freeland Historic District

I drive down White Oak every day to take the girls to preschool, so I’ve been going past a bunch of houses that have signs with “save our bungalow” messages on them, but I wasn’t sure what all the fuss … Continue reading

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The Freeland Historic district

I drive down White Oak every day to take the girls to preschool, so I’ve been going past a bunch of houses that have signs with “save our bungalow” messages on them, but I wasn’t sure what all the fuss … Continue reading Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of April 20

The members of the Texas Progressive Alliance solemnly swear we will never secede. Click on for this week’s roundup.

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Texas blog roundup for the week of April 20

The members of the Texas Progressive Alliance solemnly swear we will never secede. Click on for this week’s roundup. Continue reading

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