Daily Archives: October 24, 2010

Weekend link dump for October 24

Are we in the Halloween spirit yet? RIP, Barbara Billingsley. Here’s hoping they speak jive in Heaven. Is it time to forgive George Lucas? Gay-bashing isn’t something that needs to be balanced, it’s something that needs to be banished. Maybe … Continue reading

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Billboard battle finally resolved

Nice. A protracted wrangle over 59 billboards illegally erected in Houston’s 5-mile-wide extraterritorial jurisdiction ringing the city ended Thursday when U.S. District Judge Kenneth Hoyt ordered bankrupt RTM Media to dismantle the outdoor advertising within 12 months. The judge’s order … Continue reading

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Sugar Land contemplates its transportation options

Via Houston Tomorrow, here’s an interesting story about how Sugar Land is thinking about the effect of the planned baseball stadium and Imperial Sugar Mill redevelopment on traffic. Both projects mean this older part of Sugar Land is likely to … Continue reading

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Endorsement watch: What took them so long?

Nearly a full week into early voting, the last of the five major dailies, the Star Telegram, endorses Bill White. The hard economic reality of 2010 is that Texans deserve a governor who can work effectively on a national level. … Continue reading

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