Daily Archives: October 14, 2018

Weekend link dump for October 14

Yeah, maybe Kobe Bryant is not someone we should want to associate with. “Carbon Dioxide Is Shriveling Men’s Balls“. Just FYI. Welcome to the table, Taylor. Better late than never. Oh God, now we have to worry about our damn … Continue reading

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CD31 “live poll” Carter 53, Hegar 38

Not a great result in CD31, where Democratic challenger MJ Hegar and her fundraising and amazing vidoes have moved this race against Rep. John Carter into lean-Republican territory on multiple forecasters’ lists, with two minor caveats and one addendum. Nate … Continue reading

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Harris County to follow suit on robot brothels

If it’s good for Houston, or not good for Houston, I suppose… Harris County commissioners are prepared to ban so-called robot brothels, just as Houston did last week. Harris County already bans live sex acts at any place of business. … Continue reading

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Final voter registration numbers

Busy last week. Harris County added more than 11,000 voters to its rolls in the final week before the registration deadline, the last wave in a surge of half a million new Texas voters since the March primaries. Democrats are … Continue reading

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Endorsement watch: Olson, Kulkarni, Schexnayder

This has got to be the easiest call the Chron will make. The race for commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture seems straightforward enough. The incumbent, Sid Miller, is a career politician who used his first term as commissioner … Continue reading

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