Archive for September, 2007
Sunday, September 30th, 2007
We often wonder if Austin American-Statesman editor Rich Oppel ever really acclimated to the Lone Star State. Oppel, who was born in Florida and moved here from North Carolina, argued this weekend on his editorial page that one way to accomplish his goals might be to consider investing in ...
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Friday, September 28th, 2007
The DMN blog has more info on the Gov's new digs. Apparently, Texas law says the chief needs to live in Austin. "Not necessarily" say Perry's lawyers.
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Thursday, September 27th, 2007
Don't worry, the Gov will have a mantle to put his Nobel Prize on while the Mansion is being renovated. The Man has photos.
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
Fresh from his re-election victory with almost-but-not-quite 39 percent of the vote, Texas Gov. Rick Perry first had his staff float his name as a possible vice presidential contender and then asked them to heavily promote a profile-raising series of Republican red-meat speeches to the faithful around the country.
Now he’s ...
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Monday, September 24th, 2007
The Statesman ran an interesting story today about SMDs, timelines, maps and minorities.
Sarah Coppola seemed to ring the death knell for the idea since only 14 people showed up to the last meeting. CM Martinez says to wait till they draw a map and folks will start ...
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Thursday, September 20th, 2007
This is a political blog, not Perez Hilton. But, sometimes in this fair city politics and entertainment collide. Friday Night Lights is an hour long weekly drama on NBC and is filmed almost entirely here in Austin with a large contingent of locals on the crew.
Last year the ...
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Thursday, September 20th, 2007
A new group has formed to address the attempts to move the Town Lake Animal Shelter. Fix Austin seems to want the shelter to stay where it is.
We unearthed a copy of their most recent visit to the mayor's office. You may view that here.
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Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
A big 'happy birthday' to Texas Speaker Tom Craddick, who turns 64 years old today — almost as many years as he’s represented Midland in the Texas House.
One more year and Mr. Craddick will reach retirement age.
Also celebrating a birthday today is Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionius Arrius Antoninus Pius (September ...
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Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
Did you know there’s an election this November? we're sure we read something about it somewhere.
Lance Armstrong does. He’s one of the high profile people behind a bond issue on the statewide November 6 ballot that will commit Texans to paying off $3 billion over the next 10 years ...
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Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
The wicked king of clubs awoke
it was to his queen turned
his lips were laughing as they spoke
his eyes like bullets burned
the sun's upon a gambling day
his queen smiled low and blissfully
let's make some wretched fool to play
plain it was she did agree
- Townes Van Zandt
Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold
Sheryl Kay ...
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Monday, September 17th, 2007
This has been up for a few days, but was found in our post ACL inbox and is new to me. Kirk Watson has a heck of a war chest in a safe district and no serious threats on the horizon.
That is why this ad is so interesting.
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Monday, September 17th, 2007
Officials from the headless rudderless Justice Department in D.C. have descended on Austin as part of an ongoing investigation into whether the city’s police force “is systematically violating the Constitution of the United States.”
Local NAACP honcho Nelson Linder invites the community to meet with the G-men at 7 PM ...
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Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
Former Democrat and ex-Republican Matthew Dowd of Austin, who helped guide the Bush White House to election, re-election — and on in to Iraq — no longer wants to be in partisan politics, according to the New York Times blog.
Dowd has been hired by another recovering virgin, former ...
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Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
Larry Joe Doherty, the flamboyant TV judge and trial lawyer who has been preparing to take on Clear Channel’s very own Congressman, Mike McCaul of Austin, has opened a campaign office — in someone else’s congressional district.
Doherty announced that his headquarters will be located on Woodway Drive in an area ...
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Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
Even her supporters (there must be a few out there) admit that City Manager Toby Futrell long ago crossed that invisible line between leadership and tyranny.
But in an email exchange about the city budget with Councilman Mike Martinez over the weekend, the full extent of her self-obsession was on embarrassing ...
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