Archive for December, 2007
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
The retirement of longtime Travis Co. District Attorney Ronnie Earle seems to have set off a stampede of candidates talking about replacing him. And that’s just among Earle’s staff.
An early front-runner, State District Judge Jeanne Meurer, is taking herself out of the race before it even starts. That ...
Posted in rumor, Follow-Up, News, Uncategorized | 6 Comments »
Thursday, December 20th, 2007
A prominent story in this morning’s local paper by its chief political reporter claims that the need to “enhance security outside the Texas Capitol” is the reason behind plans to move the city’s busiest bus stop within a year. Apparently, security concerns are so serious that the State Preservation ...
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Monday, December 17th, 2007
Kyle Mayor Mike Gonzalez is reportedly planning to file as a Republican against State Representative Patrick Rose, the Dripping Springs Democrat whose on-again, off-again membership on Tom Craddick’s leadership team may have flip-flopped one time too many for the Republican House Speaker to keep track.
Gonzalez is a 30-something native of ...
Posted in 2008 Elections | 3 Comments »
Saturday, December 15th, 2007
Should be one heck of a retirement party.
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Friday, December 14th, 2007
Ok, maybe he is.
It looks like Brian Thompson is going to make it official. Here is his "I am going to announce" anouncement. Isn´t it exciting?
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
Our friends at Texas Weekly confirm whispers around the Capitol for the past few weeks now: that Democratic Dawnna Dukes is as big a spendthrift as the Republicans she supports.
Since 2000, the East Austin state rep has spent $80,000 using 19 different credit cards for purchases she failed to describe ...
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
Whats the point of having a blog if you can't throw up a link like this?
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Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
Ex-Planning Commissioner Cid Galindo is getting into the Austin city council race to replace the retiring Betty Dunkerley, bringing to three the number of candidates who have announced for the seat. One-time City Hall staffer Robin Cravey and veteran neighborhood activist Laura Morrison had previously announced.
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
‘Tis the season to file for public office, and challengers to curmudgeonly Gerald Daughtery, the lone Republican on the Travis County Commissioners Court, are apparently feeling festive. Veteran GOP activist Karen Huber is running — as a Democrat. Toll-road opponent Albert Gonzales, a Democrat, is running in his ...
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Thursday, December 6th, 2007
The Princeton Princess made it official last night with her reelection campaign kick-off at Stubbs Bar-B-Q. The event featured a handful of supporters and about 100 candidates for other offices. Or maybe that was the other way around....
Meanwhile, rumors swirling around Travis County DA Ronnie Earle’s possible retirement ...
Posted in News | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
We get all kinds of crazy tips in our email box. Keep them coming and we will sort through them as best we can.
We were going to let this one go, but figured we would try an open query to you, oh knowledgeable reader.
The pertinent part of the email is ...
Posted in rumor, City Council | 8 Comments »
