Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Friday, April 25th, 2008
The Houston Chronicle’s Rick Casey picks up on the Cabela’s controversy with a column criticizing the outdoor retail chain as a “poster child for that strain of American capitalism which disguises lobbying skills as entrepreneurial spirit.”
Even worse, Casey writes, “this week's news is that the Buda store will also be ...
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Friday, April 18th, 2008
In the wake of Rick Perry’s wink-and-nod announcement yesterday that he might seek another term in 2010, some political observers noted the irony of an AP story earlier in the week about a federal inmate in Beaumont who qualified for Idaho’s presidential primary ballot next month.
Usually, politicians do time after ...
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Don’t count on it, despite the coincidence of a Dallas Morning News story making the rounds on the same afternoon that Perry pal Pope Benedict is celebrating mass in the nation’s capital.
“When asked whether the gubernatorial field would include Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and ...
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
State Rep. Nathan Macias lost his primary last month to former New Braunfels mayor Doug Miller by a mere 17 votes. After a recount and lots of public warnings about electoral fraud, Macias’ legal team — including his own committee clerk, a state employee — filed suit. Among ...
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
Austin City Council hopeful Jason Meeker says he wishes his former campaign treasurer wouldn’t try quite so hard to help him in his race against Lee Leffingwell, the once-and-future-mayoral-candidate who has to win re-election to his current council seat first.
An ad in this week’s Austin Chronicle features Discount Electronics chief ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
If you couldn't find anything to do last weekend in Austin, then you must not have tried. Between the Custom Hot Rod Show on Soco, Texas Relays, Louisiana Swampfest, Urban music festival and any number of smaller events and shows, our city was on display.
Apparently, the Travel Channel's Samantha ...
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Republican state lawmaker Nathan Macias of Bulverde lost his primary election last month to former New Braunfels mayor Doug Miller by the narrowest margin — a mere 17 votes after the recount. Macias, elected to his first term in 2006 in a campaign bankrolled by voucher advocate Dr. James ...
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Saturday, March 29th, 2008
Former Travis County Sheriff and Republican State Representive Terry Keel says he’s too busy trying to elect Democrat Mindy Montford in the DA runoff to bother with helping his own sister-in-law, Republican Donna Keel, in her race against Democratic state rep Valinda Bolton.
Keel, the hardline Republican who also held the ...
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
Campaign reports are due Monday in the second round of the Travis County DA’s race, and political observers are waiting to see if the candidates will come clean in reporting who they’ve taken money from — and in one case, given money to.
Under fire for heavy support from lobbyists close ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
We love the heat being generatd in this DA's race! This little nugget was just irresistable...
In the midst of her runoff campaign for Travis County District Attorney on April 8, Mindy Montford has turned to a disgraced political consultant charged with election fraud to help her get across the ...
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Friday, March 21st, 2008
UT Chancellor Mark Yudof told state leaders this week that he will accept the top job at the University of California, and Gov. Rick Perry has authorized UT officials to offer the soon-to-be-vacant post to U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison.
If Hutchison accepts, it will trigger a special election to fill ...
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Will OneToughGrandmaCarolKeetonMclellanRylanderStrayhorn really run for mayor of Austin?
Considering the rest of the potential field, we say go for it. Heck, she has more charisma and leadership in a single cackle than Leffingwell's entire tenure and would be a lot more fun than Punky Brewster. We think this could turn ...
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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
Texas Monthly publisher and town crank Mike Levy has welcomed new Austin City Manager to town with one of his patented email exchanges designed to demonstrate the truth behind our fair city’s reputation for keepin’ it weird.
The electronic flap revolves around Ott’s recent appointment of a new director for the ...
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Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Austin’s former mayor and current state senator Kirk Watson hits the mid-century mark today, turning 50 as he tries (so far without success) to dust himself off after his highly public stumble on the Chris Matthews show last month. Happy birthday, anyway.
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Sunday, February 17th, 2008
The fate of SMD's seems to be hinging on the clock...
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