Daily Archives: October 25, 2012

Carona comes out for equality

I have three things to say about this. In a rare if not unprecedented move for a Republican state legislator in Texas, Dallas Sen. John Carona expressed support for three key pieces of pro-equality legislation on Monday. Carona told Instant … Continue reading

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Will the Astrodome derail our Super Bowl bid?

Heaven forbid. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told a crowd on Tuesday that by 2017, Reliant will be 15 years old and therefore in need of some upgrades like digital scoreboards. Texans owner Bob McNair says the city must look at … Continue reading

Posted in Other sports | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Endorsement watch: Lampson and Gallego

I mentioned on Monday that the Chron had endorsed Nick Lampson for CD14. Yesterday, they wrote the endorsement editorial for him. Lampson, a native of Beaumont, first came to Congress in 1996 and served four terms from the Golden Triangle … Continue reading

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Texas blog roundup for the week of October 22

The Texas Progressive Alliance reminds everyone that early voting is now underway as it brings you this week’s roundup.

Posted in Blog stuff | Tagged , | Comments Off on Texas blog roundup for the week of October 22