Daily Archives: December 17, 2017

Weekend link dump for December 17

The Democratic Party is the most united American party in modern political history. The real-life Bada Bing Club will be closing its doors in New Jersey. What can go wrong when you give Amazon your house key. It’s harder than … Continue reading

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Republican Party sues to get Farenthold off the ballot

Now here‘s something you don’t see every day. The Texas GOP is suing the Texas secretary of state to keep embattled U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold off the 2018 primary ballot — one day after the Corpus Christi Republican announced he … Continue reading

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High speed rail line route finalist chosen

Here’d where the Texas Central rail route will be, modulo some possible final tweaks and any further political obstacles. Federal officials narrowed the possible paths for a Dallas-Houston bullet train down to one likely route Friday, providing an unknown number … Continue reading

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You can’t legislate from jail

That’s the Ron Reynolds story. There’s a chance state Rep. Ron Reynolds could be sentenced to serve a year in jail next year. If that happens, he wouldn’t have to resign, according to state officials. The Houston-area Democrat recently lost … Continue reading

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