Daily Archives: February 3, 2018

Saturday video break: Spanish Eyes

Elvis! U2! Sorry I’ve been remiss in posting these. Life, ya know? I’ll try to be better going forward.

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The next frontier in criminal justice reform

We need to lock up fewer kids for bad reasons. Hundreds of juveniles are jailed in Harris County often for weeks at a time for infractions as minor as failing drugs tests, violating curfews, running away or failing to attend … Continue reading

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Special election coming in HD13

We have an opening act for November. State Rep. Leighton Schubert, who previously said he wouldn’t seek re-election this year, has decided to resign early to take a job at a local junior college. The Caldwell Republican will step down … Continue reading

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Independent candidates’ day

Continuing with a theme, there are a lot of wannabe independent candidates for various offices, most of whom will never make it onto the ballot. Dallas billionaire Ross Perot did it in 1992 and 1996. Satirist Kinky Friedman and Comptroller … Continue reading

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Endorsement watch: Family courts

After nearly a week off, the Chron gets back to endorsing. Family District Judge, 246th Judicial District: Angela Graves-Harrington Angela Graves-Harrington earns our nod in this primary contest against a qualified opponent, Charles Collins. These two candidates graduated from the … Continue reading

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