Daily Archives: March 2, 2018

Friday random ten: Dark in here

Yeah, this should have run last week. Sorry about that. 1. Dark As A Dungeon – The Chieftains 2. The Dark End Of The Street – The Commitments 3. Dark Eyes – Hot Club of Cowtown 4. Dark Horse – … Continue reading

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Early voting, Day 10: Same day service

Hey, guess what? The EV numbers for Thursday came in early enough for me to post a truly up-to-date update. So here we go: EV 2010 EV 2014 Day 10 EV 2018 totals Year Party Mail In Person Total ======================================= … Continue reading

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Feds sue city over HFD sex discrimination claims

Yikes. The Justice Department has sued the city of Houston over sex discrimination claims launched by two female firefighters who say their male coworkers tormented them by urinating on the women’s bathroom walls and sinks and scrawling vulgar slurs on … Continue reading

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Just so we’re clear, Sen. Carlos Uresti needs to resign

Any time soon works for me. Last Thursday, a jury convicted Uresti, who represents Senate District 19, on 11 felony counts, including fraud and money laundering, for his work with a defunct frac-sand company. In addition, he has a separate … Continue reading

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SCOTUS will hear oral arguments in the Texas redistricting case in April

On April 24, to be specific, according to Michael Li on Twitter. Both the Congressional and state legislative cases will be consolidated into one for the arguments. That means we should have a ruling by the end of June. See … Continue reading

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