Daily Archives: September 18, 2024

Travis County files its own lawsuit over its voter registration efforts

Counterpunching. Travis County officials sued Attorney General Ken Paxton and Secretary of State Jane Nelson on Tuesday over the state’s attempt to block attempts to sign up more voters ahead of a hotly contested presidential election. The new federal lawsuit … Continue reading

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The Energy Transfer pipeline fire

This is never a good thing: Pipeline fire in Deer Park, TX. ~10 miles north of Johnson Space Center, and even closer to my Earth home. Nikon Z9, 200mm f2, 1/320 sec, ISO 25600. — Don Pettit (@astro_Pettit) 8:56 AM … Continue reading

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Endorsement watch: Catching up

The Chron has been doing endorsements a few days a week, one at a time, in no particular order. Here are three recent ones, to catch up a bit. CD22: Marquette Green-Scott Marquette Greene-Scott says she never got to know … Continue reading

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