Daily Archives: March 26, 2010

Friday random ten: She’s all that

That’s what she’s saying: 1. She’s A Rebel – Green Day 2. She’s Alright – Muddy Waters 3. She’s Electric – Oasis 4. She’s Got Her Ticket – Tracy Chapman 5. She’s Got You – Patsy Cline 6. She’s My … Continue reading

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Special Friday video break: Hell, no, you can’t!

Finally got a chance to see this: As they say in sports: Scoreboard, dude.

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Kirk Watson’s “Monopoly Busters”

I hadn’t written about State Sen. Kirk Watson’s Monopoly Busters drive before now – see here for his announcement of it last week. The primary goal is to decide which House incumbents will receive campaign contributions from Sen. Watson, but … Continue reading

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Where the votes are going

Matt Stiles looks at Census data and notes a political point. Seven Texas counties — Rockwall, Williamson, Collin, Hays, Fort Bend, Montgomery and Denton — are listed among the nation’s 30 fastest-growing areas, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released … Continue reading

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Weingarten update

Swamplot keeps digging to find out more about what’s going on with the Alabama Theater. Basically, though Weingarten is being weaselly about it (I know, I’m shocked too), it seems clear they are planning to demolish the interior of the … Continue reading

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Fixing school finance, the neverending story

Work on dealing with the state’s revenue shortfall and what it will mean for the schools is already underway. Senate Education Committee Chairwoman Florence Shapiro, co-chair of the 15-member panel, acknowledged that the funding system is in trouble and needs … Continue reading

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NFL passes new overtime rule

Good. The National Football League owners have approved a change in overtime, starting with the playoffs following the 2010 season, that will modify the sudden-death format and prevent a team from winning a game with a field goal on the … Continue reading

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