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True Blue Texan: The Case of Zikerria Bellamy

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:20:00 -0500

In July of this year Zikerria Bellamy applied for a job at an Orlando McDonald's. She was asked in for an interview a few days later. When her transgender status was revealed, she was denied employment. To add insult to injury, the management left her a voicemail telling her she' [...]

The MoCo Report: Not so fast, Ted Delisi

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:58:00 -0500

In an op-ed yesterday on the Texas Tribune, Ted Delisi paints a pretty gloomy picture for the statewide effort of Democrats in 2010. I won't pretend to be a Texas political guru, but I do think I know a little bit about Montgomery County, one of [...]

Left of College Station: Video Lunch: Health Care by the Numbers

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0500

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Only In It For The Gold: Warning: Politicization of Politics

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:09:00 -0500

I missed the boat for the first round of Someone-Claiming-to-be-Sarah-Palin vs COP15; so much for an easy traffic spike. Still, I was amused by how this random person titled the putative-Palin's article.

Apparently Vathek thinks Mrs. Palin is complaining that the COP process has [...]

TRAIL BLAZERS: Mike Villareal considering statewide office

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:13:29 -0500

Democratic statehouse Rep. Mike Villarreal of San Antonio is considering running for comptroller and is expected to make a decision next week. The five-term House member is a financial advisor who holds a masters in public policy from Harvard.
The state Democratic Party has been trying [...]

THE BRAZOSPORT NEWS: Dow pranked again

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:42:00 -0500

The Yes Men are at it again. [...]

TexasVox: TCEQ Gives Green Light to Another Texas Coal Plant

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:30:30 -0500

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The dramatic irony of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) decision this morning to grant the NRG Limestone Coal Plant an air permit (and therefore permission to begin construction on a third smokestack) is painful. At the very moment that leaders from around the world are meeting to come [...]

Burnt Orange Report: Margaret Gomez Receives 5 Public Safety Groups' Endorsements

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:00:00 -0500

At her re-election campaign kickoff Monday night, Travis County Commissioner Margaret G?mez received the endorsement of five public safety unions. The endorsements for the four-term Democratic incumbent came from the Austin-Travis County EMS Employees Association PAC, Austin Police Association PAC, Travis County Sheriffs' Law' [...]

Zippidy Doo Da: Hotze shakes down Locke

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:02:00 -0500

The Chronicle’s Rick Casey reports today that Gene Locke campaign chair Ned Holmes and finance committee member James Dannenbaum each wrote $20,000 checks to right-wing nut Steven Hotze’s Conservative Republicans of Harris County PAC days before Hotze sent out a mailer endorsing Locke.

This really plays to the [...]

Brains and Eggs: Stephen Costello's municipal contracts

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:15:00 -0500

Costello and Karen Derr are locked in a pitched battle for the Houston city council at-large position 1 seat formerly held by Peter Brown. Previously I blogged about Costello's attempts to have his political affiliation (in a non-partisan city election) both ways. John also noted:

Turns' [...]