Posted on November 30th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Bonilla has benefited greatly from his loyalty to Tom DeLay
Bonilla also became a trusted and loyal soldier for DeLay, and in 1999 was made head of American Dream PAC, whose mission, he said, was “to give significant, direct financial assistance to first-rate minority GOP candidates.”
Yes, that is the American Dream PAC that Techdigger wrote […]
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Posted on November 30th, 2006 by TechDigger
Because if more than 126 House Representatives stood up to Bush and voted against giving the President the authority to invade Iraq, we might have found a different solution for Saddam Hussein. The Taliban might not be regaining control of southern Afghanistan because we would have had all of our troops committed there. And Osama […]
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Posted on November 29th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
Bexar extends early voting for District 23; state objects:
Bexar County commissioners on Tuesday added two days of early voting to the runoff in Congressional District 23, agreeing to calls for the move from Democrat Ciro Rodriguez’s campaign and a civil rights group.But Scott Haywood, spokesman for the Texas secretary of state’s office, said the […]
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Posted on November 28th, 2006 by TechDigger
This is unbelievable except for the fact that we live in Texas.
MySA.com: Politics
A Texas official who receives any sum of cash as a gift can satisfy state disclosure laws by reporting the money simply as “currency” without specifying the amount, the Texas Ethics Commission reiterated Monday.
Why bother with being even as specific as “currency?” Why […]
Filed under: Bob Perry, Perry Homes, Rick Perry, Texas Ethics Commission, Texas Legislature, bribe, campaign, campaign contributions, election, ethics, politics, texas, texas politics | No Comments »
Posted on November 28th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Columnists
Monday, many area voters may participate in a very rare election, a congressional toss-up. And when early voting opens that day, U.S. Rep. Henry Bonilla and former U.S. Rep. Ciro RodrÃguez will be treading in uncharted waters.The incumbent Republican, Bonilla, had expected to run in a district specifically redrawn to reduce Latino voters — […]
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Posted on November 27th, 2006 by TechDigger
According to Bexar County, my polling place had a total of 753 voters. We had eight voting machines and at least six poll workers. One of the other polling places we visited on election day registered a total of 887 voters with six machines and four workers that we could identify.
As I’ve stated before, these […]
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Posted on November 26th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
Poll failures put results of future ballots in doubt | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Problems not addressed
Voting experts say it is impossible to know how many votes were not counted that should have been. But in Florida alone, the discrepancies reported across Sarasota County and three others amount to more than 60,000 votes. In Colorado, as […]
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Posted on November 25th, 2006 by TechDigger
It looks like there isn’t anything sacred about December 12 for a run-off for District 23.
Special vote for Pearland House seat set for Dec. 19 | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday set a special election for Dec. 19 to fill the Texas House seat of the late two-term Rep. Glenda Dawson.
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Posted on November 25th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Mental health cases prey on frustrated judge
Web Posted: 11/22/2006 10:24 PM CST
Elizabeth Allen
Express-News Staff Writer
Each Tuesday, one of Bexar County’s two probate judges heads out to San Antonio State Hospital to decide if mental health patients need to stay in the facility for up to 90 days.
Except this week, when Travis County Probate […]
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Posted on November 24th, 2006 by TechDigger
One teen isn’t waiting for adults to solve Darfur’s problems.
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“If I were a 14-year-old girl in Darfur, I’d want someone to have […]
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