$500 or $50,000– What’s the Difference?

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 […]

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Early Voting begins next Monday

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 Rodríguez 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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