Posted on December 31st, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
Texas man protests mosque by racing pigs
KATY, Texas - A suburban Houston man, unhappy with an Islamic association’s plans to build a mosque and community center on property adjacent to his, staged pig races as a protest during afternoon prayer services Friday.
Can you even begin to imagine the kind of uproar we would be hearing […]
Filed under: KIA, Katy Islamic Association, craig baker, katy, texas | 4 Comments »
Posted on December 30th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
New poll detects a change in the political climate in the Capitol
Then came The Poll.
Texas Democrats have pulled even with Republicans, and the state is now about half red, half blue. At least, that’s according to 1,053 Texans surveyed by an independent Democratic pollster.
The poll’s news announcement focused on one specific response: By 46 percent […]
Filed under: Polls, Texas House of Representatives, Texas Legislators, Texas Legislature, Tom Craddick, democrat, republican, texas, texas politics | No Comments »
Posted on December 30th, 2006 by TechDigger
Witness: Hussein’s last words mock Shiite cleric - CNN.com
A witness, Iraqi Judge Munir Haddad, said that one of the executioners told Hussein that the former dictator had destroyed Iraq, which sparked an argument that was joined by several government officials in the room.
As a noose was tightened around Hussein’s neck, one of the executioners yelled […]
Filed under: Execution, Muqtada al-Sadr, Saddam Hussein, legitimacy, nation building, sectarian violence | No Comments »
Posted on December 29th, 2006 by TechDigger
With so much happening this week with Gerald Ford and James Brown passing away, finding out that Ford didn’t agree with Bush’s rational for invading Iraq (this one really bugged me), Craddick being openly challenged, and the imminent execution of Sadaam, many might have missed a letter to the editor at San Antonio Express News […]
Filed under: Dallas Cowboys, NFL, NFL Network, San Antonio, San Antonio Express News, Time Warner, Time Warner Cable, Todd Bensman | No Comments »
Posted on December 29th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
I haven’t found anything local particularly interesting to write about today. Lots of stories in the news about the Texas speaker race. I would like to see Craddick out because he is nothing more than a schoolyard bully but no matter what happens it will still be a Republican in control so I can’t get […]
Filed under: Brownsville, Bully, Eddie Lucio, Texas House of Representatives, Texas Legislators, Texas Legislature, Tom Craddick | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 28th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
Ordinance likely to go to Farmers Branch voters
A referendum to repeal an anti-illegal-immigration ordinance in Farmers Branch will likely go ahead after the city secretary confirmed Wednesday that opponents of the ordinance collected enough signatures to force a vote.
The City Council is expected to schedule the referendum for the next municipal election on May 12.
City […]
Filed under: Farmers Branch, Tim O'Hare, Tom Bryson, climate of fear, fleecing of america, hispanic, illegals, immigrants, immigration, latino, political stunt, politics, scare tactics, sheople, texas, texas politics | No Comments »
Posted on December 27th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
Gerald Ford remembered for post-Watergate leadership - CNN.com
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (CNN) — Democrats and Republicans on Wednesday remembered the late former President Gerald R. Ford as a man who led the nation out of the dark days of the Watergate scandal.Ford, 93, “died peacefully” Tuesday evening at his home in Rancho Mirage, California, his widow, […]
Filed under: Gerald Ford, President, President Ford | No Comments »
Posted on December 27th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
Immigration debate gets down to language
Before anger over proposed U.S. laws to crack down on illegal immigration boiled over into nationwide street demonstrations last spring, Mary González made her point silently, but with words.Offended by what she considered an immigrant-bashing climate at the University of Texas, the 23-year-old UT student leader fashioned a T-shirt that […]
Filed under: dishonesty, double-speak, illegals, immigrants, immigration, texas | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 27th, 2006 by TechDigger
If one of your New Year’s resolutions includes more community involvement, you might consider applying for one of the many board vacancies in San Antonio and Bexar County. The following positions are open listed by Board, number of vacancies, and appointing authority:
Bexar County
Historic Facility Task Force, 4, Commissioners Court
Keep San Antonio Beautiful, 1
Parks Advisory Board, […]
Filed under: Boards, Civic Involvment, Commissions, Community Involvement | No Comments »
Posted on December 26th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Politics
AUSTIN — Texas smokers will pay significantly more for cigarettes starting Jan. 1 when the state’s excise tax goes up by $1 a pack.
It’s a move that health experts hope will discourage folks — especially teens — from lighting up.
The tax increase from 41 cents to $1.41 […]
Filed under: Carole Keeton Strayhorn, excise tax, smoking, texas, texas politics, tobacco | 1 Comment »
