Posted on February 28th, 2007 by TechDigger
80(R) HB 2035 - Introduced version - Bill Text
SECTION 2. Chapter 61, Election Code, is amended by adding Subchapter C to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER C. DECEPTIVE ELECTION PRACTICES Sec. 61.061. DECEPTIVE ELECTION PRACTICES PROHIBITED. A person may not knowingly deceive another person regarding:
(1) the time, […]
Filed under: HB 2035, Rafael Anchia, deceptive election practices, texas, voter fraud | No Comments »
Posted on February 28th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
For the last month several people I know and might have respected have decided to make horribly racist statements in my presence. Not P.C. gaffes, real seriously racist statements. I know racism exists, heck I write about it on here all the time, but why would anyone think that because I am white that it […]
Filed under: San Antonio, racism | No Comments »
Posted on February 27th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Metro | Privacy idea becoming a ‘nightmare’ for counties
Last week, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott issued an opinion that government officials must remove Social Security numbers before distributing public documents.
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“It’s a nightmare,” Atascosa County Clerk Laquita Hayden said.
“This all kind of hit us like a brick wall,” Hayden said. “The title people and […]
Filed under: Greg Abbott, privacy | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 27th, 2007 by TechDigger
So would this prevent TxDOT from refusing to disclose locations because of “competitive” reasons?
80(R) HB 1857 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Sec. 201.620. COOPERATIVE PLANNING WITH COUNTIES. (a) The department and a county with a population of 750,000 or less may enter into an agreement for the purpose of identifying future transportation corridors within […]
Filed under: HB 1987, Jim Murphy, Texas Department of Transportation, Trans-Texas Corridor, TxDOT, transportation planning | No Comments »
Posted on February 26th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
Post Office asked to hike letter rate by 2 cents | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
WASHINGTON — The independent postal regulatory commission recommended a two-cent increase in the cost of mailing a letter today and urged the Post Office to introduce a “forever” stamp valid for first-class postage despite future increases.
The recommendation to increase postage to […]
Filed under: USPS, stamps | 4 Comments »
Posted on February 26th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Columnists
Express-NewsIt’s probably now only a matter of time before once-skeptical local legislators get behind a bill to eviscerate the board of the Bexar Metropolitan Water District.
Whether true or not, last week’s accusation that the utility is going to be taken over by a vast German privatization conspiracy should be just about all she wrote […]
Filed under: Bexar Met, Bexar Metropolitan Water District, Gil Olivares, Lesley Wenger | No Comments »
Posted on February 26th, 2007 by TechDigger
Texas Political Journalist Lou Dubose to Speak at Boerne Public Library | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
Lou Dubose is the former editor of the Texas Observer, where he followed the career of George W. Bush. He co-wrote two Bush books with Molly Ivins, “Shrub” and “Bushwhacked.” He is the co-author, with Jan Reid, of “The Hammer: […]
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Posted on February 25th, 2007 by TechDigger
Another bill for a covenant marriage. Maybe someone thinks that this will put divorce attorneys out of business but I just see lots of law suits filed being filed against “incompetent” or “negligent” marriage counselors.
80(R) HB 1821 - Introduced version - Bill Text
(b) The affidavit must be accompanied by a notarized statement by the […]
Filed under: Covenant Marriage, HB 1821, Marriage Applicaiton, Mike Hamilton, texas | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 24th, 2007 by TechDigger
It can be interesting to read about the same story from more than one news paper. The San Antonio Express News reports about problems the state auditor found with Trans-Texas Corridor plan.
MySA.com: Politics
Although the state could receive $3 billion in concession payments from developers, such payments could be reduced if inflation, interest rates and other […]
Filed under: Cintra, Kirk Watson, Rick Perry, State Auditor, TTC-35, Texas Department of Transportation, Trans-Texas Corridor, Zachry, texas | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 24th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
Star-Telegram | 02/24/2007 | Events set to aid immigrants in Farmers Branch
Groups opposed to Farmers Branch’s stance against illegal immigration will hold two events in the city today: one with a long-term goal of helping immigrants become citizens, the other with the immediate goal of registering people to vote.
People authorized to register voters will go […]
Filed under: Farmers Branch, illegals, immigrants, immigration | No Comments »
