It’s all about timing…

Posted on April 4th, 2007 by TechDigger

MySA.com: Metro | State
AUSTIN — The first prayer ever delivered by a Muslim cleric in the Texas Senate will occur today — outraging some conservatives because it occurs just before Easter.
The invocation will be delivered by Dallas Central Mosque Imam Yusuf Kavakci at the invitation of Sen. Florence Shapiro, R-Plano, who is Jewish.
Her spokeswoman, Jennifer [...]

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Goodbye BexarMet board

Posted on April 4th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas

MySA.com: House OKs new control over BexarMet district
The Texas House late Monday approved a bill that would give control of the Bexar Metropolitan Water District to a nine-member board composed of Bexar County commissioners, the San Antonio mayor and the Atascosa, Comal and Medina county judges.Lawmakers approved 10 amendments to House Bill 1565 during almost [...]

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