Posted on February 3rd, 2007 by TechDigger
This cracks me up.
MySA.com: State Government
Mike Toomey, former chief of staff to Perry, is a lobbyist for Merck. The pharmaceutical company has donated $6,000 to Perry since 2005 and $38,000 to legislative leaders and lawmakers.
Perry issued an executive order that would require girls to receive a new vaccine for papillomavirus which causes cervical cancer. Newspapers [...]
Filed under: Eagle Forum, HPV vaccine, Merck, Mike Toomey, Rick Perry, campaign contributions, cervical cancer | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 24th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
Dallas Morning News | Liquor wholesalers ply legislators with cash
AUSTIN – Liquor wholesalers dumped nearly $1.7 million on Texas lawmakers in the weeks leading up to the 2007 Legislature while pushing for changes that would allow them to sell booze directly to restaurants and bars.
The law now allows only package liquor stores – not wholesalers [...]
Filed under: Liquor, Texas Ethics Commission, Texas House of Representatives, Texas Legislators, Texas Legislature, austin, campaign contributions, texas | No Comments »
Posted on December 8th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
ySA.com: Politics
He also faulted RodrÃguez for taking $250 from Abdurahman Alamoudi, who was later convicted of conducting illegal business transactions with Libya. Left unsaid was that Alamoudi’s check came years before he was investigated and that RodrÃguez was one of nine congressmen he sent money to, a list that also included Lee Hamilton, later named [...]
Filed under: Bonilla, Ciro Rodriguez, Congressional District 23, District 23, Enron, Henry Bonilla, Jack Abramoff, Phil Ricks, Runoff Election - December 12, Texas District 23, campaign, campaign contributions, dirty politics, dishonesty, election, political stunt, politics, run-off, runoff, texas politics, vote | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 5th, 2006 by TechDigger
Unless you’re Henry Bonilla. It looks like Bonilla is going to see if the 9/11 Terrorism card is good for at least one more election. This is a sign of desparation poor judgement.
Kudos to the San Antonio Express News that actually followed up on Bonilla’s claims. So far, all other media sources reported that the [...]
Filed under: Abdurahman Alamoudi, Al Ortiz, Asim Ghafoor, Bonilla, Ciro Rodriguez, Congressional District 23, District 23, Henry Bonilla, San Antonio, San Antonio Express News, Texas District 23, campaign contributions, dirty politics, dishonesty, election, mudslinging, run-off, runoff | No Comments »
Posted on December 1st, 2006 by TechDigger
MySA.com: Metro | State
Bonilla, R-San Antonio, reported $955,000 in cash-on-hand for the Dec. 12 election, compared to $91,000 for Rodriguez, according to reports covering the one-month period that ended Nov. 22.Bonilla spokesman Phil Ricks said the cash advantage is “a result of the overwhelming support the congressman has throughout his district.
Amazing how many must have [...]
Filed under: Bonilla, Ciro Rodriguez, Congressional District 23, District 23, District 3, Henry Bonilla, Texas District 23, campaign contributions, politics, redistricting, republican, texas, texas politics | No Comments »
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 October 29th, 2006 by TechDigger
We in Texas are fortunate to have a select number of private citizens dedicated to the democratic process. These individuals are willing to contribute 100,000’s of dollars to candidates to ensure that they are able to represent themselves adequately before the public. Imagine the civic commitment of such individuals!
Don’t you think it’s about time the [...]
Filed under: Arbitration, Better Business Bureau, Binding Arbitration, Bob Perry, Frivolous Lawsuit, Governor, John Krugh, Lawsuit Reform, Lawsuit abuse, Perry Homes, Rick Perry, TRCC, Texans for Lawsuit Reform, Texas Homebuilders, Texas Residential Construction Commission, campaign, campaign contributions, election, grass-roots, politics, republican, texas, texas politics | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 19th, 2006 by TechDigger
CPR: April 2004: Off The Record:
GOP Seeks Minorities; Fails
Every few years, in between high-profile racial embarrassments à la Trent Lott and Strom Thurmond, the GOP makes a big show of reaching out to minorities and working to make their party more of a big-tent multicultural bastion of diversity and tolerance—you know, the Party of Lincoln! [...]
Filed under: American Dream PAC, Bonilla, Congress, Henry Bonilla, Katherine Harris, Ken Mehlman, Minority Candidate College, PACs, Phil Gramm, Tom Delay, campaign contributions, texas, texas politics | 4 Comments »
Posted on October 17th, 2006 by TechDigger
CLEAN Air - Fired up: TXU’s coal plan puts Texans’ health at risk:
Power plant mercury pollution puts our babies at risk for permanent brain damage. We need 90 percent mercury reductions from all sources in order to protect health. TCEQ’s weak mercury proposals would allow mercury to increase over the next four years. Eleven Texas [...]
Filed under: Austism, Coal Plants, Congress, David T. Harris, Fast-tract permit, Joe Barton, Rick Perry, TRCC, TXU, Texas district 6, campaign contributions, mercury, texas politics | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 16th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
Needed U.S. autism study stalled due to politics - The Clarion-Ledger:
Recently, a glimmer of hope emerged from the hallowed Senate chambers when the U.S. Senate passed the Combating Autism Act by unanimous vote. It is hard to imagine the Senate acting in a unanimous, bi-partisan manner to pass a bill sponsored by Pennsylvania’s controversial Sen. [...]
Filed under: Congress, David T. Harris, Joe Barton, November 7th, Texas district 6, campaign, campaign contributions, dirty politics, political stunt, politics, republican, scare tactics, texas, texas politics, vote | 3 Comments »
