Posted on April 6th, 2007 by TechDigger
MySA.com: Politics
AUSTIN — Republican Sen. Dan Patrick on Wednesday boycotted the first prayer delivered in the Texas Senate by a Muslim cleric, then praised religious tolerance and freedom of speech in an address at the end of the day’s session.
“I think that it’s important that we are tolerant as a people of all faiths, but [...]
Filed under: BG Distribution Partners, Dan Patrick, Florence Shapiro, Glazer Distributing Company, Jared Woodfill, Joe Bennett Glazer, Muslim Cleric, Texas Muslim Legislative Day, Yusuf Kavakci, ethics | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 5th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
Please, please, go read this whole article. It is worth the 5 minutes it will take.
MySA.com: Politics
Bonilla hits Rodriguez on terrorism matters
The “dangerous judgment” Bonilla attributed to Rodriguez was primarily his support for legislation that would have eliminated the use of secret evidence to deport or deny benefits to any undocumented immigrant. Bonilla’s attack put [...]
Filed under: Bonilla, Ciro Rodriguez, Congressional District 23, Henry Bonilla, Jack Abramoff, Runoff Election - December 12, Texas District 23, attack ads, climate of fear, dirty politics, dishonesty, double-speak, ethics, fake, mudslinging, political stunt, politics, rhetoric, run-off, runoff, scare tactics, spin, texas, texas politics | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 2nd, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
Dallas Morning News | House gifts draw fines
Legislators get message: Ignorance of the law is no excuse
AUSTIN – Leading lawmakers discovered in harsh terms this week that they better pay closer attention to the ethics laws they wrote – and that ignorance of the law is no excuse.For generations, members of House and Senate [...]
Filed under: Texas Ethics Commission, Texas Legislators, Texas Legislature, Uncategorized, ethics, financial disclosure, politics, texas | 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 November 18th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
Leo Berman really came out of the gate with guns blaring at Latinos this legislation session. Beside HB 28 which wouldn’t allow citizens of the United States to go to public schools, get health care etc. etc he also introduced HB 29 .
80(R) HB 29 - Introduced version - Bill Text:
A money transmission business shall [...]
Filed under: HB 28, HB 29, Leo Berman, citizen rights, ethics, hispanic, illegals, immigrants, immigration, latino, political stunt, politics, republican, texas, texas politics | 1 Comment »
Posted on November 13th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
Caller.com: Local News
Bogus flyers direct voters in heavily Democratic Precinct 73 to wrong voting place
By Jamie Powell/Caller-Times
November 7, 2006
Some residents in Voter Precinct 73 on the Westside found flyers on their doors or in their mailboxes Monday directing them to vote at Precinct 83, H-E-B Tennis Center instead of Fannin Elementary.
Who does this? I just [...]
Filed under: 2006 general election, dirty politics, dishonesty, ethics, voter fraud, voter intimidation, voter suppression | No Comments »
Posted on November 12th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
DeLay legacy may have helped GOP empire fall | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
How the hammer fell on his own party
The iron hand of Tom DeLay built a GOP empire — and may have contributed its undoing
WASHINGTON - The legacy of the once powerful Republican Tom DeLay of Sugar Land cast a long shadow over last [...]
Filed under: GOP, McCarthy, Misdeeds, Tom Delay, democrat, dirty politics, ethics, politics, redistricting, republican, texas, vote | No Comments »
Posted on November 10th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
Key Republican joins Dems opposing Bolton nomination - CNN.com:
Along with Bolton’s nomination, Bush said he would like to move forward on legislation to retroactively authorize the National Security Agency’s domestic surveillance program.
Bush said he would like to see action on both issues before year’s end. The Democratic-controlled Congress begins its term in January.
But Republican Sen. [...]
Filed under: Congress, John Bolton, Lincoln Chafee, Rhode Island, United Nations, democrat, ethics, republican | No Comments »
