Last night in the middle of trick or treaters coming to the door I got the best Halloween treat ever. I got a call that popped up as research center on my caller id and spent nearly 45 minutes taking a poll about politics in Texas. I love political polls. There were some national questions [...]
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FBI routinely loses laptops, weapons | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
WASHINGTON — Every month, the FBI loses track of three to four laptop computers, some of which contain classified or sensitive information, according to a report released Monday by the inspector general for the Department of Justice.
During a 44-month period from Feb. 1, 2002, to Sept. [...]
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MySA.com: Politics
AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry has no interest in national politics and may seek re-election in 2010, his chief political consultant said Friday.
Dave Carney said speculation that recent decisions by Perry, including his mandate that middle-school girls be inoculated against a sexually transmitted virus linked to cervical cancer, are designed to [...]
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I have been writing about this for some time now so I just couldn’t let this pass without comment.
Star-Telegram | 02/05/2007 | Public opinion doesn’t follow the numbers
Wow, it sure looks like illegal immigration has increased Farmers Branch’s crime rate and has hurt their property values something awful doesn’t it? That was the reason for [...]
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What an odd little bit of trivia.
State prisoners living longer than people outside | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
WASHINGTON — State prison inmates, particularly blacks, are living
longer on average than people on the outside, the government said
Sunday.
Inmates in state prisons are dying at an average yearly rate of 250
per 100,000, according to the latest figures reported [...]
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Some quick updates on some of our past posts…
The Texas House rule to record their votes passed 81-57. I still don’t understand the reason why anyone would have voted against there being a written record but it doesn’t matter now. Now, on an interesting note, it was decided if they have a voice vote [...]
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House passes 9/11 security bill - CNN.com
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The first item on the House Democrats’ “100 hours” legislative agenda, a measure to implement some of the recommendations of the 9/11 commission, passed on Tuesday evening.
The vote was 299-128.
Nearly 70 Republicans crossed party lines to vote for the package. It mandates full inspection of air [...]
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Very, Very Disappointed | theledger.com
Very, Very Disappointed
The Republicans wanted to be clear. They were disappointed.
“We are disappointed,” said U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam of Bartow.
“We’re clearly disappointed,” said Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri.
“I’m disappointed, as are some others,” echoed Rep. Key Granger of Texas.
“I am very disappointed,” sighed David Dreier of California.
Why were these forlorn Republicans [...]
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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 [...]
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Commentary: Putting a sinister spin on immigration crackdown - CNN.com:
For as long as anyone can remember, illegal immigrants have been working with the aid of bogus Social Security numbers. And this was seen for what it was — a violation of U.S. immigration law.
But last week, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement rounded up 1,282 illegal [...]
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