Because Big Business can always be trusted

Posted on March 29th, 2007 by TechDigger

Is this unreasonable?
MySA.com: State Government
The so-called shield legislation would require prosecutors or civil litigants to show convincing reasons why information held by journalists is central to their case and can’t be obtained any other way.
This could include justifying requests for the identity of a reporter’s confidential source or access to video footage or interview information, [...]

Filed under: Barry Macha, Phil Goldberg, Robert Duncan, Rodney Ellis, SB 966, Texas Daily Newspaper Association, USAA, journalist shield law, shield law, texas | 1 Comment »

Meet another of my neighbors

Posted on February 22nd, 2007 by TechDigger

If I were more of a cynic, I would say that David Hendricks must have had a poor credit rating at one time.
MySA.com: Business
Members of the Texas Legislature again are attempting to halt perhaps the most anti-consumer practice of all — the use of credit scores by insurance companies to determine premiums for automobile policies [...]

Filed under: Auto insurance, David Hendricks, HB 981, Insurance Credit Scoring, Marc Veasey, Rodney Ellis, SB 533, credit rating | No Comments »