Texans are the least vain, according to their license plates | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Texas Southwest
AUSTIN – Texas is last in the nation in the percentage of drivers with personalized license plates, according to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators.
Okay, I know this is silly but I when [...]
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Online Bexar County Results
TOTAL VOTES Vote [...]
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It looks the renovations at my local HEB are part of the company’s effort to make life easier for hard working parents. The new set-up conveniently has the candy display on one side of the aisle and the cereals on the other.
Now parents don’t have drag their kids to another aisle for them to pick [...]
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Plan to Lower I-35 Speed Limit, Direct Traffic to Toll Road | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
TxDOT would pay Cintra-Zachry for lost profits if some state projects interfere with toll traffic over 50 years.
You really have to wonder why in the heck Texas signed this contract. It sure isn’t for the betterment of Texas [...]
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The Associated Press: Audit: Texas Slow Delivering Rita Aid
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has used only 2 percent of more than $500 million in federal aid for homeowners and communities hit by Hurricane Rita more than two years ago, a state audit found.
State Auditor John Keel found that more than 4,000 families applied for aid [...]
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I’m not going to bore you with another rant about policy being made by those who show up. Today is the last day for early voting and the numbers speak for themselves.
EVcounts
BALLOTS CAST THIS DATE 2218
November 1, 2007
Bexar County Justice Center 631
Brookhollow Library 940
CPS Energy - (WW White) 331
Claude Black Center 236
Cody [...]
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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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Why do we even have Proposition 11 on the ballot? Because it’s the perfect example of a Catch 22.
The League of Women Voters of Texas | Home
The constitutional amendment to require that a record vote be taken by a house of the legislature on final passage of any bill, other than certain local bills, of [...]
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Nine hundred and thirty-two of us went out and voted yesterday. I know that it was only the first day of early voting but that is pathetic nonetheless. The sample ballot can be found here.
EVcounts
Amendment, Joint General, Special Elections November 6, 2007
BALLOTS CAST THIS DATE 932 October 22, 2007
Bexar County [...]
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MySA.com: Editorials
Bail is supposed to ensure the appearance of a criminal defendant in court at a later date and should not be punitive.
However, there are some cases in which denial of bond is merited and allowed by law.
Proposition 13 would expand the circumstances under which a judge can deny bail to include certain family [...]
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