Perry says no to part of stimulus money | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Dallas Business News
Gov. Rick Perry, joining a handful of his fellow Southern Republican leaders, said Thursday that he was rejecting $556 million in federal stimulus money for unemployed Texans because [...]
It’s Monday, and that means it is time for another edition of the Texas Progressive Alliance’s weekly blog round up. Each week’s round-up is compiled based on submissions made by member bloggers.
refinish69 is still having problems with connecting to Doing My Part For The Left but continues his series- [...]
Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind…and, if you remember the rest of the song, you’re doing one better than we are. At any rate, it is the last Monday of the year and that means it is time for the Texas Progressive Alliance’s End-Of-Year Round-Up For [...]
Sculley pact largely went unread by the council
None of the nine who supported it had seen the contract when the council members voted, although most said Mayor Phil Hardberger gave them a full briefing and a one-page sheet outlining the contract’s key provisions in one-on-one meetings they had.
I [...]
University of Texas regents Thursday unanimously named Francisco Cigarroa as sole finalist for chancellor, the top job leading a system of nine universities and six medical institutions.
Amazing! The regents have selected a person in charge of a system that has been unable to get [...]
What!
UT regents focus on 2 from S.A.
University of Texas regents have narrowed their search for a new chancellor to two San Antonio finalists — AT&T executive John Montford and Francisco Cigarroa, outgoing president of the UT Health Science Center, sources said Wednesday.
Why would Cigarroa be considered?
BexarMet delayed the release of contract
As the Bexar Metropolitan Water District was fighting for its life last year in the Texas Legislature, the utility stalled the release of public information that could have shed light on a controversial contract worth an estimated $177 million.
“I want us to delay [...]
WASHINGTON (CNN) – The lead sponsor of a bill to overturn the controversial Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell law said the law could conceivably be passed in [...]
It's Monday, and that means it is time for another edition of the Texas Progressive Alliance's weekly blog round-up. Barfly at McBlogger takes a moment to remind all of us that we better not fu*k with Barbie.
Ruth Jones McClendon gets the Speaker's race dangerously wrong says [...]
It is the Monday after the election, and that means it is time for another Texas Progressive Alliance weekly blog round-up–but with a twist. In this edition, TPA member blogs bring you some of their best posts from the last year of election coverage. Enjoy this trip down memory [...]
Los Angeles stops issuing marriage licenses to gay couples - CNN.com
"This is a great day for marriage," Ron Prentice, chairman of ProtectMarriage.com, said in a statement. "The people of California stood up for traditional marriage and reclaimed this great institution."
Along with my happiness about the change in color [...]
County Results - Election Center 2008 - Elections & Politics from CNN.com
President
Texas
I just want to say wow. It was a given that Texas was going to go for McCain what it is amazing is that San Antonio (Bexar county), Dallas county and Harris County all went blue. [...]
They moved my freaking precinct last night. I found the volunteers out front to tell them I was there to help and found out that they moved my polling location. I went inside to ask the poll workers if we could put up a sign telling people where the new [...]
It is Monday, November 3, 2008. In less than 24 hours, the United States will have elected a new President and Texas will–hopefully–send Rick Noriega to the U.S. Senate and a host of new State Representatives and Senators to Austin.
In the meantime, here is your Election Eve edition of the [...]
Palin’s ‘going rogue,’ McCain aide says - CNN.com
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (CNN) — With 10 days until Election Day, long-brewing tensions between GOP vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin and key aides to Sen. John McCain have become so intense, they are spilling out in public, sources say.
Obviously I want [...]
Joint General, Special and Rollback
November 4, 2008BALLOTS CAST THIS DATE 31413
October 21, 2008Bexar County Justice Center 744 808 1552
Alzafar Shrine Temple 941 857 1798
Blossom Athletic Center 1083 828 1911
Brookhollow Library 1300 1173 2473
Castle Hills City Hall 630 535 [...]
In reference to the economic bailout crisis, Scott Stroud of the San Antonio Express News sates the following:
Re-election bid in time of crisis has Rodriguez laying blame
Despite all the blame-laying, it’s worth noting that neither McCain nor Sen. Barack Obama chose to exploit the crisis for political gain [...]
Tonight is the vice-presidential candidates debate and I've got to hand it to the Republicans, they sure know how to spin and set expectations. Everyone knows that just before the debate, both sides are building up their opponent to be the world's most effective debater and that their poor, little, [...]
I actually watched the debate last night and have the following observations:
1. I don't think it changed anyones mind. I didn't see any home runs scored and I imagine both sides could claim their side won.
2. Is McCain mainlining botox or what? He looked incredibly wooden and his face was [...]
I knew I shouldn't have but for some reason, I went ahead and read Cal Thomas' column today. Unbelievable.
It's the economic meltdown we're in is all the Democrats fault. No, really. According to Thomas:
It was pressure from the Carter and Clinton administrations that forces Fannie and Freddie to grant [...]
Perry unveils ad seeking Ike relief
Sen. Steve Ogden, R-Bryan, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Rep. Warren Chisum, R-Pampa, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, said agencies are instructed to respond to all emergency needs as they arise and then come to the next legislative session with [...]
Since when are Republicans for throwing money at a problem? When it means no one will really look at the underlying causes and force some responsibility on those who took financial risks.
For anyone interested in understanding the problem with the proposed bailout and possible alternatives:
PR man indicted again over campaign contributions
Atkinson allegedly had money funneled to her from one of Connolly’s employees and an acquaintance of Connolly.
She reacted angrily Friday when asked about the new indictment and whether she had knowledge of its illegality.
“There is no contributions and I don’t want to give [...]
Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com
$0.63 in child support 1:30
A South Carolina grandmother got summoned to court for a $0.63 child support payment. WLTX’s Ashley Yarkin reports.
My ex owes me about $38,000 now and Texas can’t send him a summons but South Carolina can send her a [...]
ABC News: Match-o-Matic 2 Interesting little test. They give you blind quotes and you choose the one that matches your beliefs better. Try it, you might be as surprised as I am by who said what.
Technorati Tags: 2008 presidential election, Obama, McCain
[...]Rove: McCain went ‘too far’ in ads - CNN.com
“McCain has gone in some of his ads — similarly gone one step too far,” he told Fox News, “and sort of attributing to Obama things that are, you know, beyond the ‘100 percent truth’ test.”
You have to really step [...]
Jamie Castillo has an interesting column on the next mayoral contest.
Mayoral contest is tough to gauge
However, that person will have to be well known, wealthy enough to seed their own campaign or capable of raising lots of money in a short amount of time, she said.
Let’s see, apparently these [...]
BexarMet Officially Fires GM | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
Olivares and his lawyer had a chance to present their side of the story at Thursday night’s board meeting, just minutes before the board voted 6-1 to fire Olivares.
They did it. I find it funny that Blanche Atkinson was the one [...]
In today’s Michigan Messengar, families who are already struggling with hard times learned yet another reason to be unhappy with the current state of our government,
“We will have a list of foreclosed homes and will make sure people aren’t voting from those addresses,” party chairman James Carabelli told Michigan Messenger [...]
Don’t expect to see Sarah Palin on the Sunday news programs. McCain is still busy holding her hand. She’s allowed to attend rallies with Senator McCain, but she’s not to be interviewed on her own.
Isn’t it just plain old sexist to think she can’t manage on her own? If [...]
John McCain promised to end “partisan rancor,” yet his entire convention was nothing but partisan. He sounds like George W. Bush all over again.
He chose a running mate so far to the right that it leaves moderate Republicans struggling for words.
His solution to high oil prices, “Drill, Baby, Drill.” Sounds [...]
www.mysanantonio.com >> Local news - BexarMet attorney is free to talk in probe
The board of the Bexar Metropolitan Water District late Tuesday waived its attorney-client privilege for its general counsel, Adolfo Ruiz, to speak to the Bexar County district attorney’s office and a grand jury regarding their investigation [...]
It’s Labor Day and it’s time for another weekly roundup of the Texas Progressive Alliance. Click on for the week’s highlights.
Is John McCain’s vice presidential pick some kind of joke? McBlogger’s Mayor McSleaze thinks it’s more like a situation comedy.
CouldBeTrue is happy for Webb County! Finally, [...]
With McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin (who?) as his running mate, I think everyone agrees that experience is no longer considered a necessary qualification for the presidency. Actually, I think this says a lot more about McCain’s approach to leadership and problem-solving than anything about Palin.
Struggling in the polls, publicity, [...]
This election will be decided by a new generation of voters. Many of them are not registered and they don’t think there vote counts.
First, I am challenging you to register to vote:
http://www.bexar.org/elections/Registration/registration.html
If you are already a registered voter, you can use that same website to confirm your name is [...]
www.mysanantonio.com >> Local news - BexarMet polls will be flooded with choices
The November elections for four seats on the board of the beleaguered Bexar Metropolitan Water District drew 29 candidates by the filing deadline Tuesday, but current board President Victor Villarreal did not join the incumbents in seeking [...]
Fight Continues at BexarMet | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
As for Olivares, he will be able to make his case to the board at a special hearing set for September 11.
This is not all that surprising really, in fact I would be surprised if he didn’t fight for his [...]
BexarMet Votes To Fire Olivares - San Antonio News Story - KSAT San Antonio
Carr’s motion stopped the meeting for about 20 minutes while the board decided whether to discuss Olivares’ contract in the public. Against the advice of BexarMet’s legal counsel, the motion passed and board members continued [...]
BexarMet General Manager Says He Wants Out | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
The head of BexarMet Water District says he wants out.
BexarMet’s General Manager Gil Olivares told the water district’s board of directors he wants them to buy out the rest of his nearly $250,000 contract.
Are you kidding me???? Of [...]
BexarMet GM Suspended | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
After an emergency meeting, the BexarMet General Manager, who was indicted by a grand jury on nearly 20 counts of criminal charges, has been suspended with pay.
My gosh, what in the world is going on over there? Get indicted for wiretapping [...]
We’re calling all citizens to attend a Clean Energy Rally this Tuesday, August 19th, 12noon, at the Alamo Plaza. MoveOn.org is releasing a report from the Center for American Progress to the Media that ties John McCain and fellow Republicans to Big Oil in a big way. This rally is [...]
Bexar Met General Manager Indicted - San Antonio- msnbc.com
The head of a controversial water utility company is in some big legal trouble. Bexar County District Attorney Susan Reed announced Friday that Gilbert Olivares, General Manager of Bexar Metropolitan Water District, has been indicted for wiretapping, misapplication of funds, [...]
Olympic girl seen but not heard - CNN.com
BEIJING, China (CNN) — A little girl and her song captivated millions of viewers during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. But what they saw was not what they heard.
Lin Miaoke was the darling of the Olympic opening ceremony, but [...]
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Gay Street is staying gay. City Council had been expected to rubber stamp a request by the Second Baptist Church, which is located at the corner of East Commerce and Gay Street on the city’s east side, to Second Baptist Way.
Republicans in the Texas Legislature are all about touting their values and campaign slogans, like “Faith, Family, and Freedom.” But, the real story is often much farther from the truth.
Today, a new website, Texas Republicans: The True Story, has launched to highlight some of the worst GOP incumbents in [...]
KQXT-FM The New Q101.9 San Antonio, Texas USA
1200 WOAI news reports that on Thursday, City Council is expected to approve changing the name of Gay Street to Second Baptist Way.
The city would like to be very clear that this has nothing to do with homosexuals. I know these [...]
Leaky toilet exposes corrupt China official - CNN.com
BEIJING, China (CNN) — A former Chinese government official has been sentenced to death after a leaky toilet led police to a stash of cash he’d collected in bribes, state media reported.
How ethical would our lawmakers be if the sentence for [...]
Family Says BexarMet To Blame For House Flood | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
A family’s home is flooded and they’re blaming BexarMet. They also say the utility company is going back on its promise to fix the damage. News 4 investigated.
I look for bexarmet news because, my goodness, it [...]
My daughter works at a fast food restaurant and had an extremely funny experience. A person ordered 5 meals and when the order was totaled had to have them get rid of three of them because it was too expensive. When the people pulled up they were driving a hummer.
[...]State Police Call Spying “Case Of Bad Judgement” - Baltimore News Story - WBAL Baltimore
An 11News I-Team investigation has revealed what prompted Maryland State police to infiltrate and spy on anti-death penalty groups.
Hmmmmm, don’t you just love it. Bet they aren’t the only ones.
[...]Gramm: We need more leadership, less whining - CNN.com
(CNN) — Phil Gramm, a top adviser to Sen. John McCain, on Thursday stood by his comment that the country is in a “mental recession,” and said he was trying to say the nation’s leaders, not its [...]
Time to break out that copy of 1776, the musical, not the book.
Amazon.com: 1776 (DIRECTOR’S CUT) (DVD MOVIE):
Once you get over the fact that John Adams is the voice of Kit from Knight Rider it is always a fun little show.
Fireworks are banned in Bexar County so [...]
The video was bad enough. Watching someone fall to the floor, convulse, die and not be noticed until 63 minutes later while in a hospital is horrifying. Seeing this today had just about the same effect.
Six hospital employees disciplined in ER death - CNN.com
In addition, the organization [...]
AT&T Moving Headquarters to Dallas - NYTimes.com
AT&T, the nation’s largest telecommunications company, said Friday it is moving its corporate headquarters to Dallas from San Antonio for easier access to customers and operations around the world.
Does anyone else find it ironic that a communication company that is in the business [...]
A month ago Brave Citizen gave me a No McBush sticker and my 12 year old put it into one of the side windows of my car. I figured what the heck and got another and so I have one on each side of my car right now. I went [...]
AT&T is moving its headquarters from San Antonio to Dallas - San Antonio Business Journal:
AT&T Inc., the world’s largest telecom company, is moving its corporate headquarters from San Antonio to Dallas.
In a statement released this afternoon, AT&T says the move is meant to help it gain better access [...]
Evangelist accuses Obama of ‘distorting’ Bible - CNN.com
In the comments to be aired Tuesday, Dobson said Obama should not be referencing antiquated dietary codes and passages from the Old Testament that are no longer relevant to the teachings of the New Testament.
So does the New Testament explicitly state [...]
The Zen Center will hold a grand opening celebration at 3 p.m. today at 1442 W. Woodlawn Ave., and teachers from the Austin and Houston Zen Centers will be present to dedicate the new site.
For more information and schedule visit San Antonio Zen Center.
[...]Unbelievable, Ciro Rodriguez voted for the FISA Amendments.
Final Vote Results for Roll Call 437
FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 437
For some reason, I expected more from a Representative that voted against the Iraq war.
[...]With gas prices rising and most of our produce coming from California, I expect more people will be turning to our local farmers’ markets to save some money. Make sure you ask lots of questions when you go. I’ve been buying tomatoes at the Botanical Garden Farmers’ Market on Thursday [...]
A sham spying deal could be rammed through both the Senate and House this week. It’s moving that fast. If we don’t stop this, telecom companies that broke the law by supplying mountains of personal information to the government without a warrant will be let off the hook.
A broad [...]
Our local newspaper, The San Antonio Express News, does a lousy job of covering the Iraq War. For those of you who read it as your primary source of news, you may have missed an article buried on 9A. It was headline news for the New York Times, Baghdad Blast [...]
In the name of “defin[ing] clear standards as to how much of its articles and broadcasts bloggers and Web sites can excerpt” the Associated Press is now selling “quotation [...]
We would like to welcome BraveCitizen to our list of writers. Treat her nice, this is her first foray into the blogasphere. She has a great passion for all things progressive and we feel honored that she will be writing with us.
[...]TRAIL BLAZERS Blog | The Dallas Morning News
At the Republican state convention, a booth hosted by Republicanmarket was selling a pin Saturday that says: If Obama is President will we still call it the White House.[...]
I doubled check just to be sure–the land adjacent to Camp Bullis is in district 8. Now, how is it that we have heard so little from the district 8 representative, Diane Cibrian, about the development issue? After all, this is the person who campaigned against development and it’s resulting [...]
Walking a little can go a long way - CNN.com
What if there was something simple you could do every day that would burn calories, be good for your heart, and help you stay young. You’d do it, right?
Well, that’s why researchers and doctors are so gung ho about [...]
You would think that when one organization takes over another that has been financially “bleeding” profusely it would clearly lay out financial expectations (you know, things they call budgets) for the various departments to ensure accountability and identify the problem areas. You would think. But six months after being taken [...]
Not everyone is struggling during these tough economic times. The head of the BexarMet Water District got a hefty $31,000 raise.
In a few weeks, BexarMet customers will see also a raise. They’ll be paying 14% [...]
Express-News Readers’ ChoiceI just couldn’t help myself. I personally wouldn’t put Whataburger on the top of burger chains in San Antonio but it did give my daughter a nice boost because she works there.
[...]I hope by now that most people have gotten over the notion that the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio took over CTRC in order to save it. “Saving” it somehow implies that UTHSC-SA has special skills or more effective skills that exceed those of who were doing such [...]
Blog Note
Throughout the week, team members will post updates. On landing day, Phoenix’s Configuration and Information Management Engineer Brent Shockley will be blogging from JPL’s Mission Control. We look forward to posting your comments.
I know, I have a strange affinity for space [...]
Just in case you haven’t received your tax rebate yet.
Where’s My Tax Rebate, Uncle Sam? - Yahoo! News
I used TurboTax desktop software to do my 2007 taxes. I filed online in mid-April, and I opted to have my federal and state refunds deposited directly into my checking account. Like [...]
For all those Clinton supporters who swear that they won’t support Obama and would vote for McCain instead–get a grip. Yes, the media has treated Clinton outrageously, and I’m sure you could probably find some sexist comments from the Obama camp. But to not vote Democrat or to vote for [...]
A man arrested on a charge that he carried a loaded gun at San Antonio International Airport last weekend was released from jail without posting bail after his friend’s well-connected mother placed a call to a prosecutor.
That mother was Bexar County District Attorney Susan Reed.
Some have questioned whether [...]
Local Gas Prices
Cute little resource MSN has. You put in your zip code it tells you where the cheapest gas is. It says they update every night so it should be reasonably accurate.
[...]I just heard about a family where the grandmother had been in Methodist Hospital and had apparently accidentally activated the internet service provided in the room. I say accidentally because the woman was in her 90’s and had trouble figuring out the remotes and the phones.
One of the family members [...]
Nintendo shows us how Wii can get ‘Fit’ - CNN.com
(CNN) — If Nintendo has their way your living room could be the new big thing in exercise.
With its new game “Wii Fit” hitting stores Monday, Nintendo is looking to bring exercise into the home, making people more aware [...]
The City Council faces a $13 million shortfall in its 2009 budget, but it’s unwilling to cut existing programs or raise taxes to raise revenue for the coming budget year.
?How you do it, is basically you can’t do it,? Mayor Phil Hardberger said Tuesday. ?You can’t [...]
My husband and I went out to a goodbye dinner a while ago for a friend who is moving off to Florida. Given that both Clinton and Obama were in San Antonio that night and it was the last day of early voting politics did come up. During the conversation [...]
U.S. wants to stop increased testing for mad cow - CNN.com
The Bush administration on Friday urged a federal appeals court to stop meatpackers from testing all their animals for mad cow disease, but a skeptical judge questioned whether the government has that authority.
Less than 1 percent of slaughtered [...]
Connolly Indicted For Illegal Contributions To City Councilman | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
T. J. Connolly has been indicted again for illegal campaign contributions.
The indictment, which is against Connolly and his company, alleges he gave illegal campaign contributions to City Councilman Philip Cortez.
This week’s indictment comes just four [...]
MySA.com: Jaime Castillo | Politics
On the morning after, the onlookers crowded sidewalks, rode bikes and jammed into cars to take stock of Our Lady of the Lake University.
Like the one motorist who leaned a disposable camera out his window on a slow cruise by, the throng on [...]
Bexar County voters will decide whether to extend a 1.75% tax on hotel rooms and 5% tax on short-term car rentals to fund four separate propositions. They would make improvements [...]
San Antonio Water System trustees appear poised to part ways with utility President and Chief Executive Officer David Chardavoyne on Tuesday and appoint an interim chief.
Officials on Saturday would not discuss a pending settlement with Chardavoyne, but the outline was laid out in the [...]
The weirdest thing just happened to me on 410 near Broadway where they have traffic cuts down to one lane. Traffic is stop and go of course and right after they shut down the 2nd lane there was a constable standing there with a radar gun. Now, there is no [...]
Diane Cibrian for mayor?
While hedging on her Fiesta medal slogan, Cibrian did confirm that she has been exploring the idea ever since last fall, when she says a group of constituents asked her to consider running.
That would have been when she had logged less than six months [...]
Depressing Interesting article on the Democratic candidates, their campaigns, and historical comparisons.
The haunting of the Democrats | Salon
This intra-Democratic conflict is profound and epistemological. It speaks to deeply divergent ideas about the nature of politics, of America and indeed of human life. It dwarfs the so-called divisions in the [...]
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A while back I was ranting about how our newly remodeled HEB had placed the cereal and candy in the same aisle. Well, it’s gone. The candy now shares the aisle with the juices, still not great but better than the cereal aisle. Now if they would just return [...]
The legislative committee established to watch over operations of the Bexar Metropolitan Water District has scheduled a public meeting for 5 p.m. Monday for an update on the troubled utility’s progress in resolving its problems.The meeting is to be held in the [...]
Ms. Reed has come under intense public fire since word of the Day bust which started as a charge similar to a traffic ticket but was upgraded to [...]
Here’s the official tally of underage women married to older men revealed by the Texas Department of Public Safety in court today, compiled from FLDS records seized at the YFZ ranch (according to the Salt Lake City Tribune): “attorneys representing the state [...]
Arizona also received abuse report on polygamous sect - Salt Lake Tribune
SAN ANGELO, Texas - As Texas authorities massed at a polygamous sect’s ranch in west Texas, authorities in Arizona received information about a similar situation involving a teen in Colorado City, Ariz.
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard [...]
I saw the following headline and just had to find out what in the world they were talking about:
Democrats hope for gains in Congress, even in Texas
The first sentence is a big hint that the headline didn’t get it quite right.
Democratic leaders were optimistic [...]
Women return to Texas polygamist ranch - CNN.com
SAN ANGELO, Texas (CNN) — A group of women from a polygamist sect’s Texas ranch returned to the compound Monday after authorities separated them from the 400-plus children now in state custody.
Rhonda Jeffs, mother of two of the children and a [...]
Food for thought as you file your taxes:
[...]PRIORITIES….Here’s the latest on our kinder, gentler Internal Revenue Service:
