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Budget cuts for Texas’ universities
In 2009 I said the recession isn’t over. I guess it needs to be said again – for future reference: history repeats itself! This is the third time I’ve gone through a recession or slow-down or bubble-burst in the 15 years that I’ve lived in Texas. In the public sector, especially higher education, I think the [...]
Second verse same as the first
Back before Thanksgiving I said Texas gubernatorial race is like musical chairs. Well, here’s the second (or third or fourth) verse. It’s the same as the first. On November 23, Houston Mayor, Bill White held a press conference to announce he will announce his decision to run for governor by December 4. As promised he announced yesterday [...]
Obama coming to the heart of conservatisim – Aggieland
Hundreds expected to demonstrate Friday at A&M during presidential forum. By Nathan Adkisson | statesman.com Thursday, October 15, 2009 A&M official: “We expect our students will treat the president with respect.” Officials say about 20 organizations have reserved space to demonstrate on campus, including several Tea Party groups, the College Democrats and the College Republicans. [...]
Watch Out Teacher Retirement System Might Fund Trans-Texas Corridor
Cronyism and the Corridor Monday, October 12, 2009 posted by paulburka at 3:07 PM Source: Burkablog: Texas Monthly. The Statesman reported yesterday that Governor Perry is removing Linus Wright, a former Dallas school superintendent, as chair of the board that oversees the $88 billion Teacher Retirement System and will replace him with a current board [...]
Posted in Politics Also tagged linus wright, Perry, R. David Kelly, teacher retirement system, trans-texas corridor, TRS, TTC Leave a comment
OPED: Governor’s race costs some regents posts
Here is more mud from one of Kay’s sites: http://texans.forkay.com/news/9-10-09_ICYMI_Chron_Decries_Perry_Power_Grab Perry is hardly unique among Texas governors in using appointments to further his ambitions. However, in the current campaign the incumbent is subordinating competent governance of public university systems to his own re-election efforts. In doing so he only strengthens the argument of Hutchison that [...]
Did you hear about “Cap and Trade”
In case you missed this one – I almost did – it sounds like the tree huggers tried to slip a fast one through congress: Senators Spend Recess Fine-Tuning Messages on Cap and Trade – NYTimes.com. If ever there was a time to look at nuclear it is now. Actually, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) [...]
Time for campaigns to report earnings
AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry’s blind trust had capital losses of $567,529 in 2008 but still managed to provide the governor and his wife, Anita, with $28,043 in income, according to tax returns released Tuesday. Perry has routinely released his tax returns to the news media when requested since 1998. His Republican primary opponent, U.S. [...]
How Two Journalists Might Start WWIII
This could go sideways in a hurry if we don’t use diplomacy. N. Korea Sentences US Journalists to 12 Years Labor These undated photo show American journalists Laura Ling, right, and Euna Lee. North Korea says it has handed a harsh sentence to two U.S. women journalists, more than two months after it captured them [...]
Tax Day Brings Out “Tea Party” Protesters
Tax Day Brings Out “Tea Party” Protesters – CBS News: “The demonstrations mark the culmination of a movement spurred in part by a February rant from CNBC personality Rick Santelli that generated more than a million views on YouTube – and even a White House response.” CNBC’s Rick Santelli vs. White House’s Robert Gibbs: “I [...]
Social Media Bursting Bubbles