Houston Janitors were present at a conference call today organized by the SEIU to lead a rally/press conference announcing a huge and successful union drive in Houston. Julius Getman, a noted labor law professor at University of Texas, has called the janitors’ effort “the largest unionization campaign in the South in years.”
We listened in on [...]
11.30.05 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Attorney General forbids marriage between Kerr County Tax Assessor-Collector Paula Rector and one of the district’s tax appraisers. It’s finally happened…the sanctity of marriage has finally been destroyed by the State of Texas. [AAS]
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We spoke to Barbara Radnofsky, candidate for U.S. Senate, today. Her campaign has sent out a press release announcing their momentum in meeting their fundraising goals. When we spoke to her today she was enthusiastic about the support she’s seen from all across Texas as she meets with county chairmen and the electorate-at-large. Radnofsky hears [...]
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There’s a hearing of the Joint Committee on Public Education and the Committee on General Investigating & Ethics that’s trying to go after school administators that worked on behalf of their school communities during the sessions. Seems someone thinks it’s unethical. I’d just like to point out that Todd Baxter is now officially [...]
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A Federal Judge dismissed some charges against John Colyandro. The lawsuit filed by two losing candidates alleging that Colyandro and the Law Enforcement Alliance of America violated the Texas Election Code by using corporate funds to influence contests for Texas attorney general and an East Texas legislative race.
Pre-cursor to the remaining charges against the [...]
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We had heard about Bill O’Reilly’s “hate list”, and part of it is finally up [Thanks ThinkProgress!]. The main targets on his list (those that “are the worst offenders”): MSNBC (quel shock!), The St. Petersburg Times, and the New York Daily News.
Umm, okay. MSNBC - rival network to FOX. Keith Olbermann, the [...]
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