January 2012
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Brownsville schools push to withhold records regarding fatal student shooting (via @BrownsvilleNews) transparency http://ping.fm/ulGJt
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Redistricting commission reconsidered as courts review TX maps (via @statesman @Brian_Sweany & stateline.org) txlege http://ow.ly/8IHU4
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Texas windstorm agency hires firm to help decide on rate increase; view TWIA docs here insurance txlege http://ping.fm/T0ODT
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What does ‘states’ rights’ mean to Texans like Kelly Clarkson, Ron Paul? http://ping.fm/xcAfw 2012GOP (via @AllenGBreed)
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TX AG probes Medicaid program for orthodontic work; see @byronwfaa series on corporate jets, big spending http://ow.ly/8G7hl txlege
@GovernorPerry campaign security detail bill is in (via @eramshaw) ready to be added to pile of taxpayer-funded tabs http://ow.ly/8F2Fc
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Split primaries possible in Texas (via @rossramsey) http://ping.fm/bBMSX txlege txredistricting
Texas AG probes Brooks Co. forfeiture fund after audit finds $$$,$$$ for cars, dinners, wares from Cavender’s Boot City http://ow.ly/8Dcf6
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Harris Co. asst. attorney - ‘ethics watchdog for county’ - urged leniency in Jerry Eversole case http://ow.ly/8CVYQ hounews
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Girl, Wanted, by Texas Watchdog’s Steve Miller, nominated for Edgar Allan Poe award truecrime www.texaswatchdog.org/2012/01/girl-wanted-by-texas-watchdogs-steve-miller-nominated-for-edgar-allan-poe-award/1327079653.column
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Austin donkey protest living proof of political constituency for absolutely everything txlege ATX http://ping.fm/AeGW6
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Abilene ISD employees offered five-figure severance packages pensions schools education (via @ReporterNews) http://ping.fm/btllL
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Mind-boggling redactions: TX windstorm agency TWIA ‘s lawyers purge ‘on’ & ‘and’ from open records http://ow.ly/8y2IW txlege transparency
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Salaries of top Texas earners in government jobs examined by @SunshineReview txlege salaries http://ping.fm/hONGG
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As city inspector general resigns, city of Houston sits on records deemed public 1 month ago hounews (via @chronchris) http://ow.ly/8x0uo
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Federal panel hears arguments today in Texas redistricting case (via @HoustonChron @AP) hounews txlege http://ping.fm/fF59N
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Fort Worth schools taxpayers getting hit up twice by double-dippers pensions dfw fortworth http://ping.fm/A3s8W
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Taxpayers worried as city of Amarillo weighs multimillion-dollar convention center deal http://ow.ly/8sPYw (via @amarilloglobe) pandhandle
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Austin crime lab worker’s complaints reminiscent of troubles in Dallas dna endthebacklog atx http://ping.fm/zpf0s
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Austin bag ban pushed with faulty numbers http://ow.ly/8qkdc reusable greenliving green @TexasRetailers
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Texas windstorm agency must release billing records, correspondence, says Attorney General txlege twia http://ping.fm/nrCJe
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El Paso county leaders, facing jaundiced public, seek panel for multimillion-dollar bond issue elpaso http://ow.ly/8oPmY via @elpasotimes
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MT @galvestonnews Texas City police block release of complaint related to officer’s suspension badcopnodonut http://ping.fm/VeNOW
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MT @DallasTX_News Red light camera $ for trauma centers pilfered by TX lawmakers to balance books http://ow.ly/8ntDD dallasnews txlege
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Breweries win leverage on advertising in federal court ruling beer craftbeer courts http://ping.fm/5gtLi
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Why the judicial back-and-forth over Texas redistricting matters http://ping.fm/3BlPE courts txlege scotus
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Texas lawmakers plow ahead in 2012 http://ping.fm/TQ3zJ txlege @mySA @JeffWentworthTX
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As Texas studies north-south rail line, Calif. panel rejects $98.5 billion bullet train system http://ping.fm/PWtQG stimulus transit
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More on the city manager who walked away with $750,000 severance from taxpayers of Killeen http://ping.fm/Mytci @kytxcbs19
December 2011
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MT @ndhapple @amanbatheja Party leaders anticipate approval for April 3 TX primary txlege http://ping.fm/KIJSG
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Grocery bag ban — one of the toughest in nation — considered in Austin http://ow.ly/7WPy5 (via @statesman) green environment plastics
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Missing whooping cranes vex court weighing water suit against state of TX http://ow.ly/7TfOB via @callerdotcom environment water drought
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(via @houstonchron) Poof! Harris County Sheriff’s Office backlog disappears http://ow.ly/7T38V hounews @SheriffGarcia
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Pension reformers warn of looming breaking point, cite governments’ ‘actuarial bullshit’ http://ow.ly/7SKoM pensions txlege hounews
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Using public info, Daily Toreador follows the money on @TexasTech parking ramp deal http://ow.ly/7SghN @imakris @clcourtney transparency
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(via @dallas_news) Texas Public Utility Commission pushes for $7 billion transmission lines for wind power energy http://ping.fm/L1VXq
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Texas Attorney General cuts off e-mail for public records filings @GregAbbott_TX txlege transparency http://ow.ly/7Rri0
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Houston school district says food services company reneges on contract, HISD seeks fix with Aramark hounews http://ping.fm/JFut1
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Texas Workforce Commission official who coached businesses on avoiding workers’ benefits gets promotion http://ping.fm/142Pw
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via @mikestatesman Prison beds increase, just months after Texas state Legislature cheers prions spending cuts txlege http://ow.ly/7PhEv
via @wfaachannel8: Dallas ISD acknowledges inappropriate contact from vendor on $40 million tech contract http://ping.fm/nND4A
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via @ralphhaurwitz @statesman: Univ. of TX professor wants creationist group off charities list creationism http://ping.fm/1wUkJ
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Public pension liabilities at $28,000 per household in Dallas: Study pensions http://ping.fm/uTnYT
November 2011
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Presidential hopefuls - Texas Gov. Rick Perry included - offer little to choose from on transparency http://ow.ly/7KixB @GovernorPerry
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MT @mikestatesman: Texas state Sen. Kel Seliger floats proposal for more state senators txlege @kseliger http://ping.fm/WHNRK
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Two-thirds of controversial Montrose Management District board have ties to Houston Mayor @anniseparker http://ow.ly/7ImGX hounews
MT @startelegram @sandrablok @closebys: Taxpayers foot $970K bill for celebrity chef’s smokehouse on Trinity River http://ow.ly/7HlgE
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Too much influence over principal hires? 2 little? hisd officials struggle 4 consistency in trustee involvement hounews http://ow.ly/7HcQC
Taxpayers shell out 4 @GovernorPerry’s temp housing bill, mansion restoration; Iowa, CT also fixing up govs’ quarters http://ow.ly/7DdeF