June 2010
El Paso County Judge wants Public Defender Clara Hernandez’ client list made public: El Paso Times http://ping.fm/ieXqV
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Th live hisd tv show is over-what did you think about it?
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A junior at an hisd high school says teachers need to be there for more than just a paycheck
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There are 26 audience members present asking questions at the live hisd television show
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Caller says hisd needs to get beyond apologizing after taking action and gain input before taking action
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A back-up generator seems to now be powering the hisd studio during the live show
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Moderator says hisd has been in the dark due to power outage-caller says they have been in the dark for awhile
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Ok it looks like a back-is generator may be responsible for bringing the light back at the hisd live meeting
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hisd studio is black maybe they lost power?!
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A mention for teach for America at the hisd live show chief human resource officer ann best used to work for the national recruiting program
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Chuck Morris hisd chief academic officer says there are over 40 reading programs across the Houston district & a 30% mobility rate hounews
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A parent asks: where is the the police department? Says they should be represented at the meetings too! hisd
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The strategic plan is available online trustee Manuel rodriguez tells a caller hisd
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One parent at the hisd live show mentions reading preparedness another mentions accountabilty and another transparency
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You can e-mail hisd hisdtv@yahoo.com tweet ?’s to @houstonisd or call: 713-556-8901
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hisd president Greg meyers says he wants here from everyone!
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The live hisd television show is on!
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Ethics complaint against @governorperry’s unitemized “mansion fund” expenditures http://twurl.nl/40q101 transparency opengov txfoi
View primary source documents on federal stimulus, lawmaker finances, and more on Texas Watchdog’s Scribd account http://ping.fm/DwyJJ
Bandera Co TX sheriff indicted, accused of taking donated county-owned boat on fishing trip in another county http://twurl.nl/7f71vt
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RT @TXBudgetSource: Univ of TX recommends greater govt transparency http://bit.ly/9oAV5l opengov txfoi
Read the financial regulation bill, and join the @readthebill campaign http://ping.fm/QqQ1h
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Former HISD employees accused of wrongdoing in E-Rate technology program named http://ping.fm/ODm99
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The board meeting for Hisd is over
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The 2010-11 budget passed unanimously but trustees harvin Moore and Larry Marshall were not present Hisd
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Hisd trustees pass the $1.6 billion budget unanimously hounews
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Trustees harvin Moore and Larry Marshall are not currently at the Hisd budget meeting
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Trustees Galloway, davila, Eastman, lunceford, rodriguez, harris, president meyers and Hisd superintendent Terry Grier are all present
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Just arrived at the Hisd budget meeting
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$5.6 million federal stimulus contract halted in Abilene; subpar work found in Texas’ weatherization program http://ping.fm/sEtZQ
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RT @ChronChris: Law enforcement spending in Harris Co TX soars at 5 times rate of other county spending http://bit.ly/bDtY7c hounews
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Sheltering Arms director out; Shoddy work found in $22.3m federal stimulus contract http://ping.fm/F8onQ
Local “civil servant,” blogger says M. Marcotte, head of Houston’s Public Works & Engineering Dept, is quitting http://twurl.nl/ezjjrr
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Starr Co TX commissioner convicted of voter fraud, gets 6 mos’ probation, $500 fine http://twurl.nl/ipdj2v voting elections txpolitics
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HISD budget up for vote Thursday; follow @texaswatchdog for updates on Twitter http://ping.fm/oWbiC
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RT @TxDOT: TX Transportation Commission’s June workshop meeting starts @ 1:30. Watch live or view agenda: http://bit.ly/xu9RQ txpolitics
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RT @pvenable @TexasTribune: Rep. Leo Berman expected to challenge TX House Spkr J. Straus: http://trib.it/dDAZ91 txlege txlege txpolitics
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RT @mySA: Bexar Co TX commissioner casts deciding vote in legal battle to withhold his own e-mails: http://bit.ly/d8iy7U txfoi opengov
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We’ve been sending some FOIA requests this afternoon. opengov txfoi transparency
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PDF handouts from Hadassah Schloss of TX Atty Gen’s ofc re: opengov requests from Friday’s @TxFOIFT seminar: http://scr.bi/9DNcwU txfoi
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Son of Dallas TX’s new police chief kills man, then kills cop, then is shot to death by cops - on Father’s Day http://bit.ly/bkNkmr
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TX Press Assoc awards for opengov efforts go to DMN’s K.Krause, Ed Timms; Big Lake Wildcat publisher http://bit.ly/cvbKxY txfoi
Texas Watchdog’s @lwalsh reflects on broadcast training at Poynter Institute http://ping.fm/vlpBv
City of Arlington, Sullo & Bobbitt law firm tussle over records: Courthouse News Service http://ping.fm/l1s2j
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RT @CaliforniaWatch: Check out new site: Politics Verbatim. Track everything Whiman/Brown are saying http://bit.ly/cLNxxQ cagov nonprofitj
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RT @nclarkjudd: US Senate Office of Public Records lobbying databases available for download opengov http://bit.ly/c9L8Xo transparency
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Public officials can, in many cases, disclose what happens in executive sessions: Galveston Daily News http://bit.ly/aWzVB0 txfoi opengov
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HISD talks transparency, strategic plan. Video. http://ping.fm/3zu0T
S. TX municipal court judge accused of using $$ from traffic fines in his court to pay his personal credit card bills http://twurl.nl/jbbp07
RT @NewsChannel10: TX Judge S. Keller, who told condemned man’s lawyer “we close at 5,” faces disciplinary panel http://bit.ly/c7ocyu