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
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Texas state Rep. Joe Driver pleads guilty to double billing travel expenses, could finish out term txlege http://ping.fm/qyb4O
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Motorists group issues $10K challenge to show engineering solutions superior to red light cameras camera http://ow.ly/7C3Ou
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Some Houston ISD schools not permitting students to take textbooks home, others letting books sit unused http://ow.ly/7AUoI hisd hounews
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RT @TXRXreport: Texas to cut reimbursement rates to doctors http://ow.ly/7ARfJ hcr
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MT @amarilloglobe: Publication of public worker salaries sparks debate in Amarillo http://ow.ly/7AH7b
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Not so fast with that “I Died at the Alamo and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt” souvenir txlege http://ping.fm/u1Nxr
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RT @TXRXreport: Law changing $ rules on heart disease tests adds to TX health insurance mandates http://ow.ly/7x9a2 (via @iWatch) txlege
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A minor mystery from the bowels of Texas’ windstorm insurance agency, and this time story checks out for TWIA txlege http://ow.ly/7x21l
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Big-gun lawyers handle Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s transparency questions; $545K in bills twia txlege http://ow.ly/7wzMY
Last gasp: Killeen council members recalled by voters to consider repealing rule on developers http://ping.fm/VVaTg
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MT @galvestonnews: Surprise move to suspend La Marque ISD officials raises transparency questions http://ping.fm/I937Q
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Austin ISD’s secrecy troubling for public (via @statesman) http://ow.ly/7to9l transparency
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RT @TXRXreport: Supreme Court to hear challenge to healthcare act brought by Texas, 25 other states hcr scotus txlege http://ow.ly/7sZSL
Cameron Co. to merge constables’ districts, hopes to cut costs http://ping.fm/UOuQx
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Handful of state’s 1,700 special districts make TX comptroller’s ‘Leadership Circle’ for financial transparency http://ping.fm/31EPt
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Killeen voters oust city council members; council had given $750K severance to city mgr http://ow.ly/7prD1 (by @KDHcrime) txpolitics
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Don’t hold your breath on Rep. Linda Harper-Brown’s promised fix to ethics law, either txlege http://ow.ly/7pdWP @lhbcampaign
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No word on Mercedes-Benz complaints against Rep. Linda Harper-Brown txlege @lhbcampaign http://ow.ly/7pdWP
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Rep. Joe Driver pleads guilty to abuse of ofc, had admitted to double billing travel $$ http://ow.ly/7nZeJ (via @Fox4 @texastribune) txlege
RT @miyashay: w/ almost half of all pcts in, @AnniseParker still at 52%, Stardig still behind, Cohen solidifies lead, JoJones a runoff
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Challenger R Fonseca takes 1-vote lead over incumbent Trustee M Rodriguez in HISD Dist 3 race, w/48% of precincts reporting hounews
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RT @YNNAustin: RT @txcaptonight: “Can Ban” headed for approval in New Braunfels election green centraltx
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With 32% of precincts reporting, challenger R Fonseca narrows the gap with M Rodriguez to just 39 votes HISD hounews houston
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With 13% of precincts reporting, just 67 votes separate M Rodriguez, challenger R Fonseca; longer leads for Harris, Stipeche HISD hounews
County attorney sues city manager in Floresville, says city budget ‘riddled with significant misstatements’ http://ping.fm/vlv42
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MT @elpasotimes: El Paso ISD withheld public records of company’s no-bid contract, failed to seek AG ruling transparency http://ow.ly/7lD87
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We’ve got the controversial flyer from HISD trustee Manuel Rodriguez being called homophobic. Read it at http://bit.ly/rvF448 hounews
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Houston mayoral candidate says he is not a member of the Klan: @ChronChris: http://bit.ly/tonSYp hounews
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Incoming HISD school board member Rhonda Skillern-Jones talks about her goals for the district http://bit.ly/u8SeDE hounews
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Public records used to get $ details of bond deal for Hindu guru/convicted child molester http://ow.ly/7jnJh transparency
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TX Senate investigates ‘pay-to-play’ allegations: @NPR http://ping.fm/gOqUL txpolitics txlege rickperry
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Did Mexican American Legislative Caucus violate campaign finance law with gala tickets? txlege http://ping.fm/J2AyT
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Supt Terry Grier of HISD missed 2/3rds of ‘student achievement’ goals on eval but missed many by slim margin http://bit.ly/sUmP3x hounews
Police in Rockport TX investigate judge over online video of him beating teen daughter w/belt: @HoustonChron http://bit.ly/slgvc8
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Revolving door for public school administrators raises pension questions via @DaveLieber pensions schools http://ping.fm/j8udP
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TX gets B- rating on website transparency ranking from @SunshineReview: http://bit.ly/syIhye opengov txfoi