June 2011
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Travis County attorneys say Lower Colorado River Authority violated public information act: Statesman transparency http://ping.fm/snPaw
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Featured video: Houston PD hangs on to recovered stolen property for months, yrs longer than needed: @KHOU http://bit.ly/jdIKic hounews
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Appeals Court says health care act constitutional: hcr news today courts http://ping.fm/37DmS
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RT @TXRXreport: Oops. AP finds ‘fuzzy math’ in health care act hcr news http://ow.ly/5tZgv
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MT @TXRXreport: Option to nursing home care on chopping block in TX, & Kaiser explains high-risk insurance pools hcr http://ow.ly/5thR6
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Featured video from @KTRKHouston: Port of Houston official’s son works 4 firm that got port security contract http://bit.ly/imXcfS hounews
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Audit of city of Lubbock’s insurance provider out of public view for now transparency http://ping.fm/FXjVp
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Windstorm reform bill sent to governor, but not without complaints from all sides twia txlege http://ping.fm/x2uHW
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RT @TXRXreport: Texas leading way on compacts, Medicaid reform movement: Health care news today hcr txlege http://ow.ly/5saOX
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RT @TXRXreport: Texas leading way on compacts, Medicaid reform movement: Health care news today hcr txlege http://ow.ly/5saOX
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HISD trustees president Paula Harris defends friendships w/HISD contractors; more trips for Larry Marshall http://bit.ly/mLhMxt hounews
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Teachers’ pension fund suit wrongheaded, not in public interest: Star-Telegram editorial transparency http://ping.fm/W8v5E
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MT @TXRXreport: Costs balloon for ‘dual-elegible’ patients on Medicare and Medicaid: hcr news today http://ping.fm/0eenE
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MT @TXRXreport: Texas Medical Association critiques health law: hcr news today http://ow.ly/5r4pf
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Former state Rep. Terri Hodge finishes prison sentence for tax fraud txlege corruption (via @dallas_news) http://ping.fm/3817e
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RT @TXRXreport: Health care compacts nears passage, expected to be considered in Senate Monday txlege hcr http://ow.ly/5pVVX
Robstown ISD misspent $1.2m on theme park trip, other questionable expenses, must return mere $74K (via @CorpusChrisNews) http://ping.fm/sBlXc
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RT @TXRXreport: Health bill back in Texas House, & some provisions of health care act not funded yet hcr txlege http://ow.ly/5pD8s
Houston airport worker who “works little as possible” sued; cadet sez he called West Pt in Patti LaBelle assault case http://bit.ly/lg3daZ
Per Harris Co Commissioners Court agenda (http://bit.ly/mnsPTj), there is a plat called Zubinzaranzarius North in Precinct 3. @swamplot
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Teacher Retirement System of Texas files suit to keep top 10 pension amounts secret transparency pensions http://ping.fm/KMWja
Houston Metro bus driver killed in crash this AM on SH 288; driver may have had med issue before wreck @HoustonChron http://bit.ly/jUVjTd
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MT @TXRXreport: House Republicans warn of health rationing & USA Today compares Obama, Romney health plans http://ow.ly/5oLIc hcr
Today’s featured video from KVUE: Austin ISD tries major shakeups at 2 middle schools headed for ‘unacceptable’ ratings http://bit.ly/kYeeHZ
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Houston schools’ frmr chief biz offcr had extramarital affair w/consultant paid $5M+ by HISD: court filing http://bit.ly/jP8Rf9 hounews
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Houstn ISD tech vendors spent ‘significant funds’ 2 entertain trustees Marshall, Rodriguez: court filing http://bit.ly/jP8Rf9 hounews HISD
That’s what you call “hedging your bets.” :) RT @EllnMllr: 22 lobbyists made contributions to nati’l party cmtes on both sides of aisle.
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Pressure builds from @GovernorPerry to pass TWIA reform, Senate sends TX windstorm bill to conference cmte txlege http://ping.fm/Rtr3b
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TX Lege GOP Caucus ldr Larry Taylor missing wk of special session due to fam vacation in Bahamas http://bit.ly/mHvfTg txlege hounews
Texas Rangers scrutinize state agreement with North Texas Council of Governments http://ping.fm/fegCJ
El Paso city rep takes city-funded trip in last days of term http://ping.fm/C4G9Q
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RT @DallasPolitics: Over objection of Hunt, Dallas council extends gas drilling lease http://bit.ly/mQOqWW DFW
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State Rep Borris Miles says he’s offered free Costa Rica trips to school trustees across TX http://bit.ly/mNKMMw hisd txlege txpolitics
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RT @TXRXreport: Abortion amendments hold up Texas health care bill: Health care news today http://ow.ly/5nRhj txlege
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RT @TXRXreport: Health care act gives middle class access to Medicaid: Health care news today http://ow.ly/5nQRC hcr
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E-mail documents show public in the dark while developers shaped massive El Paso-area TxDOT road project transparency http://ping.fm/PgWhV
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Today’s featured video: @KHOU on allegations that Houston councilman A Hoang forged petition signatures http://bit.ly/lO6Zm5 hounews
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Transparency talk in Colleyville, Texas closed to public http://ping.fm/USAVc
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RT @TXRXreport: The politics of health care studies - like this one on Mass. health care: Health care news today http://ow.ly/5mSVK hcr
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RT @pfikac: Gov Perry renews push to keep security travel details secret http://ping.fm/6UnuI http://ping.fm/frYX6 txlege txfoi opengov
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Port of Houston wants to lease albatross empty $108M cruise terminal; Radack: ‘They got this bassackwards’ http://bit.ly/jT8Wpr hounews
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Government’s poor record of data breaches highlighted idtheft identitytheft http://ping.fm/gvVRS
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Windstorm reform bill stalls in Senate cmte; TWIA bill product of too many competing interests: Sen. @JohnCarona txlege http://ping.fm/fXWYL
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RT @TXRXreport: Obama admin. to stop doling out health care waivers, & Medicare gets new fraud screening http://ow.ly/5lQNj hcr
Tx’s Sen Cornyn, Reps Culberson, Conaway among 8 fed candidates who got $$ from BP’s PAC in May: @OpenSecretsDC http://bit.ly/iyRQP2
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‘Blatant racism,’ HISD trustee L Marshall says of @TexasWatchdog, @HoustonChron HISD ethics coverage http://bit.ly/jhGmKC hounews
3 mail-in ballots thrown out in Sugar Land TX city council runoff decided by 1 vote; recount next week: @HoustonChron http://bit.ly/mG6vwt
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RT @MoneyInPolitics: Andy Hall of @WisconsinWatch talks about Wisc. data they make avail on their site http://ping.fm/9xfT2 NIMSP opengov
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This @jpeebles Tweeting as @texaswatchdog in Houston, by the way foiachat @WikiFOIA @foiachat
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RT @TXRXreport: Inmate health care, GOP presidential candidates, and public workers’ benefits hcr txlege http://ow.ly/5kpu5