August 2011
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MT @TXRXreport: Harvard economists doubt accountable care orgs’ ability to deter wasteful $ on hyped-up technology hcr http://ow.ly/6hUOR
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Lewisville, TX foster care provider failed to track $300K+ in state funding for foster care: Audit nonprofit http://ping.fm/i8idz
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MT @TXRXreport: Central Texas hospital chain @setonfamily aims to reduce costly hospital stays hcr http://ping.fm/79U7w
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Texas Watchdog celebrates 3 years of journalism. Thank you! hounews txlege http://ping.fm/7Ke0b
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HISD to consider centralizing magnet school applications: http://bit.ly/oVgfNL hounews schools
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Salary information for Texas utilities’ workers’ made public txlege transparency http://ping.fm/FVjsc
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MT @TXRXreport: Rural medical care squeezed by TX budget cuts, & managed care poses risks: hcr news today http://ow.ly/6fG2e txlege
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MT @TXRXreport: Study debunks link bt vaccines, autism; Kaiser charts hcr views of GOP pres candidates http://ow.ly/6dPGE
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Don’t miss our interactive graphic on HISD, Houston Cmty College, port authority, Harris Co connex: http://bit.ly/ntnstY hounews
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RT @TXRXreport: Advocates want another look at radiation pill law after East Coast earthquake: Health care news today http://ow.ly/6cJvR
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RT @TXRXreport: Perry camp says he would work to repeal Obamacare: Health care news today hcr @GovernorPerry http://ow.ly/6cJsW
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Interwoven ethics probs at HISD, HCC, port authority, Harris Co - all one big ball of string http://tinyurl.com/3jearag hounews muckreads
Same song, diff’t verse:TX housing dept, which failed 2 rebuild homes post-Ike, faulted in ‘10 re Katrina, Rita $ http://tinyurl.com/3gf5d96
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HISD begins process of hiring independent auditor to probe procurement issues: http://bit.ly/qSlun6 hounews
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Harris Co Tx 1910 courthouse reopens after $65M redo: Featured video: http://bit.ly/rpaphX hounews
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Taxpayer-funded researchers bristle @ criticism; see @texaswatchdog story on stimulus research of Venus’ weather http://tinyurl.com/3kygrhf
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RT @TXRXreport: Medicare offers ‘bundling’ payment program of 1 medical encounter, 1 price: Health care news today http://ow.ly/6byxE hcr
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RT @TXRXreport: Obama admin suggests second chance for states on health care exchanges: Health care news today hcr http://ow.ly/6byuc
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RT @TXRXreport: Hospitals market pricey ER services, & Medicaid patients take them up on the offer: hcr news today http://ow.ly/6aBBY
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MT @TXRXreport: Medicare predicts $28b savings by expanding competitive bidding: hcr news today http://ping.fm/Q6SsF
MT @TXRXreport: AP examines @governorperry’s health care views http://ow.ly/69yXV
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Challenger for HISD’s Paula Harris questions recent contract, disclosure issues, wants focus on kids: http://bit.ly/pP8elN hounews
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RT @E_Mellon: HISD elementary chief S. Sarabia in limbo as schools prepare for classes:http://ping.fm/MifpM hounews
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Related: See Texas Watchdog’s story on state housing chief’s resignation txlege txpolitics http://ping.fm/lNaha
Baytown woman struggles to get home rebuilt post-Ike (via @HoustonChron) http://tinyurl.com/3qpmele
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Baytown woman struggles to get home rebuilt post-Ike; see Texas Watchdog story on TX housing chief’s resignation txlege http://ping.fm/1bjP9
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See the lawsuit by a Houston Community College trustee who has sued for libel over her censure: http://bit.ly/pF9zu8 hounews HCC
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RT @TXRXreport POTUS wants Medicare, Social Security to cut budgets, & bosses are passing costs on to you: hcr news http://ow.ly/67HeB
FBI help sought in alleged Waller Co voter fraud; city secretary installs secret surveillance cameras: @HoustonChron: http://bit.ly/qVhsaN
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Another sad chapter in the hospital — Parkland Memorial — where JFK was rushed after he was shot in Dallas http://ping.fm/s695R
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ATX lobbyist helps self to $125K in unauthorized ‘loans’ from a client’s PAC: @TxPublicJustice: http://bit.ly/ormSOC txpolitics txlege
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See docs, check copies, depositions in lawsuit accusing HISD’s L.Marshall of taking kickbacks: http://bit.ly/nIBfQL hounews
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RT @TXRXreport: Study finds patients rarely win medical malpractice cases: Health care news today http://ow.ly/66FNb hcr
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Housing agency where director resigned oversaw faulty stimulus weatherization program to fix up homes of poor txlege http://ping.fm/67md8
@GovernorPerry accepted Michael Gerber’s resignation after housing agency failed to use Hurricane Ike rebuilding $$$ http://ping.fm/5gWJP
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Texas state housing chief resigns. Read why at http://ping.fm/NZbEi txlege txpolitics
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Houston sch board prez Paula Harris has challenger in November election: http://bit.ly/n4lTg3 hounews HISD
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Flow chart explaining the new TX Windstorm Insurance claims dispute process from @Texastribune: http://bit.ly/oMf0LX txlege txpolitics
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RT @TXRXreport: Health care act provided no funding for federal health insurance exchange: Health care news today hcr http://ow.ly/65sS5
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Why is it so hard to find campaign finance info for candidates for Houston Cmty College races? http://bit.ly/nlib55 h/t @OffTheKuff hounews
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Houston Metro CEO George Greanias in a class all his own when it comes to surfing porn and escort sites hounews http://ping.fm/gQUnR
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RT @TXRXreport: Study finds drugs cost less under Medicaid than Medicare: Health care news today hcr http://ow.ly/64ufq
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GOP support for Gov. Rick Perry surges — as does scrutiny @GovernorPerry txpolitics http://ping.fm/BzBNy
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@BrianCollister reports CPS Energy used ratepayers’ money for donation to Texas GOP txpolitics http://ping.fm/OtFEF
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RT @TXRXreport: More analysis of 11th Circuit ruling that ‘individual mandate’ in hcr act unconstitutional http://ow.ly/63t45
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RT @TXRXreport: Gov. Rick Perry likens Medicare to ‘Ponzi scheme’: Health care news today http://ow.ly/63sQx hcr gop
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Survey finds growing dissatisfaction with direction of HISD http://ping.fm/8HCRf
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MT @TXRXreport: Appeals crt. sides w/ TX, 25 other states, says ‘individual mandate’ in hcr act is unconstitutional http://ow.ly/61W4G
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RT @TxFOIFT: Ken Martin of @AustinBulldog talking now about getting e-mails, text messages from city of Austin atx txfoi opengov
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That amount is equal to about $85 per homeowner paying taxes to the district hisd hounews http://ping.fm/k6KVG