The Texas Blue: News
Wednesday Roundup: Accenture Get Canned
Wed, 03/14/2007 - 8:13am
During the 2006 race for Governor, Chris Bell said that if he were given the opportunity, he would fire Accenture. Accenture was the company chiefly responsible for administering many of Texas' social services. As an example, they had a huge contract to administer CHIP, and I've heard stories which include forms with incorrect fax numbers or applications going unprocessed for weeks or months. The news that Texas is ending Accenture's contract is good news to you if you would rather not have social services provided by government continue down the path to privatization.
Poll Shows Deluge of Disillusion for GOP
By Josh Matlock
Tue, 03/13/2007 - 2:15pm
According to the most recent New York Times/CBS News poll, Republican voters are dissatisfied with their current field of 08 presidential candidates; view their party as divided; and are troubled their party has drifted from Ronald Reagan’s principles.
Bill Tracker: HB 418 Taser equals Deadly Force
By Karl Lynch
Tue, 03/13/2007 - 12:46pm
Over the years, police officers have been given a wide variety of non-lethal weapons to use in their regular duties. The baton, pepper spray, canine units, and good old-fashioned tackling are all examples of acceptable police practices. With all good practices come abuses. We have all heard stories about strangulation deaths due to night sticks, pepper spray incidents for seemingly no legitimate police purposes, etc.
Tuesday Roundup: Whooping It Up in Qatar
Tue, 03/13/2007 - 10:07am
Halliburton is on its way to Dubai, and so is Rick Perry. The Chron's Clay Robison wins the "Headline of the Day" award with this gem: "Perry Prepares to Gig 'Em in the Middle East." If I were having the month Perry's been having, I would be going out of town, too.
Alberto Gonzalez has no sense of Justice
By David Gurney
Mon, 03/12/2007 - 3:41pm
Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez must resign.
Tom DeLay and The Lone Star Project
Mon, 03/12/2007 - 1:08pm
If you aren't on the Lone Star Project's email list, you may have missed this bit they did on Tom DeLay's new book, titled "No Retreat, No Surrender." Matt Angle, while reminding us what a horrible specimen DeLay is, produced what might be the most humorous photoshop featuring Tom DeLay and action star Jean-Claude Van Damme that you'll ever see, after the jump.
Monday Roundup: New Feature, Sunshine Week, And Halliburton Skips Town
Mon, 03/12/2007 - 9:07am
This week's feature is part one of a two-part examination of higher education in Texas, by Dr. Kimi King. This week's installment looks at how Texas ranks compared to other states on primary and secondary education programs as well as the economic benefits of kindergarten.
On The Record: Tim McCann
Sun, 03/11/2007 - 4:03pm
For this installment of On The Record, I spoke with Tim McCann, former deputy campaign manager for Chris Bell and current campaign manager for Dallas mayoral candidate Sam Coats.
Weekend Roundup: Yet Another Candidate Edition
Sun, 03/11/2007 - 3:19pm
When I look at the Republican presidential candidate pool for '08, I think to myself, "You know, something's missing. Yes, we have a couple of folks going for the 'authentic Conservative' label, we've got a couple of wannabe liberals, and a bit of obligatory scandal fodder here and there, but still, something's missing. They need some flash, some pizazz... boy, running another movie star would really put some pop in that lineup!" My prescience never ceases to amaze me.
Stephenville Hosting KKK Rally
By Josh Matlock
Sun, 03/11/2007 - 11:04am
The KKK will be rolling into Stephenville March 17 to hold a rally at the Erath County Courthouse. The City of Stephenville will be shutting down a number of streets around the courthouse to facilitate the event.