12.03.07
Posted in US Senate Race, Election 2008, 2008 Primary, Around The State at 11:16 pm by wcnews
Rick Noriega calling his run for the US Senate “..a mission to reclaim our United States Senate seat”, ends his exploratory phase and makes his bid to unseat Bush’s rubber stamp John Cornyn.
We enter this campaign under no illusions. Few people today, if asked, recognize the name Rick Noriega. But when you go beyond the superficial questions, you’ll find that millions share what our campaign stands for. This campaign is not about making my name a household name. It’s not about a Democrat versus a Republican. It’s not about two people, Rick Noriega versus John Cornyn. As we prepare to spend the next 11 months traveling this state, we plan to talk about who this campaign is really for. This campaign is for the moms, dads, and grandparents who are caring for the children of troops who have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan over and over again. It’s for our veterans who have served our country, but return home and carry on without adequate medical care, or health insurance for their children. And it’s for the countless Texas families who work hard, yet find that health insurance, and college, and housing remain just out of reach.
For them, we can no longer call this an Exploratory Campaign. This is a mission to reclaim our United States Senate seat. This is a mission to restore true Texas values. There will be those who sit back and judge from the sidelines. But week-by-week, month-by-month, they will be outnumbered by the regular Texans who are ready to reclaim America’s global standing, Texas’ true values, and the United States Senate seat that belongs not to the politicians, but to the people.
Full press release here.
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Posted in Commentary, Around The State at 12:27 pm by wcnews
It’s Monday, and that means it’s time for another edition of the Texas Progressive Alliance’s weekly blog round-up. This week’s round-up is compiled by Vince from Capitol Annex.
Also, as a special note, the Texas Progressive Alliance would like to announce that the time has come to announce its 2007 Texan of the Year. This year’s Texan of the Year process will be a little different than in years past. We’ve got a full slate of Texas Silver Stars (our Honorable Mentions), and four runner-ups (Texas Gold Stars) and, of course, a Texan of the Year. We’ll start by announcing the Texas Silver Stars on Friday, December 7. Then, each day from December 10 through December 13 we’ll announce a Gold Star, followed by our Texan of the Year on Friday, December 14. So be sure to check your favorite TPA blog starting this coming Friday to see who our picks are for our Texan of the Year!
What happens when it rains and containers holding lethal chemicals overflow into creek beds? See How Are Injection Well and Gas Coupling Inspections Alike? for another example of RRC negligence that puts Texans at risk. Brought to you by TXsharon at Bluedaze.
Refinish69 from Doing My Part For The Left shares his memories of loved one lost to AIDS in his World AIDS Day diary and podcast.
Gary at Easter Lemming Liberal News observes the devolving of Texas Education.
Jaye at Winding Road asks “What if abortion is outlawed in a Republican administration?”
Xanthippas at Three Wise Men informs you that when it’s the National Football League versus Big Cable, the only loser is you.
Vince at Capitol Annex takes a look at the Interim Charges for committees of the Texas House in the 80th Legislature in three posts, as well as Tom Craddick’s views on the charges.
The Texas GOP is gearing up a sophisticated voter suppression effort for the 2008 elections. PDiddie at Brains and Eggs forwards the Lone Star Project’s comprehensive report.
The Texas Cloverleaf tells us that TxDOT can no longer plead poverty! It just received a Christmas gift of $3.197 Billion from NTTA for the rights to build SH 121 Toll.
Hal at Half Empty reports that the Republican Party of Fort Bend County has taken a radical shift to the right as neoconservative evangelicals have taken over their county party leadership.
Lightseeker at Texas Kaos looks at the mess Texas Education Agency has become with TEA: We must remain neutral on junk science theory. This should be enough to make parents either vote or move to get their kids out of the Texas school systems.
Matt Glazer at Burnt Orange Report talks about the Texas Internet Revolution and the good publicity TexBlog PAC has been getting recently.
Stunned about the tuition increases at UT Law? So was Closet Purist at McBlogger who takes a detailed look at how UT Law compares to Harvard and Yale and asks, what do you get for the money?
You may have heard the right-wing echo chamber saying that the surge is working in Iraq, or that things are going better now. Texas Toad at North Texas Liberal gives us the real deal in “Some Perspective on the Surge.”
CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme notes that federal rules allow ferry
security guards to sleep on the job. Republicans say they care about security, but prove they don’t.
Off the Kuff exercises his privilege as a blogger to nitpick an article about the rise of the netroots in Texas.
Eye On Williamson takes a look at the retirement of Rep. Mike Krusee in Why We Won’t Have Mike Krusee To Kick Around Anymore.
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12.01.07
Posted in HD-52, Election 2008, 2008 Primary, Williamson County at 12:44 pm by wcnews
Here’s the latest list for what the AAS terms Krusee wannabes?
Only one has filed the paperwork to raise money to explore making a race: Bryan Daniel, originally from Jarrell, who headed up the state office of rural development for the United States Department of Agriculture.
Others being mentioned are former County Commissioner Frankie Limmer, lobbyist Randy Lee, former Round Rock Council member Gary Coe, Round Rock Council Member Joe Clifford, and Larry Gonzales, chief of staff to Rep. John Otto of Dayton.
I’m not sure any of these potential machine candidates actually wants to be like Mike - retiring in shame. Looks like Round Rock Mayor Nyle Maxwell has passed on this race. The ethically challenged Frankie Limmer truly is a Krusee wannabe. Gary Coe lost the Precinct 4 County Commissioner run off to Ron Morrison in 2006. The rest are vurtual unknowns to most outside the WCGOP machine.
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