(David Van Os -- what more can we say? - promoted by Phillip Martin)
David Van Os is sprinting to the finish line on his 254-county Whistlestop Tour. This week he'll visit Fredericksburg (Gillespie) and Georgetown (Williamson) and next week he'll be at the courthouses in Fort Worth, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Austin, completing the tour.
According to the sworn statement of Ms. Gloria Meeks (.pdf file), a 69 year-old Fort Worth community activist, two of (Texas Attorney General Greg) Abbott’s voter fraud agents came on to her property and looked into her bathroom window while she was unclothed and leaving the shower. Incredibly, the agents justified their privacy violation by explaining that they thought they were peeping in the “kitchen window.”
Faith Chatham already beat me to posting about this subject on TexasKaos and Daily Kos, but I promised the organizers I would get this out there on BOR also! Please recommend the Kos journal as well!
Over 70 people came out to see David Van Os on his whistlestop tour in Denton this past Wednesday. It was one of, if not the largest crowd to see him on his tour so far in Texas!
We are desperately trying to elect decent and caring individuals to represent Texas not only in the U.S. Senate and Congress but in State and local offices. We have thousands of people who need to be called just to try and do Voter ID. You can help no matter what state you live in.
(Some great ones in this list. Post any others we may be missing. - promoted by Karl-Thomas Musselman)
1. Don't Get Stapled (http://www.dontgetst...) - for everything you need to know about the race for Agriculture Commissioner;
2. Greg Abbott = Big Hypocrite (http://greg-abbott-i...) - a nice introduction to the Attorney General's race and why David Van Os is a better candidate than Greg Abbott;
3. No Kay (http://www.nokay.org) - for everything you need to know about the Senate race (Barbara Radnofsky's website -- http://www.radnofsky... -- is even more informative but No Kay is more fun);
4. If You See Kay Hutchison (http://ifyouseekayhu...) - not as comprehensive as No Kay or BAR's official site but the If You See Kay Hutchison blog makes up for that with a funnier name and a succinct presentation of key facts;
5. Louie Gohmert is a Little Bitch (http://blog.louiegoh...) - whatever this blog lacks in detailed substance it more that makes up for with its great name;
6. Eugene Seaman is Creepy (http://geneseamanisc...) - maybe the newest blog to me but a welcome guide to the race for the 32nd District;
7. Martha Wong is Wrong (http://firemarthawon...) - a great guide to the race for the 134th District;
8. Anyone But C4n3p (http://anyonebutc4n3...) - a guide to what is least admirable about gubernatorial candidate Carole Strayhorn;
9. REAL Republicans are for Strayhorn (http://realrepublica...) - a blog which reminds us that even at her worst Strayhorn is not as bad as incumbent Governor Rick Perry;
10. Stop Kinky (http://stopkinky.blo...) - a guide to why Kinky Friedman's self-promotional publicity stunt of a campaign threatens Texas voters' hope of defeating Rick Perry.
Without watering down their populist message, Texas's most populist Democratic Challengers are winning over traditional Republican activists. The Trans Texas Corridor Hearings by TDoT are uniting activists who usually face off against each other. Democratic Candidates Hank Gilbert (TX Agriculture Commissioner), David Van Os, (Attorney General) and Fred Head (Comptroller) all face opponents who received money from Zachry which is the Corporation chosen by TDoT to share with Citras in the $190 billion 50 year tolled Trans Texas Corridor.
(A cool pic in the full entry of most all the statewides together! - promoted by Karl-Thomas Musselman)
That is, if Governor AMF and the Republicans in the Texas Lege get their way. Houston Chronic:
The venerable Texas State Railroad may run from here to Palestine, but it's about to get sidetracked in Austin.
The 110-year-old railroad is the most endangered of the 114 properties in the state parks system, which is going on the offensive for increased funding after more than a decade of tight budgets that have led to decaying facilities and reduced services.
But even if lawmakers pour money into the parks system during the next legislative session, the old-time steam engines in East Texas are set to become fixed museum pieces at year's end.
"They're not only threatening to close down the railroad, but they're also threatening to close down a lot of state parks," visitor Travis Shelton said, referring to the recently announced prospect that further budget cuts could shutter as many as 18 low-performing state parks.
Fact is most of the parks in Texas are in shambles:
