An organization I'm involved with at UT is preparing for our 11th annual 5K race in just a couple of weeks, and I thought I'd extend the invitation to come out and run for a good cause! This year, we're benefitting Project 2009, which is an East Austin community cleanup project. The largest single one-day of community service in Austin helps to paint houses, pick up litter, repair parks, and otherwise foster a greater emphasis on community in Austin.
That being said, we need your help! As of the time of this writing, we only have 86 runners for the race that is Sunday, April 20th, 2008 at 8am on the UT Campus. If you can come out and run (or walk) for a good cause, please consider registering for our race (it's only $20 and includes a great goodie bag!) If not, please consider donating as little as $1 to help clean up your community!
Man. I just got back from the Noriega-McMurrey debate and it was brutal. For McMurrey. For a man who was quoting Barack Obama, he certainly could have picked up a few tips from the man he was trying to cast himself as.
We are all aware of our governor's sudden interest in matters of national affairs, but it turns out he's not the only one in higher office who has their eyes on juicy topics for this Legislative Session.
In his inaugural address, David Dewhurst has come up with a brilliant idea on how to save our children from sexual predators: allow repeat offenders to face the death penalty.
Many of the recent comments and journals have focused on the Craddick speaker race, and there's nothing wrong with that. However, there's plenty else to think about, mainly the future of the Texas Democratic Party.
The answer to many of our questions might just lie a new poll recently released. The most important feature: more people identify themselves in Texas as Democrats rather than Republicans.
Analysis of this shocking development below the fold.
Here I am, not a week after the best midterm election that I have ever seen, and I'm already looking forward to 2008. As SurveyUSA says, John Cornyn is one of twelve senators whose disapproval rating (43%) is higher than his approval rating (40%). In fact, with the newly-empowered Democratic Congress, we are likely to see a few more investigations into the Abramoff beehive. Where does this put Cornyn? Firstly, he received $1000 from the Abramoff machine, and his "anti-gambling" credentials might not hold up if the donation of $6,250 to his campaign fund by Las Vegas casino interests becomes a big deal.
Does this mean that he is likely to face strong opposition? You betcha! Who then could be the democratic standard bearer against Cornyn? None other than current Houston mayor, Bill White.
