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Mistaken Identity
Friday, May 9, 2008
Me and Brad Pitt were together recently in the Capitol. He’s been in Austin shooting a movie, and parts of the Capitol building were used.
The producer, director, or maybe the key grip thought it would be neat, since they were using the Senate Chamber, to have a few real-life senators in the scene. It sounded […]
An Underwire Wire
Friday, May 2, 2008
Last Saturday night, I emceed a Breast Cancer Resource Center fundraiser.
It was a bra auction.
Yeah. You got it right. These women sold bras at a breast cancer deal.
Women – some fighting cancer, some survivors, and some honoring loved ones – designed "Art Bras." The bras had designer names such as "Boo" (I had to really […]
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CAMPO Decision Tree Takes Root
Thursday, May 8, 2008
"It’s a very significant point in the history of transportation planning in this community," heralded Sen. Kirk Watson. After five months, the Transit Working Group this week unanimously endorsed a new, improved Transportation Investment Decision Tree. By strengthening the evaluation criteria for assessing all proposed transit and road projects regionally, and setting a standard that […]
Streetcar Blow-Up
Thursday, May 1, 2008
In place of position-based fights (transit lovers vs. road warriors), Watson has been advocating for a new process of data-based, rational decisions.
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TCEQ Letter on E-Waste Rules
Chairman H.S. Buddy Garcia Texas Commission on Environmental Quality MC 100 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087
Dear Chairman Garcia:
I understand that the Commission will be voting this week to adopt rules to implement House Bill 2714, or the Manufacturer Responsibility and Consumer Convenience Computer Equipment Collection and Recovery Act, that […]
