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Watson wants Mobility Task Force to start with a blank slate

Monday, January 29, 2007

Sen. Kirk Watson told his new CAMPO Mobility Financing task force Monday that he came into the first meeting with an idea that the group eventually should set forth a…

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Watson: Stopping area toll roads doesn’t mean a free ride

Monday, January 29, 2007

In the final analysis, anything that helps people move through a region — be it a road, rail, or bus — is nothing more than a tool. And, as with…

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Fledglings: Elementary, Dear Watson

Friday, January 26, 2007

If a wellspring of urgency or impatience bubbles deep within, his manner does not reveal it.Great expectations follow Kirk Watson simply because he is Kirk Watson, widely perceived as part…

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Watson Having Fun Stateside

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Well into his first month on the job, Kirk Watson is still bouncing off the walls with the energy of a 10-year-old. "It's just so much fun," gushed the freshman…

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“One big ode to conspiracy theories”

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Here are some of the things you would have learned from speakers at Monday night's Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization meeting: There's a New World Order, and they're trying to…

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Lucky Number 286

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Kirk Watson says his new lucky number is 286.That's for Senate Bill 286, the first legislation filed by Austin's newest senator that would allow more low-income Texans to receive home-delivered…

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CAMPO delays vote on Phase 2 tollways

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Anti-toll road passions ran high at Monday night's meeting of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, where board members ultimately postponed a vote on a proposed second wave of toll…

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Perry pursues cancer assault

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Texas could become a world leader in cancer research if state lawmakers can secure $3 billion for a plan they hope can defeat a disease that kills 35,000 Texans a…

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UT delegation heads to Mexico

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Bevo is going south of the border. The University of Texas is leading a delegation to Mexico City, where UT President William Powers will meet with U.S. Ambassador to Mexico…

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The appointment game’s just beginning, for those keeping score

Saturday, January 20, 2007

For a rookie senator — and a Democrat to boot — Kirk Watson did well in committee assignments, but his is not the only chapter in the book. Yet to…

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Watson gets plums

Saturday, January 13, 2007

Freshman state Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, got a plum assignment late Friday as vice chairman of the influential Senate Transportation Committee.That puts him in a key position to help guide…

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Employee groups make raises their priority for session

Friday, January 12, 2007

The state's 144,934 employees are hoping the Legislature will not forget about their paychecks as it contends with other demands this session.The two most powerful groups representing employee interests, the…

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Point Austin: Alive With Possibilities

Thursday, January 11, 2007

...Shapleigh noted in passing that freshman Austin Sen. Kirk Watson is among those Dems he's hoping will help provide a progressive bulwark this session on difficult votes. Tuesday morning, Watson…

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Watson will be sworn in to senate today

Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Kirk Watson says he just wants to say thanks.

Thanks for the encouragement, cajoling to do better, perhaps a gentle nudge to excel years ago, when he was still figuring…

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Austin Democrat Has High Expectations as the Freshman Most Likely to Succeed

Friday, January 05, 2007

Twenty-four Texas House freshmen and five new state senators will be sworn in Tuesday when the 80th regular session of the Legislature opens for business. All of the first term…

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