Archive for May 16th, 2007
Important ethics bill passes
Senate Bill 129, authored by Royce West and sponsored by Elliot Naishtat, Fred Hill, Brandon Creighton, David Leibowitz, and Todd Smith, passed the House this afternoon and will be sent to the Governor to sign. The (as yet, uncertified) vote was unanimous with the exception of Speaker Craddick who did not vote and […]
Posted: May 16th, 2007 under Campaign finance.
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True Courage Awards poll - update
As of Wednesday, 1:00pm:
State Senator
Current vote
Ellis
28%
Shapleigh
28%
Gallegos
19%
Watson
15%
Wentworth
10%
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State Representative
Current vote
Villarreal
33%
Bolton
23%
Thompson
20%
Anchia
14%
Burnam
10%
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State Advocate
Current vote
American Civil Liberties Union
35%
Texas Progressive Blogs
28%
People for the American Way
19%
Texas Elections Reform Coalition
9%
Advocacy Inc
8%
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Poll closes May 20th at noon. VOTE! here
Posted: May 16th, 2007 under Actions, General.
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The price of democracy is being ever vigilant
Yesterday, the Texas Senate almost voted out the voter roadblock bill, HB218. The Texas Senate has very few rules, and the most important of them is the two thirds rule. The point of that rule is to make sure that there is wide consensus for any piece of legislation. Essentially the […]
Posted: May 16th, 2007 under Voting issues.
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