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[div class="excerpt"][link:www.burntorangereport.com/diary/9615/rick-perry-obama-is-hellbent-on-taking-america-towards-a-socialist-country|Burnt Orange Report 11/12/09]
[b]Rick Perry: Obama is "Hell-bent on Taking America Towards a Sociali... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sonias/538 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:33:35 [div class="excerpt"][link:www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2009/11/10/obama_arrives_at_fort_hood_for.html|Austin American Statesman 11/10/09]
[b]Obama arrives at Fort Hood for ceremony, meetings with families[/b]

FORT HOOD — President Barack Obama and firs... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sonias/537 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:09:25 [div class="excerpt"][link:www.statesman.com/news/content/region/legislature/stories/2009/11/10/1110teaparty.html|AAS 11/10/09]
[b]Tea parties inspire some GOP challengers
Austin's McCaul among 6 targeted in Texas in 2010 primaries.[/b]

U.S. Rep. Michael Conaway of Midland was among 16 Texas Re... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sonias/536 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:03:27 [div class="excerpt"][link:www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2009/11/05/agosto_will_not_run_again_for.html|AAS 11/5/09]
[b]Agosto will not run again for SBOE[/b]

State Board of Education member Rick Agosto will not seek re-election next year, he said.

Tr... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sonias/534 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:06:05 [div class="excerpt"][link:www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6705518.html|Houston Chronicle 11/5/09]
[b]Seven killed in shootings at Fort Hood[/b]
Seven people were killed and 12 wounded in a shooting at Fort Hood today, officials confirmed.

Ford Hood spokesman Sgt. Tim Volkert told the... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sonias/533 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:37:15 [div class="excerpt"][link:www.texastribune.org/stories/2009/nov/04/counted-unsolved/|Texas Tribune 11/4/09]
[b]Dropout problem drags Texas down[/b]
(snip)
The story of Reyes’ six children — that a third of them dropped out — plays out all across Texas, many experts believe. The U.S. Department o... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sonias/532 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:08:03 [div class="excerpt"][link:www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2009/11/03/elections_system_pulled_from_i.html|Postcards from the Lege blog AAS 11/3/09]
[b]Elections system pulled from IBM data center contract[/b]

IBM Corp.’s failure to protect state informati... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sonias/531 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:33:11 [div class="excerpt"][link:http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/press-3753.html|Campaign Legal Center 10/21/09]
[b]Legal Center & CREW Urge DOJ to Investigate Allegations of Public Corruption Against Texas Legislator/Political Consultant and Election Official[/b]

Today the Campaign Legal Center an... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sonias/530 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:49:16 [div class="excerpt"][link:www.dailytexanonline.com/top-stories/cronkite-legacy-enters-ut-archives-1.2030331|The Daily Texan 10/21/09]
[b]Cronkite legacy enters UT archives[/b]
By Lena Price
Daily Texan Staff
October 21, 2009


Walter Cronkite was no stranger to the University of Texas at Aus... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sonias/529 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:29:28 [link:www.burntorangereport.com/|Burnt Orange Report] is creating a series of posts to evaluate the amendments and linking to various other organizations and people on the pros/cons of each. Early voting started on Monday and BOR will issue a summary and their endorsements on some this Friday. Rig... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sonias/528 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:56:21 [div class="excerpt"][link:www.statesman.com/news/content/gen/ap/US_Iraq_Contractor_Assault.html|AAS 10/16/09]
[b]Ex-contractor pleads guilty to sex assault in Iraq[/b]

HOUSTON — A former civilian defense contractor accused of sexually assaulting a female co-worker at an Iraqi air base pleaded g... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sonias/527 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:09:47 [div class="excerpt"][link:www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/16/texas-man-plans-to-camp-o_n_323927.html|Huffington Post 10/16/09]
[b]Texas Man Plans To Camp On GOP Rep's Lawn If Congress Fails To Extend Unemployment Benefits[/b]

If Congress fails to pass an extension of unemployment benefits, Ricky... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sonias/526 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:22:20 [div class="excerpt"][link:www.statesman.com/news/content/gen/ap/TX_Obama_Visit_Texas_AM.html|AAS 10/16/09]
[b]Obama, Bush to hold forum at Texas A&M University[/b]

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — President Obama and former President George H.W. Bush will visit Texas A&M University to tout community se... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sonias/525 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:54:42 [div class="excerpt"][link:http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2009/10/16/shapleigh_will_not_seek_reelec.html|AAS 10/16/09]
[b]Shapleigh will not seek re-election[/b]

By Mike Ward | Friday, October 16, 2009, 11:09 AM

State Sen. Eliot Shapleigh, an o... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sonias/524 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:55:45 [div class="excerpt"][link:www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6668884.html|Houston Chronicle 10/15/09]
[b]Texas man to feds: Take my missile launcher, please[/b]
Jarrette Schule was cutting down trees on his rural property Tuesday in Comal County north of San Antonio when he noticed a green... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sonias/523 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:46 [div class="excerpt"][link:www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/2009/10/15/1015justiceobit.html|AAS 10/14/09]
[b]Judge Justice dies at 89[/b]
William Wayne Justice was a giant in Texas history, the foreman of an audacious legal assembly line that churned out bulging packages of civil ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sonias/522 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:31:17 [div class="excerpt"][link:www.mysanantonio.com/news/politics/Perry_to_appoint_Houston_judge_to_Supreme_Court.html|San Antonio Express 10/9/09]
[b]Perry appoints first Latina to high court[/b]

HOUSTON — Appeals court Judge Eva Guzman, the child of an immigrant welder and cleaning lady, became th... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sonias/521 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:39:03 [div class="excerpt"][link:http://www.txdemocrats.org/2009/10/05/top-ten-rick-perry-failures/|Texas Democratic Party web site]
[b]Top Ten Rick Perry Failures[/b]

Rick "Tax and Toll" Perry has proposed some rotten pay to play schemes in his 25 years as a career politician, but the Trans-Texas Cor... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sonias/520 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:16:12 From an ACLU newsletter on their latest report.
[div class="excerpt"][b]Read Our Report: The Gideons In Public Schools[/b]
Dear Fellow Texan,

Earlier this year the ACLU of Texas received information that the Gideons International were allowed access to public school campuses in an effort to dis... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sonias/519 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:07:45 [div class="excerpt"][link:tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/10/debating-hate-crimes-gohmert-rambles-on-about-bestiality-sex-with-corpses-voting-for-a-black-man.php?ref=fpblg|Talking Points Memo 10/7/09]

[b]Debating Hate Crimes, Gohmert Rambles On About Bestiality, Sex With Corpses, Voting For A B... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sonias/518 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:39:31 [div class="excerpt"][link:www.texasobserver.org/contrarian/comments/a-rick-perry-stunner|The Texas Observer Contraian Blog 9/30/09]
[b]A Rick Perry Stunner[/b]

The exercise of raw power is truly stunning to behold.

Gov. Rick Perry today has replaced three members of the Forensic Science Comm... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sonias/517 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:36:06 [div class="excerpt"][link:www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/092909dntexperry.4271638.html|Dallas Morning News 9/29/09]
[b]Perry campaign recruiters getting paid per head[/b]
Gov. Rick Perry woos campaign volunteers by talking about fiscal restraint, limited government and... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sonias/516 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:55:25 On front page of DailyKos right now. if you have an account on DK go give it a recommend for Libby Shaw. Good Texan blogger.

[div class="excerpt"][link:www.dailykos.com/story/2009/9/27/787009/-Thousands-Show-up-for-Free-Medical-Treatmentin-Houston|Daily Kos Dairy 9/27/09]
[b]Thousands Show up ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sonias/515 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:36:01 [div class="excerpt"][link:www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2009/09/25/federal_officials_texas_could.html|AAS 9/25/09]
[b]Federal officials: Texas could lose food stamp funds if problems aren’t fixed[/b]

Federal officials have warned Health and Human Servi... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sonias/514 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:02:39 [div class="excerpt"][link:tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/09/as_seen_on_tv_birthermercial_asks_where_was_obama.php|Talking Points Memo 9/25/09]
[b]As Seen On TV! Birthermercial Asks, Where Was Obama Really Born?[/b]

A new birther infomercial running on a CBS affiliate in Texas and elsew... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sonias/513 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:19:09