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Allan Ritter Quits Dems

If Rep. Aaron Pena hoped he was going to be the first rat to jump ship, tough luck: Rep. Allan Ritter, D-Nederland, had announced he is quitting the Democratic party and joining the House Republicans, giving them the supermajority they craved.

10:00PM Sat. Dec. 11, 2010, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Aaron Pena Jumping the Fence?

Rep. Aaron Pena: Political genius or self-serving career whore? That's the question a lot of Democrats are asking this morning after the Edinburg Democrat announced that he's considering switching parties to become a Republican.

12:46PM Sat. Dec. 11, 2010, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

I'm in Charge of Ejukayshun!

The attached screen shot is from the Twitter profile of Ken Mercer, one of the fundamentalists who has made the Texas State Board of Education a national laughingstock. His district includes Austin south of the river. Seriously, Texans, you elected him over that English professor from Texas State-San Marcos?

2:07PM Fri. Dec. 10, 2010, Lee Nichols Read More | Comment »

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Showgirls

Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar

Summer Storytime at the Blanton at The Blanton Museum of Art

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A Greener Formula

Big news for Formula One and its environmental impact: As of 2012, teams can use biomass-derived fuels, but the big change comes in 2013 with the introduction of hybrid engines.

2:00PM Fri. Dec. 10, 2010, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

The Daily Hustle: 12/10/10

Yesterday, City Council’s Austin Housing and Finance Corporation unanimously passed a controversial $2.5 million rehab for the Marshall Apartments (not to mention other proposals for PSH and low-income housing initiatives in south Austin and southwest Austin, near Circle C). We’ve got debate highlights below the fold.

1:25PM Fri. Dec. 10, 2010, Wells Dunbar Read More | Comment »

TX Film Commission Axes 'Machete's Incentives Bid

Are they putting crazy juice in the water cooler over at the Texas Film Commission?

11:57AM Fri. Dec. 10, 2010, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

Strama Takes Anti-Bullying Laws to the Next Level

For the national press it seems to be a flavor-of-the-week kind of fling, but Rep. Mark Strama, D-Austin, is more committed: He’s been wooing anti-bullying legislation since the last Texas State Legislative session.

10:00AM Fri. Dec. 10, 2010, Kelsey McNiel Read More | Comment »

Newsgeist: 12/10/10

Thank goodness it's Friday, and thank goodness for the Newsgeist stories on the W Austin Hotel, the Nobel Peace Prize, and video game consoles. Read more after the bump.

8:50AM Fri. Dec. 10, 2010, Eric Pickhartz Read More | Comment »

The Daily Hustle: 12/9/10 (Updated)

Update: The entirety of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation's items passed this afternoon, including the Marshall Apartments PSH proposal. We'll have more tomorrow -- see ya then!

6:34PM Thu. Dec. 9, 2010, Wells Dunbar Read More | Comment »

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