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Former Houston Mayor Trying To Whitewash His Record

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Bill White Uses TV Commercial to Write Revisionist History
AUSTIN-Former Houston mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White released his second television ad today-”Meet Bill White,” which will air statewide in both English and Spanish starting Friday evening.
One thing the ad doesn’t do is tell the truth about Bill White’s record as Houston’s mayor. “White is [...]

Texas Progressive Alliance Weekly Round Up Jan 4, 2010

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The Texas Progressive Alliance is still somewhat amazed to be living in the year we make contact, and we hope we’re all still going strong when Odyssey Three rolls around.
Texas has most drilling, worst regulation. Texas made national news this week in the ProPublica investigative report and they used pictures provided by TXsharon at Bluedaze: [...]

Texas Progressive Alliance Weekly Round Up Dec 14, 2009

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TXsharon @ Bluedaze: DRILLING REFORM FOR TEXAS helps you follow the money to see why Governor Perry and others want Texans to keep breathing toxic air.
BossKitty at TruthHugger is proud to give a Hat Tip to Houston – Annise Parker inherits a City of Progress.
The Stonewall Democrats of Denton County denounce Rep. Michael Burgess [...]

Houston Elects Openly Gay Mayor Annise Parker

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Finally Texans got it right. Houston the nations fourth largest city has elected Annise Parker as their next Mayor in a run off race with Gene Locke. Hopefully this will wake the rest of the state up that Texans are moving away from the Rick Perry George Bush bubba politics.
Electing Parker says a lot for [...]

Texas Progressive Alliance Weekly Round Up Nov 23, 2009

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The Texas Progressive Alliance as Thanksgiving week begins brings you this week’s highlights from the blogs.
The Texas Cloverleaf clues you in on why you can’t breathe in Denton County– gas drillers!
WCNews at Eye On Williamson has some Thoughts on Straus’ Interim Charges – including topics like feral hogs, blogging, and transportation.
On Bluedaze: DRILLING REFORM FOR [...]

Lack Of Incentives Causes Solar Project To Snub Texas

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Gilbert Says His Energy Plan Would Help Bring More Solar Projects To State
TYLER-Democratic gubernatorial candidate Hank Gilbert (D-Whitehouse) said this morning that yesterday’s announcement that a large solar panel factory will be built in Arizona instead of Texas should be a wake up call for the state-and one which his energy and environment policy would [...]

Kay Bailey Hutchinson Confused Again

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Kay Bailey Hutchinson once again can’t decide what to do. Another fine Texas Republican who can’t do what they say. Kay’s version of the Texas two step or three or four step goes something like this
July 29, 2009 Dallas Morning News:
“Formal announcement: I am in. Then the actual leaving of the Senate will be sometime [...]

Hank Gilbert Calls On Texas To “Go Green”

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Proposes Overhaul Of Environmental Regulatory Agency, Increasing Renewable Portfolio Standard
AUSTIN-Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Hank Gilbert unveiled a series of bold, common sense addressing energy and the environment on Wednesday in Austin.
With Lady Bird Lake and the skyline of one of America’s ten greenest cities as his backdrop, Gilbert called for a statewide plan to address global [...]

Texas Progressive Alliance Weekly Round Up Nov 9, 2009

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The Texas Progressive Alliance hopes everyone had a happy Election Day last week, and is already looking forward to the next one. Here are this week’s highlights.
TXsharon continues to report from a backyard in the Barnett Shale. Despite all the local and national press on drilling related toxins, carcinogens and neurotoxins in our air, Aruba [...]

Hank Gilbert Will Unveil “Getting Texas Moving Again”

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MEDIA ADVISORY

THURSDAY: Hank Gilbert will unveil comprehensive transportation reform policy in Fort Worth.
FORT WORTH-Democratic gubernatorial candidate Hank Gilbert will unveil “Getting Texas Moving Again,” his comprehensive transportation reform policy in Fort Worth-the same day as the Texas Transportation Commission is meeting in the city.
WHO: Hank Gilbert, Democratic Candidate for Governor of Texas
WHAT: Major Policy Announcement: [...]

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