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From The Blogs: Monday April 24, 2006

By Vince Leibowitz  on Apr 24, 2006 in From The Blogs       [Post to Twitter] Tweet This Post  

Good Monday Morning from Capitol Annex HQ! Here’s your From The Blogs for Monday, April 24, 2006.

Other Roundups: SCOTUS Blog, Today’s Papers (Slate)

Texas Blogs

Hot Topics
Texas Tea Party At The Capitol: The Agonist, Burnt Orange Report, Common Sense, Off The Kuff.
Austinist has a post up on the hacking of the databases at the UT-Austin business school.

Bay Area Houston Blog has a report from the “front lines” on the Legislature’s school funding debates.

Blog Houston asks if that city is ‘world class’ enough for the Olympics.

Burnt Orange Report has a roundup of the Texas Young Democrats convention in Austin this weekend.

Common Sense reminds us that our legislators will vote on HB 1 and HB 2 today.

Dallas Blog tells us about small government conservatives blasting Rick Perry’s tax plan.

Eye On Williamson has a primer for today’s House Debate.

Houston’s Clear Thinkers puns it up talking about a potentially “Sharp” tax on lawyers (TTRC plan).

Houtopia talks about risk and opportunity in November.

Just Another Blog has an update on the Alamo Heights windfall bill.

Musings has a post up with an email from Rep. Scott Hochberg talking about the debate over the tax bills in the Lege.

Right of Texas tells us about a Texas newspaper telling its readers that Kinky Friedman needs to be taken seriously.

Taylor County Democrats, a new blog to FTB, tells us that most Texas counties lack cell phone 911 techonolgy.

Texas Civil Rights Review has a piece telling us why the school finance solution is shortsighted.
National Blogs
Carpetbagger Report has more on Bush’s Second Term ‘Reboot.’

Democratic Daily has some commentary on John Kerry’s speech this weekend.

Democrats.com reports on the politics of definition. Also: Donkey Rising,

Donklephant asks if Americans would pay even more for gasoline.

F’d Up Country reports that America needs a new energy bill.

Howling Latina reports that Hugo Chavez is blaming President Bush for high oil prices.

Left Coaster reports on Bush’s Double Standard on Leaks.

The Blue State reports that the GOP is finally understanding the implications of the immigration debate.

Politics1 has a nice roundup of the New Orleans Mayoral Election and some notes about Kathrine Harris in Florida.

Real Clear Politics tells us that many ‘08 presidential contenders are only finding lackluster support in their home states.

Silicon Valley Media Law Blog has a piece up on the state of libel litigation in the Blogsphere.

Political Wire speculates if Treasury Secretary John Snow will resign this week.

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