The latest addition to the federal bureaucracy is the Climate Service. It will have six regional directors and could be running by 2011. The idea was using the money to fight obesity and pay for health care reform. But the beverage industry successfully lobbied against the tax on sugared drinks. SHARE Chronicle fileAnthony Hall at a 2006 news conference The advent of single-member districts in Houston in 1979 made the Houston City Council far more diverse, creating opportunities for a new generation of black and Latino leaders on a panel historically... Your comments This raises a larger question that should be explored - is there a reason for the sports authority to continue existing? I mean, I know we need to hav... Politicans tends to sup at the taxpayer's trough in one manner or another. I dispute that the Sports Authority board does not get to select its attorn... Sterling, Utah used to have 3 four-year terms for their governor, but it was recently abolished altogether. I think Houston should have 3 four-year te... More | 2009 mayoral race | Endorsements | Ad watch | Polls | Candidate forums | Controller's race Other voices
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