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Updated Saturday, 02/27/2010 - 12:15
Questions over Rep. Todd Smith's stance on Voter ID persist as an issue in House primary: A fellow GOP rep. says Smith wanted voter ID to die
State Rep. Todd Smith said during the heater voter ID debate last year that he wanted the measure to die, according to state Rep. Betty Brown. Brown's comment was put out today by Smith's Republican primary election opponent in House District 92, Jeff Cason. "Todd Smith said on the House floor that he thought the best thing for Republicans would be if this bill just died” in reference to the Voter ID bill. Brown served on the House Elections committee,...
By Trent Seibert
State Rep. Todd Smith said during the heater voter ID debate last year that he wanted the measure to die, according to state Rep. Betty Brown. Brown's comment was put out today by Smith's Republican primary election opponent in House District 92, Jeff Cason. "Todd Smith said on the House floor that he thought the best thing for Republicans would be if this bill just died” in reference to the Voter ID bill. Brown served on the House Elections committee,...
By Trent Seibert
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Friday, 02/26/2010 - 16:21
'Nice punt': How Texas Watchdog fared getting public records from Texas A&M
Want more details about how sexual assault cases and other crimes reported at Texas A&M have been handled internally in recent years? That'll cost you $143.50. That's the cost estimate we got from Texas A&M when we... By Jennifer Peebles |
Friday, 02/26/2010 - 15:54
Harris County commissioners approve settlement in Courthouse News Service lawsuit against District Clerk Loren Jackson and deputy
Harris County commissioners approved a settlement this week in a lawsuit filed by Courthouse News Service against Harris County District Clerk Loren Jackson and deputy Wes McCoy. The case was filed after a new procedure in the clerk's... By Steve Miller |