FROM WFAA 8 We invite you to watch Inside Texas Politics at 9 a.m., Sunday, May 22 on WFAA (Channel 8). Here’s what you’ll see this week. A fog over the end of the legislative session…other important bills at risk … and a potential blow-up. State Representative Dan Branch discusses...
Here are some of the important developments that came out of Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson’s office last week. CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON ANNOUNCES $1 MILLION TXDOT GRANT Funding will be used for 2.6 mile road in Tarrant County Washington, DC – (May 15, 2009) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today announced...
I just received word that Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson is no longer a co-sponsor of HR 848, legislation that was proposed by Rep. John Conyers. Many have voiced concerns that the bill which would require radio stations to pay royalties to music artists would be the death of black radio. ...
There’s a pretty good little dust up going on at the Dallas Morning News Opinion Blog. It revolves around low voter turnout in Southern Dallas for last week’s election. The comments section has digressed into a discussion of DISD and ironically enough this post will too. OK, so here are...
Dear Friends: As the countdown begins toward adjournment of the 81st Regular Legislative Session, I can assure you that much more work will be done during this critical period at the Capitol. I believe the capstone of this legislative session will be the birth of the first public law school...
Gawker and Huffington Post are both weighing in on a photo “slip up” by the Washington Times. The conservative rag attached a picture of President Obama’s daughters to a story about a record number of students killed in Chicago. Neither Sasha or Malia were mentioned in the article. Gawker reports...
I bumped into (literally) the Honorable Elba Garcia at the Super Bowl press conference on Tuesday. I asked her what was next for her now that her time on the Dallas City Council is about to end. Dr. Garcia stressed (of course) that her priorities lie with the citizens of...
I received a text and a phone call this morning asking me if I were familiar with H.R. 848. I wasn’t but started listening to 97.9 The Beat discussing the bill earlier. The vibe from the Rickey Smiley show was that HR 848 is going to “kill black radio.” The...
Here’s some video of President Obama taking shots at his staff, opponents, and himself at a D.C. Press Dinner Saturday night. Michelle Obama Photo – Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
Office of State Representative Yvonne Davis Press Release On Wednesday, April 27, 2009, Representative Yvonne Davis attached an amendment to House Bill 3 to create the Dallas Independent School District Education Improvement Commission. The 21-member commission would include community leaders, educators, representatives of local governments and business leaders. The commission...
