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i graduated from a tiny at the time public magnet school and despite rounding out the top 5 overall i was not in the top 10% and thus was not afforded automatic admission to UT. luckily as a white guy i was still able to graduate from a good school and my life is p okay so i ain't mad about it.
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Sardonik posted:My grades were so bad coming out of High School I didn't even bother applying to UT, St. Edward's across the river accepted me though, and it was pretty great all things considered. High five St. Ed's goon. I went there two years, then got tired of Austin, so I came back to the Dallas area and finished at UNT. Also, while not a campaign-ending misstep it appears Abbott has certainly ruffled some feathers with his "just drive around and ask" proposition to keeping toxic/explosive chemicals secret policy. Even heavily Republican sympathizer papers like The Dallas Morning News (amongst many others) have criticized Abbott for the policy. For her part, I think Wendy and Battleground have done a decent job of pouncing on his stupidity but we'll see what, if anything, this means for her overall poll numbers and turn out for the fall. Xarthor fucked around with this message at 17:51 on Jul 17, 2014 |
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zoux posted:I went to SU in Georgetown because my grades guaranteed me a scholarship and nobody told me about Williamson County! Same here!  I managed to be one of the few in my circle of friends to not be arrested at some point during our four years.I've been volunteering with Battleground Texas whenever free time permits and just got deputized to register voters in Bexar county. I'm going to focus on registering voters for now since the combination of the summer heat and near-constant rejection have destroyed my will to continue canvassing.
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Admiral William H. McRaven will be the new chancellor of the UT System, replacing Cigarroa. Story here. You might know him from Osama bin Laden being dead. We will see if he takes similar measures with the other regents.
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Badger of Basra posted:Admiral William H. McRaven will be the new chancellor of the UT System, replacing Cigarroa. Story here. You might know him from Osama bin Laden being dead. We will see if he takes similar measures with the other regents. What's everyone's take of Cigarroa? I've heard very mixed things, and he did help bring a new Med School down here in the RGV that's been needed for forever and a day.
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By the by the House Committee Charged with Such Things officially censured Wallace Hall yesterday. The committee vice-chair was adamant that this did not take impeachment off the table but I think if they were going to impeach him they'd have done it yesterday. Also Wendy put out her first TV ad and well, I dunno guys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV3aMuXsOVQ
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zoux posted:Also Wendy put out her first TV ad and well, I dunno guys. Ehhhhhh, I'd need to know more about this case. Otherwise, this veers uncomfortably close to the same "Hilary defended a rapist!" garbage.
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1stGear posted:Ehhhhhh, I'd need to know more about this case. Otherwise, this veers uncomfortably close to the same "Hilary defended a rapist!" garbage. I'm sure Gardner Selby and politifact Texas are on the case! Actually, they are: http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2014/aug/08/wendy-davis/wendy-davis-claim-about-hiring-salesman-rapist-lac/
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Xarthor posted:High five St. Ed's goon. I went there two years, then got tired of Austin, so I came back to the Dallas area and finished at UNT. If you're still hoping that somehow Wendy Davis is going to win, I really feel sorry for you.
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zoux posted:I'm sure Gardner Selby and politifact Texas are on the case! Even ignoring the whole political aspect it is very nice to see a company not get away with the "oh it was our contractor/franchisee/independent-distributor" dodge.
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Something I think I should mention: Early voting goes from Monday, October 20, 2014 to Friday, October 31, 2014 (courtesy of http://votetexas.gov/voting/when/ ) This means you have from the 15th day before election day to the 4th day before election day to vote. I'm probably the person who should care about this the least since I think half of the Republicans I can vote for are going unopposed but for those of you who actually care about voting this could be important!
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Perry's been indicted by a grand jury for abuse of power over his veto for Public Integrity Unit funding  http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/15/grand-jury-indicts-perry-abuse-authority/
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Badger of Basra posted:Perry's been indicted by a grand jury for abuse of power over his veto for Public Integrity Unit funding Thanks Obama
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Badger of Basra posted:Perry's been indicted by a grand jury for abuse of power over his veto for Public Integrity Unit funding i guess we know why he didn't run again.
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computer parts posted:i guess we know why he didn't run again. Well he's going to run for president so I don't think this is why.
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A minimum of five years if convicted. Woof.
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Teddybear posted:A minimum of five years if convicted. Woof.
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Badger of Basra posted:Perry's been indicted by a grand jury for abuse of power over his veto for Public Integrity Unit funding I just got this pushed to me by NPR so please, please let this be serious!
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Teddybear posted:A minimum of five years if convicted. Woof. Abbot will probably grant a full pardon before the court is adjourned.
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Pardon would require him to be convicted first. I really hope this sticks.
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Badger of Basra posted:Perry's been indicted by a grand jury for abuse of power over his veto for Public Integrity Unit funding Was just about to post this! Will this have any reaching effects to the whole debacle with the UT Board of Regents vs Bill Powers? Crazy to see this on the heels of all that Gov. Goodhair press that had been going on for the last few months.
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Austin goon here. I've lived in Texas my whole life, but I've always had a hard time caring about Texas politics because it all seems so helpless. And, as a gay dude, reading anything on Texas politics for too long makes my blood boil. That said, Wendy Davis has caused me to care again. I really want to do whatever I can to help out the campaign. She really gives me hope for a purple Texas.
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Jiro posted:Was just about to post this! Will this have any reaching effects to the whole debacle with the UT Board of Regents vs Bill Powers? Crazy to see this on the heels of all that Gov. Goodhair press that had been going on for the last few months. That's over, for now. The investigation committee decided to simply "censure" Hall instead of impeaching him, though they maintain they could do this later (they won't). Powers is gone next year by mutual agreement, and I'm afraid his replacement will be awful.
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loving burn, Perry.Sheng-ji Yang posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o8oJDVfvTM I was there for this, but the follow up the next year was the best part. People were running around dressed up as city busses.
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I'd be surprised if he gets convicted but adios mofo to his Presidential chances.
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zoux posted:I'd be surprised if he gets convicted but adios mofo to his Presidential chances. Really? I think this kind of stuff is perfect for playing the victim to the left-wing witch hunt out to get him.
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The base may excuse him and even rally around him on it if it were him vs. a democrat, but he won't have that going for him in a primary, and you can bet that the Paul, Cruz, et al camps are already busy with their digging on it.
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Badger of Basra posted:Really? I think this kind of stuff is perfect for playing the victim to the left-wing witch hunt out to get him. His party controls nearly every organ in the state and though they constantly poo poo on the board that Democrats currently 'control with iron fist' it makes you look pretty bad when you can get away with it with impunity be it not for those rascally powerless demoncrats.
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In no world is this a "good thing" for Rick Perry.
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Badger of Basra posted:Really? I think this kind of stuff is perfect for playing the victim to the left-wing witch hunt out to get him. That might help for his base, but it sure as hell doesn't help with independents.
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His base will be too busy infighting about electability and jumping ship to Cruz or whoever. He's done.
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Jerry Jones is awoken late in the night from the one phone with only one number on it.
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Badger of Basra posted:Perry's been indicted by a grand jury for abuse of power over his veto for Public Integrity Unit funding And to think how much grumpyface he wasted on Obama, just to go out like that. Shame. 
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His threatening the elected official is also a felony, and it was pretty obvious that this was the case (I don't think he even tried to hide it?) so I'm optimistic about the second felony. The first one, actually withholding the funds, is legal according to Perry's counsel, so that one could go either way.
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