Texas

From Booman of all people:

When I think of an ideal Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, the commander of U.S. troops in Iraq during the Abu Ghraib scandal doesn't immediately leap to mind. But it looks like that is who DSCC Chairwoman Patty Murray has recruited to run for the open Senate seat in Texas.

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Panel hears LULAC case over ‘Texas Two-Step'

A federal three-judge panel heard an appeal by a Latino civil rights group Thursday against the Texas Democratic Party, charging that its delegate selection process dilutes the Latino vote and should be subject to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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Is Texas looking out for you? Health-care outsourcing is rolling on, but many patients suffer from silent treatment

Evercare of Texas was supposed to coordinate medical and long-term care for more than 80,000 elderly, blind or disabled North Texans. "We help make it easier to get the care you deserve," the company promises on its Web site.

For many Texans, it hasn't worked out that way.

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RALLY for Health Care Reform, Saturday October 4, 2008 at Houston City Hall 4-6pm Read below the fold...

Sometimes we win one:

AUSTIN, Texas - Affirming that “every person deserves access to affordable, quality health care” and noting that area residents are not getting it, the Austin City Council called today for the enactment of a nonprofit, single-payer national health insurance program.

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The Austin City Council today will consider a resolution in support of the United States National Health Insurance Act (H.R. 676).

That bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, sponsored by John Conyers (D-Michigan), would create a nation-wide single-payer health care system. Read below the fold...

June 19 (that's this Thursday) there will be a demonstration at the offices of the Humana Insurance Company in San Antonio, TX at 6 PM.

Contact: Jane Lee Cantu (janelee [@] satx.rr [.] com)

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The Dallas Morning News says

When Mr. Perry learned the fire was arson, he said, his emotions "went from heartache to pretty damn mad." This was his family's home, he said, and a place where children have "slid down banisters and chased pets in the yard" for more than a century.
Mr. Perry didn't say whether he was disappointed with the Department of Public Safety, whose troopers are responsible for safeguarding the mansion.

The mansion wasn't just home to Perry, or W before him. Read below the fold...

Challenger Dr. Ludwig Otto endorses universal healthcare, but does not specifically endorse HR 676 or single payer. If you live in Texas’ sixth CD, you might ask him.

Al Green is committed to fighting for affordable, comprehensive coverage for all Americans.

Congresswoman Shelia Jackson Lee regards health care as one of the most pressing issues facing this country and the world. Read below the fold...

From the Fort-Worth Star Telegram:

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Silver Falls, near Crosbyton, Texas
(Picture from TexDOT Expressway web site):
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The Talk Left Story by TChris comes hard on the heels of the scandal in the Texas Juvenile Corrections System. Read below the fold...

You can’t make up shit like this.

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Well here I am amongst by way-betters, but I felt compelled to write in based on the terrific environmental writing I’ve been reading over here. Read below the fold...