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TxDOT to inspect Wise County, Texas bridge

August 7, 2007 By TXsharon

Texas' 16 steel deck truss bridges will be inspected by Texas Department of Transportation and that includes the West Fork Trinity River bridge in Wise County.LinkTexas Kaos provides a link to a pdf file that lists Texas bridges in bad condition.Also … [Read more...]

Texas Progressive Alliance Weekly Blog Round-UP

August 6, 2007 By TXsharon

It's Monday, and that means it is time once again for the Texas Progressive Alliance Weekly Blog Round-Up, where we review the best in Texas blogging from our various member blogs. This week's installment is brought to you by Vince at Capitol … [Read more...]

Don’t forget the Sunday funnies

August 6, 2007 By TXsharon

at Brains and Eggs. A sample … [Read more...]

Corruption in Government: Comprehensive List

August 5, 2007 By TXsharon

Rate this excellent video HEREA Comprehensive ListScore = Republicans 204, Democrats 3Convicted/Pled Guilty Republican-Governor-George Ryan-racketeering and bribery - (76 people convicted) Republican-Governor-Bob Taft-5 counts failure to report … [Read more...]

Senator Chris Dodd vs. Bill O’Reilly

August 5, 2007 By TXsharon

Nice job, Senator Dodd.I snagged this from My Left NutmegBillo calls the photoshop picture vile yet he paid hush money to keep from being prosecuted for sexual harassment. … [Read more...]

Barnett Shale drilling: Depleting and polluting our water in Wise County, Texas

August 4, 2007 By TXsharon

Drilling companies caught lying about water usage. Sometimes the truth just slips out as it did when an oil field worker told TXsharon the truth about water usage.As you should know by now because I've been telling you again and again and again and … [Read more...]

Rick Noriega liveblogging on Daily Kos at Yearly Kos

August 4, 2007 By TXsharon

Here is a picture of Rick Noriega doing exactly what a political candidate should do:Communicating with the people!Liveblogging on Daily KosDonate to Rick Noriega … [Read more...]

The Bridges of Wise County, Texas

August 4, 2007 By TXsharon

It doesn't matter if you are a compassionate conservative, a neocon or a liberal we all have to drive and we all have to drive across bridges. So, when does a Republican care about infrastructure? When it effects them.CBS 11 investigators have … [Read more...]

Dreamy Lunar Eclipse, Tuesday, August 28th

August 3, 2007 By TXsharon

Meet me in the pasture to watch this eclipse while the coyotes serenade.54 minutes after midnight PDT the moon enters earth's shadow.At first, there's little change. The outskirts of Earth's shadow are as pale as the Moon itself; an onlooker might … [Read more...]