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North Texas congressman joins redistricting case in San Antonio
Statesman.com Texas Politics
Jan 24U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R - Ennis, will intervene in the redistricting case in San Antonio. The panel of three federal judges in San Antonio approved Barton’s request today, the same day the congressman asked to be included in »
Texans in U.S. House face uncertainty about their districts
StarTelegram.com Latest Headlines
Dec 26The drawn-out dust-up in Texas over where the lines will be drawn for congressional districts is having some unexpected effects: A fed-up Republican Rep. Joe Barton has put his Arlington home up for sale and moved back to Ennis. »
Barton plans to re-introduce anti-BCS bill
Star-Telegram Arlington News
Dec 16Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, joined with Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., on Thursday to announce a new Congressional Collegiate Sports Caucus that wants to debunk the BCS. »
County looks into suspected case of TB at UNT
Fort Worth Star...
Oct 13It is not believed to be related to cases in Ennis or at the Denton school district. »
UNT looks into suspected case of TB
Fort Worth Star...
Oct 12Health officials don't believe the UNT case is related to two confirmed cases in Ennis and a suspected case involving a Denton High School student. »
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Redistricting settlement deal looking unlikely
Off The Kuff
Feb 01Late last week we heard about the possibility of a settlement agreement in the San Antonio redistricting case that would allow for the creation of interim maps in time to keep the April 3 primary date. The court gave this Friday as a drop dead date for... »
Joey Dauben Crusaded Against Child Porn. Now He's Accused of Assaulting a 15-Year-Old Boy.
Unfair Park
Dec 22Photo by Patrick MichelsJoey Dauben, who now sits in jail in Navarro CountyPerhaps you've heard by now: Joey Dauben, publisher of the Ellis County Observer and several other small-town papers and websites throughout North Texas, has been indicted and ... »
Sizing up the opportunities
Off The Kuff
Dec 06This Chron story about the new Congressional map and who’s looking at what (which ran in the Express News last week) has a lot of things we’ve been discussing, and a couple of things to point out. First, a theme that I’ve harped on more than once: The ... »
More Than 150 Texas School Districts Sue State Over Billions in "Unconstitutional" Cuts
Unfair Park
Oct 11While we await official confirmation from the Dallas Independent School District concerning a well-respected higher-up who was let go yesterday, there's this. As expected, the Austin-based nonprofit The Equity Center ("founded in 1982 by 55 school dis... »
Leading Off (10/7/11)
Blog D Magazine
Oct 07The Sweet Smell of Uh-Oh. Dallas-based Komen for the Cure has been selling this perfume, “Promise Me,” for about $60. Proceeds, like all the other pink-colored items the organization sells, go to breast cancer research. Only some are saying the ingredi... »
