Category: Texas

Yard Sign Theft: Class “C” Misdemeanor?

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 16, 2008
Categories In Texas

Lots of coverage of yard sign theft and vandalism. In Texas, a suspect will be charged with a class “C” misdemeanor. That’s a matter of criminal law, not political law. Some blogs cover theft (along with YouTube video collections) as a partisan issue, even though from the reports I’ve read it seems to be a […]

Dingus Reports

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 9, 2008
Categories In Texas

News from Texas on the Dingus-Craddick match-up.

TX: Lobbyist Disclosure

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 7, 2008
Categories In Texas

The Houston Chronicle covers potential officeholder/lobbyist conflicts. Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick is in business with a lobbyist but can’t say who. Fellow Rep. Sid Miller finally disclosed his lobbyist dealings, but only after someone complained. And then there are Reps. Kino Flores and Jim Murphy: their day jobs intersect with state government interests but […]