RagingElephants.org Billboards Up In Austin, TX
October 19, 2011 – 7:57 pm | 65 Comments

“The Herd” has done it, again!
Memorial Dedication Last Sunday.
RE.org Billboards, Today!
On this past Sunday the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial was dedicated on the Mall in our nation’s capital.  Today, 3 of our 4 …

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Houston Mayor’s Race: Wilson blasts Polland
October 31, 2011 – 2:33 pm | No Comment

When I first heard Houston Mayoral candidate Dave Wilson’s robocall blasting sometimes conservative Gary Polland for cozying up to Mayor Annise Parker, I thought that perhaps the non-partisan mayor’s race had turned into a Republican …

Senator Dan Patrick Paints a Jesus (In Drag)
October 20, 2011 – 8:59 pm | No Comment

State Senator Dan Patrick (R, Houston) has taken up watercolors. Though he claims to have “no idea of how to paint the face of Jesus,” he does claim that his savior happened to appear in …

Where to put a space shuttle?
October 18, 2011 – 7:49 pm | No Comment

Folks in Texas who are close to the space program were not happy from the get-go.

Texas redistricting plan illegal, U.S. Justice Department says
September 20, 2011 – 8:32 am | No Comment

The Congressional redistricting plan that passed the Texas legislature this spring is illegal, according to a U.S. Department of Justice ruling Monday.

To understand redistricting, read ‘The Godfather’
September 13, 2011 – 12:24 pm | No Comment

The first time the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature tried to get rid of Rep. Lloyd Doggett, they cut his district into three pieces. This year, they sliced it into five — and plopped him into a …

City business owner to run for state office
September 13, 2011 – 12:23 pm | No Comment

Wichita Falls businessman James Frank saw State Rep. Lanham Lyne’s decision not to seek re-election next year as his “turn,” an opportunity the Republican candidate said he’d been considering long before Lyne’s announcement Friday.

City to save millions by refinancing road bonds
September 13, 2011 – 12:22 pm | No Comment

It’s not the sort of reduction that’ll show up on a property tax statement or utility bill, but Round Rock city officials report they just saved approximately $1.2 million by refinancing sales tax revenue bonds …

Texas Board of Architectural Examiners opens investigations into PBK Architects employees
September 13, 2011 – 12:20 pm | No Comment

The Texas Board of Architectural Examiners has opened investigations into three architects with PBK Architects, who are representatives on a two-firm design team for CCISD’s new Southside high school and middle school.

Al Jazeera vs. Booker High School
September 7, 2011 – 9:38 pm | No Comment

Booker High School had a surprise visitor Friday night at its football game with Hooker, Okla. It was Gabriel Elizondo.

Austin fire chief out of town as wildfires raged outside city
September 7, 2011 – 9:36 pm | No Comment

As fires tore through hundreds of Central Texas homes, Austin officials dispatched nearly 200 of their firefighters to help across the region and issued an urgent request Sunday for 25 off-duty firefighters to report to …