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Jerry Patterson

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    May 2, 2012

    The Four Oddest Things Found at This Year's Texas-Beach Clean-Up

    The annual volunteer clean-up of Texas beaches resulted in some good news -- less trash had to be picked up. About 137 tons of trash of all sorts was collected, the Texas General Land Office says, which sounds like a lot. But over the 26 years of the event, the average annual take is 319 tons. "W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Rick Perry Throws In The Towel On the Confederate-Flag License Plate

    The South shall not rise again on Texas plates​Who said Rick Perry running for president wouldn't bring any benefits besides hilarity? Thanks to his decision to go for it, Texans will not be subjected to Confederate flags on their license plates. The Texas Tribune first noticed that Perry to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    Jerry Patterson Feels The Obama Magic, Joins Forces With Him

    Jerry Patterson, proud member of Team Obama​In the furious, never-ending effort by Texas politicians to distance themselves from the Beltway, few are more emphatic than Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson of Pasadena. In his most recent race he ran a radio ad that not only featured a DC residen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    DJ Premier: A Pillar Of Hip-Hop History

    ​Maybe it's leaving behind our twenties and embracing our thirties, but we've been so concerned with the past lately... history, that is. We've been talking to our grandmother in the last few months about her life as a young child growing up on the Texas border. You truly don't know someone b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2010

    Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski Says Ignore Those Tar Balls (All Seven Gallons Of Them)

    Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski, who despite what his windblown shirt seems to indicate is not a corpulent man, wants "to assure you that the small amount of tar balls were immediately removed."All 32 miles of Galveston beaches are pristine and clean, by Galveston standards.Of course, that "mayorBroll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    Gulf Oil Spill: Stop Worrying, Industry Says In Galveston

    These things happen...​Boy, you've really gotta hand it to the oil & gas industry folks. I mean, after all, we're just shy of 40 days since the start of BP's crude ooze in the Gulf, and already a consortium of energy elites has launched a propaganda blitz via America's WETLAND Foundation.And ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2009

    Looks Like South Padre Island Will Get An Offshore Windfarm

    Photo by rasmithukt looks like South Padre Island will be home to a wind farm featuring 500-foot tall turbines off the coast.They'll be 10 miles off the coast, but that doesn't mean everyone's happy about it.Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson has signed a deal with British firm Baronyx to build ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    Good Morning, America Hits Galveston With All The Fury Of Ike Itself

    Good Morning America's Robin Roberts reported today on the first day of hurricane season from a fitting place -- Galveston.  Standing amid the detritus left behind by Ike, and set to a soundtrack of plaintive acoustic slide guitar, Roberts expertly delivered the mandatory post-storm platitu ... More >>

  • News

    November 6, 2003

    Election Ennui

    Why the mayor's race hasn't caught fire

  • News

    April 6, 2000

    Kissing Off a Kingmaker

    In District 7, is the real conservative behind door No. 1 or door No. 2?

  • News

    October 29, 1998

    Easygoing George W. Bush

    With help from Democrats Pete Laney and Bob Bullock, Bush has been a Republican governor Texans love. But who'll be his pals if he sets his sights on the presidency?

  • News

    January 1, 1998

    Alison Cook looks back at 1997: The Year That Bit

    With help from Democrats Pete Laney and Bob Bullock, Bush has been a Republican governor Texans love. But who'll be his pals if he sets his sights on the presidency?

  • News

    December 26, 1996

    Alison Cook looks back at 1996: Year of the Rat

    With help from Democrats Pete Laney and Bob Bullock, Bush has been a Republican governor Texans love. But who'll be his pals if he sets his sights on the presidency?

  • Calendar

    August 24, 1995

    Press Picks

    With help from Democrats Pete Laney and Bob Bullock, Bush has been a Republican governor Texans love. But who'll be his pals if he sets his sights on the presidency?

  • Calendar

    February 9, 1995

    Press Picks

    With help from Democrats Pete Laney and Bob Bullock, Bush has been a Republican governor Texans love. But who'll be his pals if he sets his sights on the presidency?

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