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Kay Bailey Hutchison

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Collecting Internet Sales Taxes -- What a Great Damn Idea, Mofo

    Well, crap. Look, I'm generally pro-government. You know, down with Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., who said, "I like to pay taxes. With them I buy civilization." And like any good leftie hippie-type, I just love kitschy Main Street shops that I'd definitely ride my bike to if it weren't so damn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    Friday Flashback: When They Broke Ground on the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge in December '05

    ​Strange timing that one of my last tasks for the Observer will be covering the opening (but not really opening) of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. Shame I can't get Schutze to be my date this weekend, so instead I'll just have to schlep along my son, who wants to get a few last photos on Unfair Pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2011

    Federal Judge Unseals Suit That Asks: Did Dallas Screw HUD Out of Hundreds of Millions?

    ​On June 10, 2010, I wrote a column for the newspaper about an official complaint brought to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by two Dallas developers alleging a decades-old pattern of racial discrimination and fraud by the city of Dallas, the county and other local entit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    A Few More Details About Three-Day Long Wingding Set to Open Margaret Hunt Hill

    Photo by Jay Pritchard​Just heard a little-girl yelp coming from Schutze's office; he must have received the same email I just did concerning the opening-weekend ceremonies scheduled March 2-4 for The Santago Calatrava Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge to Ray's. We've known this was coming for a while now ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Rick Perry's Not Always Big on Science, But He Did Use It To Win Some Elections

    ​Even Rick Perry doesn't hate science all the time. His uneasy relationship with evolution and global warming notwithstanding, the Man Beneath the Hair understands that sometimes all that brainy shit with the white coats and clipboards can actually benefit him. And that's exactly what happened in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Pony Down: Craig James is Definitely Running for Senate, If This Video Is Any Indication

    A screengrab from the must-see video that follows​Celina-based American Craig James wears many hats, every last one of them red white and blue. He's an SMU legend. He's a former New England Patriot. He's a father who will go to any lengths to make sure his son gets the playing time he deserve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    Trinity Levee Repairs on Track to Beat FEMA's Deadline, But Corps Stresses Approval "Cannot Be Guaranteed"

    Photos by Sam MertenTrinity Trust Foundation chair Margaret McDermott Cook says Dallasites will be running from her as fund-raising for the Trinity project resumes.​It was all smiles and back-slapping this afternoon as the city, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Trinity River Corridor Project p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Congressman Confirms Leppert's Senate Run

    U.S. Representative David Dreier​While Republican Tom Leppert hasn't exactly been coy about his plans to mount a campaign for the U.S. Senate seat soon to be vacated by Kay Bailey Hutchison, U.S. Representative David Dreier confirmed Leppert's intentions late last night. He told the Forum, Cl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2011

    Nate Silver Ponders Democrats' Chances of Taking Kay Bailey Hutchison's Senate Seat

    David Dewhurst​There's no shortage of names being tossed out there as would-be replacements for Kay Bailey Hutchison, who yesterday announced she won't run for re-election to the U.S. Senate. Top o' the list, of course, is Lt. Governor David Dewhurst, who made his intentions clear Thursday afterno ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    Kay Bailey Hutchison: I'm Done Runnin'

    ​Here's the full statement just sent out by Courtney Sanders in the senator's D.C. office, which speaks -- at length -- for itself: Announcement by U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison To my fellow Texans: For the past 17 years, it has been my greatest honor to serve the people of Texas in the Unit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2010

    What Two Sentences in The WSJ Suggest About the Future of the Trinity River Project

    U.S. Army Corps of EngineersFrom the Dallas Floodway Extension Project Description, this 1989 photo: "US175 blocked by water backed up into White Rock Creek. Normally, this is a busy traffic artery leading to the central business district."​Wilonsky sent me an interesting Wall Street Journal artic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2010

    Stick It In Your Earmark, or: You Don't Have to Look Far To See When Good Money Goes Bad

    The Trinity Parkway Toll Road, looking south from Hampton Road, from the master plan​Not to be cranky or anything, but it's really irritating to read all this crap about congressional earmarks and realize nobody knows what the hell they're talking about. Stories in both The Dallas Morning News and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Believe It or Not, There Is One Upside to Hutchison's Trinity Toll Road Exemptions

    ​The irony here is that true historic preservation activists in Dallas are going to welcome this latest bit of Trinity River toll road news. I began hearing from them long before the Corps went public with its efforts to get some kind of protective historic designation for the Trinity project in D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    Now That It Considers Debra Medina "Viable," Belo Backs Down and Extends Invite to Debate

    Courtesy KERA-TVKay Bailey Hutchison, Debra Medina and Rick Perry at last week's GOP debate at the University of North Texas​First KERA wasn't sure it would let Debra Medina participate in its Republican gubernatorial debate on the University of North Texas campus, which was held last week. Then, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Whitt's End: 1.15.10

    ​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Haven't gotten a chance to ask him about it yet, but did I miss something or is Babe Laufenberg leaving CBS 11? Maybe he was buying CBS 11. Did I get that wrong? UPDATE: Says Laufenberg in a text ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    Debra Medina Gets Invite to KERA Debate

    Debra Medina​A couple of weeks back, GOP gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina was demanding she get an invite to KERA's January 14 debate at the Murchison Performing Arts Center on the University of North Texas campus. KERA spokesperson Meg Fullwood told us, look, she just needs to be patient: "We ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    KTVT's Expands 4 P.M. Newscast. With What?

    ​It's been rumored for weeks, but KTVT-Channel 11 made it official this afternoon: Starting Monday, it's expanding its 4 p.m. newscast by another half hour, with Keith Garvin and Tracy Kornet holding down the anchor desk. That means, sorry, no more Inside Edition on Channel 11; it moves to TXA 21 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    Dallas Tea Party Founder: "We Truly Are Made Up of Normal, Regular People"

    Daniel DaughteryEven those not old enough to pay taxes joined in the Tax Day Tea Party protest at Dallas City Hall.​National Public Radio just posted a piece of its All Things Considered piece on the Dallas Tea Party; the audio, of course, won't be available till this evening for those who aren't ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Bill White Officially Enters Gubernatorial Fray

    Sam Merten​When we cornered Houston Mayor Bill White in late October after his campaign speech in Plano, he said he can appeal to conservatives and moderates as a Democrat because he knows how to make government run efficiently. He added that he's "honest and straightforward," which had been t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    See, We Asked Bill White That Question Four Times Because We Knew He Was BS'ing Us

    Sam Merten​There's a reason why I went to see Houston Mayor Bill White during his stop in Plano last month. It wasn't because he was one of many folks vying for Kay Bailey Hutchison's job in the Senate, although I suppose that would have warranted the trip. Nope. I've long viewed White as the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2009

    Kay Bailey and Ray Hutchison, Putting the "Green" in DART's Green Line

    Ray Hutchison​"Did Kay Bailey Hutchison cross an ethical line by supporting a rail line that is a payday for her husband?" That's the question addressed in this morning's Texas Watchdog piece written by former Observer-er Matt Pulle, who examines the Texas gubernatorial candidate's involvement in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    The Holy Trinity Bridge

    From The Trinity Trust's brand-new Web site devoted to selling Dallas on the Calatrava Bridge​As promised, The Trinity Trust today debuted its new campaign to build interest in the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, and there's an accompanying Web site: Discover the Trinity. You'll also find a second, jaz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2009

    Steel Yourself: Next Month, An All-Star Party to Celebrate "Bridging the Trinity"

    Sam MertenTurns out, we'd like to take back everything we ever said about that Trinity River Corridor Project model. It was accurate after all.​The steel for the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge's been down by the Trinity River for, oh, a few days at least -- I breathlessly ogled the two cylinders, each ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    Hutchison's Press Secretary on Perry's $9 Billion "Rainy Day" Claim: "It's Hypocrisy at Its Finest and Clearly Politically Motivated."

    Sam Merten​As mentioned earlier, Governor Rick Perry gave us the Heisman when we tried to get a response to his boasts this afternoon about balancing the state's budget and tucking away $9 billion for a "rainy day," conveniently leaving out that nearly all of that $9 billion and the dough used ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2009

    Pete Sessions Doesn't Know Allen Stanford. Except That One Time, In Antigua ...

    Pete SessionsOn Tuesday, just the feds were charging "Sir" Robert Allen Stanford with "massive, ongoing fraud" in Dallas federal court, a Friend of Unfair Park pointed out a report that Stanford had sponsored Senator John Cornyn's November 2004 $7,000 "fact-finding mission" to Antigua. Now, courtesy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2008

    From the White House to Your House, Texas Pols' Christmas Tree Balls

    A Friend of Unfair Park, who's clearly in the holiday spirit, suggested we head back over to the White House's "A Red, White and Blue Christmas 2008" page, if only to check out local (and regional) pols' choice of ornaments hanging from the White House Christmas Tree. And, sure enough, there were a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2008

    Dallas Women's Foundation is "Troubled" By Results of Latest Study

    A Friend of Unfair Park, who's clearly in the holiday spirit, suggested we head back over to the White House's "A Red, White and Blue Christmas 2008" page, if only to check out local (and regional) pols' choice of ornaments hanging from the White House Christmas Tree. And, sure enough, there were a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2008

    Wait, Florence Shapiro's Jewish? Thanks, Wick. Had No Idea.

    A Friend of Unfair Park, who's clearly in the holiday spirit, suggested we head back over to the White House's "A Red, White and Blue Christmas 2008" page, if only to check out local (and regional) pols' choice of ornaments hanging from the White House Christmas Tree. And, sure enough, there were a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2008

    Creationists, Claiming "Viewpoint Discrimination," Are Not Done Fighting With State Education Board

    A Friend of Unfair Park, who's clearly in the holiday spirit, suggested we head back over to the White House's "A Red, White and Blue Christmas 2008" page, if only to check out local (and regional) pols' choice of ornaments hanging from the White House Christmas Tree. And, sure enough, there were a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2008

    ACORN Goes Nuts for Kay Bailey Hutchison

    A Friend of Unfair Park, who's clearly in the holiday spirit, suggested we head back over to the White House's "A Red, White and Blue Christmas 2008" page, if only to check out local (and regional) pols' choice of ornaments hanging from the White House Christmas Tree. And, sure enough, there were a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2007

    Charlie Rose Talks to Kay Bailey; Should Help With the Getting to Sleep

    A Friend of Unfair Park, who's clearly in the holiday spirit, suggested we head back over to the White House's "A Red, White and Blue Christmas 2008" page, if only to check out local (and regional) pols' choice of ornaments hanging from the White House Christmas Tree. And, sure enough, there were a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2007

    You, Snooze. We Lose.

    A Friend of Unfair Park, who's clearly in the holiday spirit, suggested we head back over to the White House's "A Red, White and Blue Christmas 2008" page, if only to check out local (and regional) pols' choice of ornaments hanging from the White House Christmas Tree. And, sure enough, there were a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2006

    Finding All That's Wrong About Wright Compromise

    A Friend of Unfair Park, who's clearly in the holiday spirit, suggested we head back over to the White House's "A Red, White and Blue Christmas 2008" page, if only to check out local (and regional) pols' choice of ornaments hanging from the White House Christmas Tree. And, sure enough, there were a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2006

    Millions for Thousands

    A Friend of Unfair Park, who's clearly in the holiday spirit, suggested we head back over to the White House's "A Red, White and Blue Christmas 2008" page, if only to check out local (and regional) pols' choice of ornaments hanging from the White House Christmas Tree. And, sure enough, there were a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2006

    Wright Deal Not Right? Maybe. Probably?

    A Friend of Unfair Park, who's clearly in the holiday spirit, suggested we head back over to the White House's "A Red, White and Blue Christmas 2008" page, if only to check out local (and regional) pols' choice of ornaments hanging from the White House Christmas Tree. And, sure enough, there were a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2006

    Gary Griffith Opens the Books. Has To, Really.

    A Friend of Unfair Park, who's clearly in the holiday spirit, suggested we head back over to the White House's "A Red, White and Blue Christmas 2008" page, if only to check out local (and regional) pols' choice of ornaments hanging from the White House Christmas Tree. And, sure enough, there were a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 3, 2003

    Fire It Up

    One good thing about the Trinity

  • News

    June 26, 2003

    Tin Giant

    Let Belo buy every station in the country--makes my job easier

  • News

    November 1, 2001

    Last Chance

    Kill the river plan, save the river

  • News

    August 17, 2000

    Sins of a Preacher Man

    Until his overthrow, Bill Price led the Texas anti-abortion movement for 17 years. Was it politics, ego, or something worse that did him in?

  • News

    August 3, 2000

    Buzz

    Why wait?; Real world

  • News

    April 6, 2000

    Buzz

    Caught napping; Save that gerbil; Ill-chosen words

  • News

    March 30, 2000

    Letters

    Eyes wide shut; Vigilante justice; Long live the queen; And more

  • News

    March 2, 2000

    Impossible dreamer

    Fearless reformer or legal terrorist? Bobby Wightman-Cervantes makes a run for the Senate. The Texas Bar says he should have his head examined.

  • Calendar

    December 30, 1999

    Horse with no name

    First person to call it "D2K" is gettin' firebombed

  • News

    June 4, 1998

    Buzz

    First person to call it "D2K" is gettin' firebombed

  • News

    November 23, 1995

    Buzz

    First person to call it "D2K" is gettin' firebombed

  • News

    October 26, 1995

    Judge, not?

    Dallas attorney Cheryl Wattley's nomination for the federal bench is in limbo

  • News

    January 5, 1995

    Letters

    Dallas attorney Cheryl Wattley's nomination for the federal bench is in limbo

  • News

    November 3, 1994

    Buzz

    Dallas attorney Cheryl Wattley's nomination for the federal bench is in limbo

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