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He's right about Texas politics. And also left.

Fivethirtyeight is the ultimate political junkies’ Web site. It is probability-driven. Fantasy baseball addicts (of whom I am one) will be familiar with the principals: Will Carroll and Nate Silver of Baseball Prospectus, which specializes in detailed statistical analyses of player performance. I bought it for a couple of years but found a rival publication, [...]
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When Steve Munisteri was elected chair of the state Republican party, I wrote in my report on the GOP state convention that his defeat of the ultraconservative Cathy Adams was a positive development for the state Republican party. Now I’m not so sure. Munisteri went off the deep end when he told GOP candidates for [...]
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GOP Gov. Rick Perry upped the ante on the question of whether he'll debate Democratic challenger Bill White. Perry -- who has said he won't debate unless White releases his income tax returns from his time as deputy energy secretary...
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Cuts rile teacher groups
9/1/2010 3:32 PM
Teacher groups reacted strongly today to proposed budget cuts they say would cripple public education. Education CommissionerRobert Scott Education Commissioner Robert Scott defended his agency's proposal to cut at least $260 million as a result of instruction from the state's...
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  1. Re: Press Release: Villarreal Calls for Balancing the Budget Without Abandoning Higher Education

    Oops, seems the Republicans ran a little short of money again. So, they are going to follow the trie...

    --Ken

  2. Re: Press Advisory: Women's Health Program - Saving Money & Strengthening Families

    What a great idea! It only makes sense to prevent problems before they happen. Not only are there ...

    --Matt

  3. Re: Appointed to the Select Committees on School Finance, Fiscal Stability

    Although it may never pass muster with the voters, I feel the only way we can address the funding ne...

    --d34415

 
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Oscars - Best Picture Poll


With the Olympics and primary elections behind us, and the Academy Awards coming up on Sunday, it's time to get in the Oscars spirit.

Which movie do you think should win Best Picture? Vote in my poll and I'll share the results Monday on my blog.

My personal favorite was the independent film "Meet State Representative Mike Villarreal."

You can watch it and trailers for the Oscar nominees by following these links:

Watch Meet State Representative Mike Villarreal here:

 

Watch Avatar here.

Watch  Blind Side here

Watch District 9 here.  

Watch An Education here.

Watch The Hurt Locker here.

Watch Inglorious Basterds here

Watch Precious here.

Watch A Serious Man here.

Watch Up here.    

Watch Up in the Air here

 



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    State Representative Mike Villarreal - Texas House District 123 San Antonio
    P.O. Box 11607, Austin, Texas 78711-1607 - (512) 382-0357
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