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June 8, 2009 - 10:36 am
NEWS FEED: Bay Area Houston

Texas Progressive Alliance roundup

By noreply@blogger.com (John Coby)

It's Monday, and that means it is time for another edition of the Texas Progressive Alliance's weekly round-up.

Neil at Texas Liberal writes about the relocation of the National Cash Register company from Dayton, Ohio to Georgia. Treating people like dirt for 200 years gives Southern states an advantage in creating a so-called business friendly low-tax low-wage climate.

BossKitty at TruthHugger is so amazed at the short sighted policies our state and country continue to pursue. Buy American is a path to destruction. Isolationist Trends Protect US From Reality

Lamar Smith wins South Texas Chisme's asshat of the week award. Hyper partisan

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Wed, 11/19/2008 - 17:17

Burgess loses bid for policy chairman

By Jason Thurlkill, PolitickerTX.com Reporter

U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Lewisville) lost his challenge to become chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee. He has been serving as the committee's vice-chairman.  

House Republicans re-elected Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) to the post instead.   McCotter was supported by Minority Leader John Boehner, an Ohio Republican. McCotter will remain the fourth highest-ranking Republican in the House leadership.

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Tue, 11/04/2008 - 15:19

Hensarling, Burgess, Cornyn could win big even if GOP has bad night

By Jason Thurlkill, PolitickerTX.com Reporter

Three members of the Texas Congressional delegation may move up the ranks of the Republican leadership even if Republicans do not do well on Election Day. 

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Wed, 10/01/2008 - 10:33

Burgess lays out ideas for House compromise on financial rescue

By Jason Thurlkill, PolitickerTX.com Reporter

U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, vice chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee, called for a "compromise" to the development of "emergency financial legislation." The Flower Mound Republican said "we need to work on it until we get it right" in a post on the The Hill's Congress Blog.

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