Friday, December 28, 2007

Parkdale Bank: Ray Mc Murrey Is From Here, He Still Believes Like It Says In The Intro, "I'll be a straight-shooter & a square-dealer "& He Does "Reme

Parkdale Bank: Ray Mc Murrey Is From Here, He Still Believes Like It Says In The Intro, "I'll be a straight-shooter & a square-dealer "& He Does "Remember The Alamo"


"I'll be as hardy of mind as I am of body. I'll be a straight-shooter and a square-dealer. My family name will be sacred My word will be as good as any contract. I'll remember the Alamo. I'll stick by my friends. And I'll eat more chicken-fried steak."

"We do not win by replacing a corporate Republican with a corporate Democrat," said Mr. McMurrey, speaking to about a dozen supporters at an East Austin residence.


Ray told me this before he spoke at his Official Announcement to run against the Corporate Democratic Military Industrial Complex Candidate for Texas US Senator.

A very passionate candidate who is anything other than a fake or what some like to call a politician.

Ray is not a Politician and this is a very very positive attribute.

Dont get me wrong he is very well suited for the Senate and the diplomacy is there but there is a sternness that demands his respect kind of like the respect and command he possesses in the classroom. I think we can all agree, if he can handle our youth in the classroom he will do well for us in Washington.

Two more things

Remember the Alamo

and

Stay tuned for Jan 2 next year.

"We do not win by replacing a corporate Republican with a corporate Democrat," said Mr. McMurrey, speaking to about a dozen supporters at an East Austin residence.


Ray Mc Murrey is from Corpus Christi.

He tells us upfront of his progressive leanings and his disappointment in both of the Hegemonic Parties.

Hegemony,.... Watch the Movie "Hot Fuzz".

Friday, December 21, 2007

Corpus Christi Watchdog Authority: [texaswallstreetjournal] Insurance / Healthcare Industry Vs Trial Lawyers

Texas Wall Street Journal Insurance / Healthcare Industry Vs Trial Lawyers. We do however, express our disappointment in Sheriff Kaelin's partisan political positioning

We at Los Kenedenos concur (although not in totality) with the Author's take on the linked issue.

We do however, express our disappointment in Sheriff Kaelin's partisan political positioning. In hindsight we look back to the previous administration and many an issue we may question, but we do not recall any investigations (while ongoing) conducted in such boisterous fashion. In the same, we do not believe there are any grounds of civil rights violations due to race or ethnicity. It is evident false statements were made in an attempt to spin public opinion and we do find this to be obtuse to the due process afforded to all Americans. We ask Mr Kaelin to remember the faithless party abandonment of his party who now uses him (and his popularity) to launch political strikes. Mr Kaelin needs to realize these shoes he stands in uncomfortably. Everybody is watching, so just be yourself and quit appeasing to Political Powerbase who did not back you up and will run the first time you are in trouble.

Respectfully,

Anton Haley

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Corpus Christi Watchdog Authority: Guy Watts filed for divorce on last Friday 12/07/2007

The Caller Times continues to censor and manipulate public input while using the same censored material in their own articles and claiming it as their own work product. Below, the most recent material submitted to be included in the public comments for public viewing. On a positive note, we take it as a compliment.

Corpus Christi Watchdog Authority: Guy Watts filed for divorce on last Friday 12/07/2007

Sunday, December 09, 2007

B.A.C.A.L.A.: Velacrat is making friends with the Federal Entrapment gang and sycophants up to the ones he believes will elevate his Rose

B.A.C.A.L.A.: Abel Herrero has proven himself and his record is there for all to see; he is a fine representative



Abel Herrero has proven himself and his record is there for all to see. I am proud of Abel, he is a fine representative.

There is a natural law I always like to follow, "If it isnt broke , then it don't need fixin".

On the other hand,


















Velacrat is making friends with the Federal Entrapment gang and sycophants up to the ones he believes will elevate his Rose to a Federal Judicial Bench.




Is Fil Vela going into the fraud abuse prosecution racket & the manufacturing of fraud abuse prosecutions?

Inroads (for GOP) into South Texas?
















Hurt? Injured? Need a Lawyer? Too Bad!



















TLR?? ..................................three little bitty letters;















nah, I wouldnt worry bout em.

Monday, August 06, 2007

"IN THE KNOW": "Mr. and Mrs. North and South America and all ships at sea," "Let’s go to press!

"IN THE KNOW": "Mr. and Mrs. North and South America and all ships at sea," "Let’s go to press!


Just got back from hooking some Big Reds at the Mother Lagoon. Now, that's WATT I'm talkin bout invoking a FIGHT. I had not had an opportunity to read the Caller Times and Jamie Powell's Political Pulse and one of the guys came up and starting telling us how Junior John attacked the internet community and Mikal WATTSFORSENATE Campaign amateur. He said, "They are talking about you all over the Newspaper today". I asked him, "What do you mean? Who is "they"?

He said that Senator guy Cornyn, he is saying that the blogs and the internet message are an amateur way for WATTS to Campaign. He is saying Mikal Watts but he is talking about you.

Well, I am not with the WATTSFORSENATE Campaign but I am going against Junior John.

The said to me, you must be starting to irritate them, getting to them with things they cannot defend or else he wouldn't say anything.

I told him, "I am a fly, and I am going a Junior John, I am now in his ear, He will scratch and scratch at his ear trying to get me out, he will scratch until he is bleeding, he will himself to death trying to get me out of his ear."
Rothenberg Report, calling Watts' campaign Web site video, "the silliest, most transparent attempt to deliver a message I have ever seen."
Who is Rothenberg and why should we care WATT he says? It is enough to know he is trying to get Junior John re-elected. His writing is meaningless rhetoric. Transparent? Transparency is a good thing, but obviously transparency is a negative attribute of Government according to the GOP?
"If this is Mikal Watts' first attempt to draw attention to his campaign via the Internet he may ought to use another medium," said Texas GOP spokesman Hans Klingler. "Watts invoking the word 'fight' without the slightest idea or experience in any elected or leadership arena is comical."

We (Los Kenedenos) were going after Junior John prior to any Watts intentions to challenge the Junior Senator. Besides, why would a GOP Spokesman advise us? We are definitely in a good medium current or else ole Hans would not be advising us to "use another medium". We are definitely connecting with the "sweet spot" and they keep on changing pitchers. As far as fight, come and get it BOYS. Amateur, we take that as a compliment and it is a true statement, in our case.

WATT are you scared of Junior John?

Bring it now and may we dance everyday until the day when Texas will make their choice.

Invoking the word Fight?
"without the slightest idea or experience in any elected or leadership arena"


We know WATT Junior John's idea of leadership is, it is a sycophantic relationship with the GOP.

Junior John's Experience is his record and there is nothing there for the average Texan, there is nothing in his record for the South Texan or for the hispanic.

We got him building a border fence that was appropriated for, as a Concrete WAll.

Invoke the word FIGHT Mr Hans exclaims?

We will take our chances.

We stand waiting in the ring or in the alley whichever you choose Mr Hans Klingler.

As far as leadership and elected arenas, we got Junior John's record vs the hope that somebody has the balls to run his A$$ out of office.

We are here and the hope begins to grow.












The snowball now, only needs a little downward slope and then we just jump on for the ride.
We wont need to support it anymore and you guys cant stop it, it will just keep rolling and rolling and rolling.















You GOP guys, doncha you got a little better punch than that to throw? Where is all that salty dog experience of the "Professional Politician / Carpet Bagger"?


You know WATT I mean by Professional Carpetbagger?

  • come around only at election time
  • say and do WATT ever it takes to get re elected.
  • Quiet up about the Craddick transgressions even though you should denounce him,
  • mums the word on building a wall but let the racist haters know you still support it
  • and charm the Humanities and let them know you are for them and have always supported them
  • like you tried to you act like you are for the American GI Forum and have always supported the Hispanic culture in that plagiarized article in some East Texas Publication; where you were trying to use the image and spirit of DR Hector P Garcia.
Junior John is now officially a comedian.

Well he must be?
Isn't he trying to make us laugh?

Surely Junior John does not think we are stupid enough to believe his Cotton Eyed Joe song and Dance?


WATTS that word?

B U L L S H / T ! ! !




GOP suggests Watts' campaign is amateur

The Texas Republican Party went on the offensive Friday against lawyer Mikal Watts, who is making a run at Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn.

The state GOP cited a recent article by Stuart Rothenberg, author of the national political publication Rothenberg Report, calling Watts' campaign Web site video, "the silliest, most transparent attempt to deliver a message I have ever seen."

"If this is Mikal Watts' first attempt to draw attention to his campaign via the Internet he may ought to use another medium," said Texas GOP spokesman Hans Klingler. "Watts invoking the word 'fight' without the slightest idea or experience in any elected or leadership arena is comical."

Sunday, August 05, 2007

Political Pulse: San Patricio County Watchdog Authority

Political Pulse: San Patricio County Watchdog Authority

San Patricio County Watchdog Authority



P-2votecanvassisng1109--CALLER TIMES PHOTO BY GEORGE GONGORA---San Patricio county judge, Terry Simpson shows numbers from vote convassing held today at San Patricio County Courthouse in Sinton that overturned the election in Juan Garcia's favor.

Monday, July 02, 2007

"IN THE KNOW": For those of you who are "In the Know"

"IN THE KNOW": For those of you who are "In the Know"

Quantum meruit: Ask no more and give no less than honesty, courage, loyalty, generosity, and fairness






Corpus Christi Watchdog Authority: "nobody knows Mikal Watts better than Corpus Christi." But does Mikal Watts know us (the people of Corpus Christi)?

The Kenedy Pasture Company: A Civil Action in the Making?

2007-07-02

A Civil Action in the Making?




Why must we flex our muscles?

Nueces County, CCISD, 105th Judicial District Attorney; how many kids were locked up without an attorney?



  • There is no excuse for violating the basic human rights afforded under the United States Constitution.
  • How many kids were locked up by a court of nonrecord?
  • Not even with a parent's consent unless the parent has been given the opportunity to consult with counsel.
  • How many children taken into custody were advised of their Miranda Rights?
  • Oh yeah, Plaisted and every CCISD kid for whom, he provided service
.

What do we want?

Go do some homework, we want responsive representation with transparent operation.



We want to not be railroaded for tardies or for absences when the District does not practice due diligence in interdicting but is very diligent in recording the events and adamantly prosecutes and collects half of the fine. When the people cant pay the kids are picked up from class and taken in handcuffs to the court of nonrecord. The Parent is contacted and ordered to appear immediately. When the Parent arrives he or she is told to pay or your kid goes to jail and sometimes the parent is threatened and / or locked up as well. I have never seen a kid who has been provided counsel but I have witnessed many a kid go to jail.

And this from non responsive legislators who have enabled the School Administration to blame the parent when they allow children in their custody to roam at large unaccounted for and the District in coordination with the Courts of non record get paid (profit) from it.

2007-07-01

"Court Appointed Rolodex's". Nanotechnology and "Confessing Error" in a dog and pony show who operate like they are in a Kangaroo Court.








Nanotechnology at work right before our eyes finally an acknowledgment of what has been going on for quite a while now. The information in those "Court Appointed Rolodex's", there is gold in them hills. And this is going to start becoming available when? and for who? We have came to a narrowing of the road here in this alligning of energy fields. I can see it now we got Mikal who who is the adversary of my adversary John Cornyn. We also have the Honorable Judge Manuel Banales who needs to align with Mr Watts and vice versa. Does he want to run for mayor unopposed? I would rather see him correct the errors and run for Governor or Ascend to the Texas Supreme Court. Now, John Cornyn has "Confessed Error" and I assure you it wasn't out of fairness but in the essence of knocking the checkers off of the Table because he was going to lose. And Carlos Valdez & John Hubert "Confess Error" on appeal from the 105th. Hubert & Valdez "confess error" so they can conceal Mary Cano. And that is as painless as it gets.

Anton



CCCT Political Pulse

Mikal Watts seeks to round up list of Democrats for self, others

By Jaime Powell

A Monday noontime fundraiser at Vietnam restaurant for U.S. Senate hopeful Mikal Watts was a who's who of the local bar association and judiciary, including five district judges. Watts, who is living in San Antonio, told the crowd that "nobody knows Mikal Watts better than Corpus Christi."

Watts, a Democrat, who is seeking the seat held by Republican Sen. John Cornyn, asked the gathering to dig through their Rolodexes and e-mail address lists because he hopes to compile a statewide database to reach Democratic voters that can be used by all Texas Democrats.

"That way, when Judge (J. Manuel) Bañales runs for mayor he can use it," Watts joked, to uproarious laughter from the crowd and a big grin from Bañales, who was sitting on the front row.



2007-06-30

If you need an attorney.....if he is any good he will tell you watt an "Ander's Appeal" is? If he tells you not to worry about it.........FIRE HIM !!!

Sunday, June 24, 2007

Garcia bitter and as usual all about d'money.......one shoreline rent is expensive...ipod downloadable remedy.....process

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Political Pulse: 06.24.07

By Jaime Powell (Contact)
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Fulton persuaded Neal to come to surprise party.
Fulton persuaded Neal to come to surprise party.
Messbarger joked he went to Neal's 70th birthday 10 years ago.
Messbarger joked he went to Neal's 70th birthday 10 years ago.
McComb hasn't decided on further political campaigns.
McComb hasn't decided on further political campaigns.
Neal hinted for two men to take their hats off during Pledge.
Neal hinted for two men to take their hats off during Pledge.
Seaman has funds that could be used for a race, GOP chair says.
Seaman has funds that could be used for a race, GOP chair says.

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CORPUS CHRISTI — Hunter says rumor he'll oppose Rep. Juan Garcia is just talk

Austin Democratic campaign strategist Kelly Fero e-mailed state Rep. Juan Garcia that former Democratic state Rep. Todd Hunter met with Republican House Speaker Tom Craddick's daughter Christi Craddick last week and has agreed to run against Garcia as a Republican.

Besides being the speaker's child, Christi Craddick also is his well-paid political consultant.

According to Fero, his sourcing on the rumor is impeccable, and big money Republican campaign donors including school voucher proponent James Leininger reportedly are ready to pony up the cash necessary for Hunter to mount a challenge against Garcia.

Hunter denied it.

"The answer is no, and I have not met with anybody," Hunter said Friday. "I am glad to be on the rumor list. I got called night before last by the political papers in Austin. I have been asked if I would consider state rep. or Congress, but I still have not decided. Call me next week when they say I met with George Bush."

Nueces GOP chair cites leftover Seaman funds

Nueces County Republican chairman Mike Bertuzzi said Thursday night that he is not sure if Hunter is going to run. But former Rep. Gene Seaman, whom Garcia beat in the heavily Republican district, is definitely eyeing a rematch, he said.

"He has still got $75,000 in leftover campaign funds, and we can't get any of it out of him," Bertuzzi said.

County GOP chair's wife to run for court

Bertuzzi also officially let the cat out of the bag regarding his wife Caroline's political aspirations. The Democrats have been saying for weeks that Caroline Bertuzzi was planning to run for the 13th Court of Appeals against Justice Dori Contreras Garza.

Bertuzzi said that's a sure thing, and the Republicans believe that she can beat Contreras, a Rio Grande Valley Democrat.

Garcia host list for event spans spectrum

In the meantime, Garcia is raising money for the fight.

The 62-person Host List for his June 27 fundraiser at the Padre Island home of Glenn and Crystal Lyons spans both ends of the political spectrum with stalwart Democrats such as lawyer Mauricio Celis and U.S. Senate hopeful Mikal Watts, and community Republican cornerstones such as American Bank President Al Jones and CCISD board member John Longoria.

"Some people might say that seeing those folks in the same room is the eighth sign of the Apocalypse," Garcia said Thursday. "But in a country increasingly divided into 'Red' and 'Blue' factions, we're speaking 'Purple,' and people are responding."

Search for manager draws suggestions

During Monday's Ingleside City Council special meeting, members discussed the possible state and national employment Web sites on which to post the city's opening for city manager.

Suggestions included the Texas City Managers Association and www.monster.com.

Councilman Willie Vaden tossed in his vote.

"How about eHarmony.com?" he asked before he and other council members broke out in laughter. "I bet you we can get tons of hits."

Mayor Elaine Kemp tried to maintain order by banging her gavel.

"This is serious," said Kemp before breaking into a smile.

Ingleside mayor's cakes are a hit

After almost two hours discussing Naval Station Ingleside and the open city manager's position, Ingleside City Council members took a break before going into closed session to discuss previous applicants for the position.

Mayor Kemp, known for her baking skills, had brought a tray of different cakes to share with those attending the meeting. Vaden, who had grabbed and consumed at least two handfuls of the sweets, appeared to dance a two-step as he walked from his seat to the door for a break.

"I'm just too full from that cake to walk right," he said, smiling and dancing away.

Regents say leader's pay not yet negotiated

When asked Tuesday how much newly selected Del Mar College interim president Travis Kirkland would be paid, college regents Bill Martin and Trey McCampbell said that issue had yet to be negotiated.

With Kirkland listening in only minutes after learning he had been selected, however, Martin jokingly offered a lowball figure.

"We are very pleased that he has agreed to work for free," he kidded.

Neal sternly hints hats-off for Pledge

When it was time to say the Pledge of Allegiance at Wednesday's commissioners court meeting, County Judge Loyd Neal eagle-eyed two veterans at Wednesday's meeting and pointed to the hats that both men had forgotten to take off.

Noticing the mayor's stern look, they both looked baffled until Neal pointed at their hats and both sheepishly removed them.

Port engineer grouses about Wal-Mart fight

Listening to a report from city staff about ongoing developments at a Metropolitan Planning Committee meeting Thursday, Port of Corpus Christi engineer Greg Brubeck grumbled at a presentation about the Wal-Mart Supercenter proposed for the Southside.

The site has been one of the most contentious public fights recently, with some residents near the proposed Wal-Mart complaining they don't want it.

"As many people will complain that they don't have a Wal-Mart when this is over," Brubeck said.

County judge needled at his surprise party

Strolling into the main ballroom of the Corpus Christi Country Club Thursday night with Fulton Coastcon principal Joe Fulton in tow, County Judge Neal was awestruck by the 350 people gathered for his surprise 70th birthday party.

Fulton played a key role in bamboozling Neal into showing up.

"I was just going to dinner with Joe Fulton," a beaming Neal said. "I'm going to kill him."

Standing nearby, Kingsville Economic Council executive director Dick Messbarger was laughing.

"I swear I went to Loyd's 70th birthday 10 years ago! I swear I did."

Difference was wider than fork in the road

Fulton, who is a very active behind-the-scenes player in local politics, strolled up to former County Commissioner Joe McComb, who lost a recent bid for state representative against Solomon Ortiz Jr.

"What do you plan to run for next?" Fulton quizzed.

McComb said he had not decided.

Fulton, with a sly grin, asked if maybe McComb might be interested in retaking his old commissioner's seat, which is currently held by McComb's fellow Republican Chuck Cazalas.

"What about your boy Chuck?" McComb asked.

Fulton replied that he and Cazalas had a parting of ways.

"It wasn't a fork in the road," Fulton continued. "It was a split."

Garcia'd like Coastal Bend to see Obama

Reps. Garcia and Ruth Jones-McClendon, D-San Antonio, are co-hosting Garcia's law school classmate and presidential aspirant Barack Obama in San Antonio today. They'll have a private brunch, followed by a rally at Sunset Station next to the Alamodome.

"I don't agree with Barack on every issue, but he's bringing people to the political process that have never been interested before, and he's speaking in bipartisan terms," Garcia said. "We'll have him down here before the election, and I want the Coastal Bend to meet him."

Political Pulse is compiled and written by Caller Times politics reporter Jaime Powell. This week's contributors include Powell, Israel Saenz and Beth Wilson. Have a tip? Contact Powell at 886-3716 or powellj@caller.com

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"He has still got $75,000 in leftover campaign funds, and we can't get any of it

Sunday, May 27, 2007

Texas Public Education Watchdog Authority: Dear Chuy Hinojosa, Florence Shapiro and distinguished Education Committee Members

Texas Public Education Watchdog Authority: Dear Chuy Hinojosa, Florence Shapiro and distinguished Education Committee Members


Just give us (Education) the Lottery Proceeds as per original bill of sale. The Lottery was sold to us (the voters of the great State of Texas) as 100% of the proceeds were for Educating our youth.

What percentage of the Lottery proceeds (currently) are dedicated to the education of our youth?

Why is it, the wealth always steals from our children after acting like they were creating, “doing it for th kids” huge reservoirs of Avarice to siphon off.

Like the Lottery originally was ratified by the people of the Great State of Texas with the belief ot was a moneymaker for our Children’s Education. And now how much of the Lottery revenue makes it to Public Education?



Perry Craddick & Corporate Welfare in the name of WIA, ED Byrne Grant, and under the guise of helping the poor.


With the Education funding we should demand that the dedication of lottery money to the Education of our Children be adhered to as it was sold to Texas. The Lottery when legislated was for the Education of Texas Students. Finally, the Private Sector is funded under the WIA slush fund for Corporate Welfare Recipients under the Guise of a Welfare Reform or Welfare to Work / JOB generating program to help the poor. The rich are getting richer in the name of helping the poor. And one needs to always remember it is both parties dippin into the creative crony contractualism. Give it a title, write a grant and set up a front office with a computer and a sign; then get some brochures and a few token clients and funnel the Avarice in a shell game like manner and voila a new ranch or a new house maybe an agency hummer or King Ranch Pickup Truck with a magnetic sign. Give a few JOBS to your network affiliates and send the clients to perform community based work and get rich and richer doing it. Ask Mary Cano or Oscar Martinez to explain it in detail. Charmed I'm sure.



TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2007
>(copyright 2007 Texas Federation of Teachers)
>
>Proposed State Budget Shortchanges Schools and Educators; Keep Up the Fight
>For House TRS Plan; House at a Standstill as Speaker Clings to Power
>
>Proposed Budget Shortchanges Public Schools, Education Employees: TFT
>President Linda Bridges put out a press statement today deploring the
>results of the House-Senate conference committee on the 2008-2009 budget.
>The state budget plan in House Bill 1 still must win the approval of
>majorities in both the House and Senate. As President Bridges' statement
>below explains, HB 1 in its current form does not deserve that approval:
>
>"Education and educators would be shortchanged badly in the budget proposed
>by House-Senate conferees this afternoon. Based on the information
>currently
>available, school funding would remain static, not even getting back to the
>level of state and local funding school districts had in 2002 in real
>terms, after you take inflation into account. The $850-a-year
>cost-of-living pay raise for teachers passed by the House last month would
>shrivel to about $425, according to the legislative budget staff. If paid
>out to all teachers across the board, this would amount to less than $25 a
>month after taxes and deductions--not even enough to cover the cost of
>rising average health-care premiums. And the conferees took pains today to
>say the money would not even have to be paid out across the board to all
>teachers.
>
>"Worst of all is what this budget proposal would do regarding TRS pension
>benefits. The bill would withhold an eminently affordable and exceedingly
>modest pension boost--a 13th check for TRS retirees--unless other
>legislation passes
>to impose new levies on all current school employees. The only way retirees
>would get a 13th check, under this scheme devised by Sen. Robert Duncan,
>would be if active school employees pay a higher contribution rate, taking
>roughly $50 million a year out of their pockets. This plan totally
>contradicts the House legislation passed unanimously on Wednesday that
>would provide a 13th check for retirees fully funded by the state, without
>imposing any new levies on active employees.
>
>"In short, school districts under this budget would regain none of the
>ground they have lost financially, teachers would get at best a measly pay
>raise of less than $25 a month that wouldn't even keep up with inflation,
>and 300,000 school support personnel would suffer an actual pay cut, as a
>result of the higher levies imposed on them for TRS with no compensating
>increase in pay. You have to give the
>conferees credit--it takes a certain ingenuity to come up with a plan this
>bad at a time when the state is sitting on a record-high budget surplus."
>
>Keep Up the Fight for House TRS Plan! At this writing members of the Texas
>House are standing firm in support of their unanimously approved plan for a
>13th check for TRS retirees, funded by an increase in the state
>contribution rate to 6.7 percent, with no new costs imposed on active
>school employees. Several Senate offices reported to us today that they are
>receiving a high volume of calls in support of this House version of SB
>1846--as well they should be. The Senate alternative proposed by Sen.
>Robert Duncan, Republican of Lubbock, is a thinly veiled attempt to shift
>state costs for TRS pensions onto active employees and their school
>districts.
>
>Duncan let slip the real agenda during floor debate on his plan,
>noting that increasing the TRS levy on active employees and requiring a
>contribution from school districts could "free up general revenue for other
>purposes." In other words, this scheme would allow the state to save money
>by shifting costs onto education employees and local taxpayers.
>
>Duncan's staff in response to callers today reportedly was claiming that
>the freshly hatched budget deal (see above) means that there's no money and
>no time left to provide this session for the 6.7-percent state contribution
>rate that the House proposes. But that's not so. The legislature has
>billions of dollars left to allocate right now, and it would take only a
>tiny fraction of that treasure--less than 1 percent of it, in fact--for the
>state to get to the 6.7-percent TRS contribution rate from the 6.58 percent
>already built into the budget. Even if the budget bill passes in its
>current form, the
>House plan for a fully state-paid 13th check with no new costs imposed on
>active employees could also still pass and become law with full force and
>effect, delivering a 13th check in September.
>
>The upshot is that you have an opportunity right now to shape the outcome
>of this TRS benefit fight in the critical remaining days before adjournment
>of the legislative session on Monday. Just send the letter on this issue to
>your state senator from the TFT Web site. If you don't know your state
>senator, you can find out quickly when you go to that Web letter.
>
>Speaker's Grip on Gavel Threatened: The Texas House came to a standstill at
>8 PM this evening, as Speaker of the House Tom Craddick shut off House
>members' microphones and called a three-hour recess to head off a
>rank-and-file revolt
>threatening to oust him from the speaker's chair. The Midland Republican is
>under heavy fire from both fellow Republicans and Democrats for what many
>consider his tyrannical rule of the House. Tonight he gave them new grist
>for their argument, by ruling that there is no appeal to the membership as
>a whole if he blocks the parliamentary procedure needed to oust him. His
>ruling, epitomizing the arbitrary, one-man rule of which Speaker Craddick
>stands accused, apparently has led to the resignation of the House
>parliamentarian in protest this evening. Like everyone else at the capitol,
>we are now waiting to see if the House will actually reconvene tonight.
>Keep an eye out for news of the latest developments in the daily TFT
>hotlines that will be published each of the next three days as the
>legislative session hurtles toward final adjournment.


Senate Committee on Education
Committee Information
Chair Vice-Chair Members:

Friday, May 25, 2007

Texas State Representative House District 33: Keep Your Promises Solly. Remember Miller? Why are CCISD Students still running at large during school d

Texas State Representative House District 33: Keep Your Promises Solly. Remember Miller? Why are CCISD Students still running at large during school day hours?

Friday, May 25, 2007

Keep Your Promises Solly. Remember Miller? Why are CCISD Students still running at large during school day hours?



CCISD: Why are CCISD Students allowed to run at large during school day hours?



Education is for our Children, our Youth, our Future. Children and Youth need constant redirection and set boundaries at home and at school as well. When a minor is allowed to run at large during the school day hours whether it is in the halls, leaving or returning a closed campus or simply unaccounted for is irresponsible of the caretaker whose custody in which he / she is placed.
Kenedeno



An absent student is one who does not arrive at school in the morning and is absent for the WHOLE Day. The student was never on campus. The Parent is responsible for the student getting to school (requiring the student to attend school). If the student does not get to school it is the Parent’s responsibility not necessarily the Parent’s fault. There are circumstances where the student will walk in the front door and out the back door without attending a single class. This is where the attendance officers need to improve their due diligence like the old days.

Once the student is counted present in the morning; the Parent has required the student (child) to attend school. Once the student is verified in attendance at the beginning of the school day the student is in the custody of the School.

If the student is tardy or skips class (on campus or off campus) this happens on the watch of the school. The Parent if informed should cooperate and communicate with the School Counselors Administrators and the Attendance Officer to correct the behavior. The Security and Attendance officer should take notice and tighten the belt. This is a security issue as well; there is no excuse for students coming and going outside of the lunch period and it is imperative that attendance irregularities be dealt with within 24 hours. This is easily done with our modern technology.

Instead, what we are seeing is the Attendance Officers documenting the absences as they accumulate and filing on the Parent and student when the number of absences are achieved.

Solly, did you forget about the issues and the kids at Miller and CCISD as a whole?

South Texas Chisme: Chisme roundup

Posted on May 15, 2006 at 06:55:18 PM by Jaime Kenedeno ... sources at ccisd downtown have said that a miller hs asst. principal has become a whistleblower. ...
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South Texas Chisme: Solomon Ortiz Jr. on the ballot for State Rep D33!

I am Jaime Kenedeno of South Texas. A simple Google search will inform you more of WHO I Am. ... The credentials of Noyola and the CCISD / Miller fiasco was ...
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South Texas Chisme: Truth? you cant handle the truth!

That hadn't happened in years, that is why Miller was facing sanctions from the feds (before noyola's time). And Kenedeno is right, we can't support the ...
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South Texas Chisme: New block walking program in Corpu$

Posted on May 29, 2006 at 01:28:04 AM by Jaime Kenedeno ... Roy Miller’s political skills, vision brought Corpus Christi into the modern era ...
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South Texas Chisme: Lets see how you dance to this tune

All the Talk Radio stations will be talking about the Miller HS issue as well as ... From: Jaime Kenedeno [mailto:kingalonzoalvarezdepinedaxiii@gmail.com] ...
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South Texas Chisme: Race for State Rep. District 33 gets HOT

It said that the whistleblowers name at Miller was former assistant ... Jamie Kenedeno, no I just thought it would be fun to do something like that poem. ...
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South Texas Chisme: Who's the REAL enemy?

... Sr. attempts to manipulate the vote and his performance at Miller HS last year. ... Jaime Kenedeno/Haley, Who Knows why he writes anything that he does. ...
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South Texas Chisme: PULP FICTION & The Award Winning Caller-Times

... an article on July 23rd entitled PAPER WON’T REPORT RUMORS AT MILLER HIGH, ... Thanks for watching my back, Kenedeno. At 4:19 AM, Jaime Kenedeño said. ...
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South Texas Chisme: Dangerous chisme?

When we write something us here at Kenedeno & Associates believe it to be true. ... in example will be the one that Danny Noyola was removed from Miller. ...
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South Texas Chisme: HD 33 shuffle

Danny Noyola, Sr., recently reassigned from Miller HS principal to Moody assistant principal, ... Posted on July 3, 2006 at 09:51:17 PM by Jaime Kenedeno ...
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South Texas Chisme: Once again the Caller times tells only half truth

-Jane Wall – Current teacher and former Miller HS journalism instructor “As a Precinct chair, ... Political Pulse: Kenedeno’s Political Pulse ...
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Sunday, May 20, 2007

Royalty Exposed

Political Pulse: 05.20.07

By Jaime Powell (Contact)
Sunday, May 20, 2007



Hummell gets royal treatment

Incoming at-large City Councilman Mike Hummell has to be feeling a little royal after his friends and cohorts at the law firm Huseman Dodson and Hummell, where he is a partner, sent out invitations to a "Coronation Celebration" honoring Hummell for his recent elevation to what could be called a throne.

Though there is no royal bloodline, incoming District 4 Councilman Mike McCutchon and Hummell are sort of related by virtue of marriage. Hummell's stepsister is McCutchon's wife. Sandra McCutchon's mom is married to Hummell's dad.

Look for Alonzo, Cooper sharing opposite views

Community activist Abel Alonzo said he expects to see more of embattled City Councilwoman Melody Cooper. Both showed up at Wednesday's County Commissioners meeting. Alonzo is a regular, while Cooper is not.

Alonzo said Cooper is following him around to counter his calls for her resignation. Cooper has been under fire for several weeks and is the subject of a recall effort after District Judge Sandra Watts sanctioned her for filing fraudulent and misleading documents in a complex custody case. Cooper has said she wants to get her side of the story -- that she was unfairly sanctioned -- out as often as the other side is.

Terms wind down, and so does some work

Impatience seemed to take over the City Council on Tuesday, even though it wasn't the last meeting before a new council takes over.

Next week's meeting is expected to be highly ceremonial, with speeches by outgoing and incoming council members and the canvassing of election results. But several council members couldn't keep the giggling down Tuesday.

When Councilman Rex Kinnison, who is term-limited, asked why members of the ethics committee failed to turn in their ethics report, Councilman Brent Chesney, who did not run for re-election, said, "It's your second to last council meeting -- just quit."

Council points out sign of things to come

Minutes later, when there was confusion from the council about which vote was happening, Chesney wondered aloud, "How long have you been here?"

In a nod to the five new council members who will take their seats next week, Chesney added: "We're going to see a lot of that in the next couple of weeks."

Jerry Garcia, an at-large representative who was not re-elected, replied: "Next couple of years."

GOP newsletter fires at Garcia, misses mark

The Nueces County Republican Party launched a news offensive in the Nueces County Republican newsletter blasting Rep. Juan Garcia, D-Corpus Christi, for not supporting House Bill 1602, a measure designed to protect maritime interests from frivolous lawsuits.

Mike Bertuzzi went on to accuse Garcia of hiding his vote on the legislation by not calling for a recorded vote. "Garcia should have stood up for Coastal Bend businesses and demanded a record vote on HB 1602," Bertuzzi wrote.

One problem: Garcia voted for the bill. And under the Garcia Amendment, every vote on final passage in the Texas House now is recorded and made available online within one hour, Garcia said.

City's lack of wind had a political solution

Garcia wrote a letter to Jessica Davila-Burnett, president of Epic Sports and Entertainment LP, congratulating her for her efforts in organizing last week's U.S. Wind & Water Open. The games were somewhat marred by a rare lack of wind in the Coastal Bend, which hampered the performances of the many windsurfers and kite-boarders who came to town for the event.

"Had I known, I would have brought down some of the windbags in plentiful supply at the Capitol," he joked.

Can computers sense fear, just like dogs do?

Logging into U.S. Rep. Solomon Ortiz's comments section on the congressman's Web site, users must fill out their name, address, e-mail address and then pick an issue. Once that is complete, users must enter the letters in a box to prevent the congressman from getting too much spam.

This week, one user was filling out the form and when he got to the bottom to fill out the access code he was prompted to type in letters spelling "fear."

Political Pulse is compiled and written by Caller-Times politics reporter Jaime Powell. This week's contributors include Powell, Dan Kelley and Beth Wilson. Have a tip? Contact Powell at 886-3716 or powellj@caller.com

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Parkdale Bank: According to Gambi Gamboa, "John Longoria, Carol Scott and Dwayne Hargis already have chosen and will officially choose Roland Barrera

Parkdale Bank: According to Gambi Gamboa, "John Longoria, Carol Scott and Dwayne Hargis already have chosen and will officially choose Roland Barrera as soon as Fri



After analyzing the recent events surrounding the resignation of CCISD Board Trustee Harry Williams (1 of 3 at large district positions); one thing IS clear. That one thing is Due Process (or lack of it). Immediately one's memory of search firm fiascos and the CCISD Board tool of choice, the Interim Superintendent buffer / scapegoat. The process was elaborate and ethical reasons or rule were claimed as the reason for the process.

Well, why such a rush fellas?

Why is the CCISD board in such a hurry to fill this position?

A Superintendent position and a Trustee position; one we wine, dine and lodge and the other we announce for applications for a month or so and "narrow the list down" from 20 to 5 in most expedient fashion. Now, making a long story short we have 20 candidates who invested their creative, intellectual and professional abilities into a work product they hope will be scrutinized by the Board and be successfully competitive. A good letter of interest comes only from the heart. The application is at times tedious but at least it is more objective than the TAKS. Updating one's resume and with a list of references most meaningful to the position and all of this for 15 to get thrown in the trash can and the 5 resumes remaining are to place on public display

full story here

"I'll be as hardy of mind as I am of body. I'll be a straight-shooter and a square-dealer. My family name will be sacred My word will be as good as any contract. I'll remember the Alamo. I'll stick by my friends. And I'll eat more chicken-fried steak."

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Solly this was the main issue, the players in this thread are your people as well as yourself. it was inconceivable that you hide from little ole ME?




It is wrong Solly.


Thursday, July 20, 2006

Truth? you cant handle the truth!

Roland Garza had quite the radio show tonight on 93.5 fm. He laid out the facts that were on paper, including police reports documenting changing of grades and attendance against the will of teachers. Now does this mean wrong doing? Well not sure? But this certainly justifies an external investigation. Don’t you think?

As usual Mr. Noyola says no comment and that it’s all political.

Well Danny don’t you want to be a politico?

You keep trying to conceal the truth! How can you say with a straight face that you will serve honorably in Austin? Start by answering the questions about Miller H.S. and why you were demoted? The people have a right to know.

Open your eyes people!

17 Comments:

At 10:00 PM, Jaime Kenedeño said...

For us who did not hear Mr Garza's show can you elaborate?

If the facts are laid out and the objections and rebuttals remain non existent; then by default they are true.

Give us the facts and let Danny deny or rebut them?

There is more than one way to handle the "no comment" approach.

If there is pending litigation; it should be public information?

If the above is all there is then CCISD is the one at fault.

Remember Danny as Principal is by far not at the top of the food chain and directives written or other come from above.

To me this is not about Danny or Solly. There are much bigger fish to fry.

At 10:17 PM, TolucaSi said...

When it comes to the education of the poor and downtrodden, how can you say, with any sense of decency, that there are bigger fish to fry. It is obvious that your alliance lies elsewhere rather than those who are in most need. Ohnonoyola should be ostricized for his sins against the most vulneralble of our society. The facts are out there and those who refuse to see it follow blindl/ Are those the kind of leaders we have? If you talk to the majority of the teachers, who are afraid to go on the record for fear of retaliation, they will tell you the kind of tactics ohnonoyola use. idiots. Ohnonoyola lacks the intestinal fortitude to do right by our community. What happened to your WATTS issue, Kenedeno? Have yo conveniently forgotten that WATTS is financing ohnonoyola? What's your problem?

At 10:53 PM, Jaime Kenedeño said...

These un written directives regarding attendance policies and grade changing are prevalent throughout CCISD.


Every Principal has a quota to meet and options are coerced from the above administration.

Why now?

Cause it is the third year no?

As far as WATTS is concerned, nobody is bitchin cause Bobby Galvan or Marisela Saldana are supported by WATTS. Nobody is bitchin about anybody else who a certain WATTS faction supports. Fact is there are at least 2 if not 3 factions of the WATTS slate. Hugo introduced Danny thus this is the "TWO FER" section of the WATTS slate.

Also word has it that there is a rift and part of the WATTS group is separating or breaking off.

WATTS is here and it is a fact we must support his slate if we vote democrat. Whether it is SOLLY or DANNY or JOE MAC they will be forced to work with Mikal also.

Danny is a symptom of a much bigger problem.

Miller will face the same problems as it faced last year and the 5 years before that. I witnessed this myself. It is about the incompetence of CCISD Board and Administration.

Danny is gone and helping the children you speak of will only come from fixing the problem. The problem is CCISD.

So yes, there are bigger fish to fry. Any punishment handed to Danny will not help the children one bit.

Tolucasi, do not insult our intelligence and do not use the kids for your agenda.

Truly it is not I or any of the voters who will decide this issue. it is 23 out of 44 who will make the decision for us and without considering our input.

CCISD is the one who commits the retaliatory acts. I know this for a fact.

I acknowledge the facts and I have no doubt they are true. They are true across the board within CCISD.

I say the TWO FER faction of WATTS is the financiers.

WATTS finances Marisela, Galvan, Rodriguez, Olivarez, Alex Garcia yet I hear no bitchin going on there.

By your arguement then we must vote for the Republicans like Steal Neal and and those like Guy Williams who are on their own?

At this time WATTS is not a factor as he is here for this election.

At 12:53 AM, Jaime Kenedeño said...

I'm flattered La Politica.

I am an Advocate.

I am a Defender of the Little People.

I seldom use a dictionary but only to make sure (that) my use of a word is concise so as to adhere to MY intention of it's use.

If you want to know more you can visit our website, google us, call us or ask around and whisper WATT you hear.

holler back


girl

At 3:07 AM, dannoynted1 said...

why do you care watt jaime does?

is he asking who you are IRL?

FOR YOU TO QUESTION HIS ~~~~~~~~~~Jaime...please do not be offended. I am so curious I get home after a long hard day at work. Where do you find time to post so much??? Are you an attorney or a teacher? You seem to know alot however it also seems like you are getting a whole bunch of words out of the nearest dictionary you can find and you ask 20 questions???
If you don't mind my asking...
Watt do you do for a living?
Tell us all who are.


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WHY DONT YOU GO FIRST!

"Tell us all who are."

"Watt do you do for a living?"

Jaime cares about his community and the education of the children who are vulnerable to the whims and "choices" of the ccisd and it's recipients of a ccisd paycheck and its cheesy ccisd personnel

"THANK GOD, JAIME KNOWS THE BOSS!"

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At 8:28 AM, GulfCoastLeftie said...

Jaime, you bring up some good points. There's an old saying, the fish rots from the head. I have always gotten the feeling that once the kids get into middle and high schools, the administrators were concerned about meeting all the state benchmarks on attendance, grades, TAKS, etc., rather than on the success or failure of the students. The teachers at the middle and high schools seemed to be the only ones concerned about the students. I don't have any hard facts, just my personal experiences.

However, any school that loses 23 teachers in a single year is showing signs of stress coming from more than the CCISD "ivory tower." A retired teacher once told me I could judge the effectiveness of a new principal by the number of teachers who left the first year. Using this teacher's standard, there were serious problems within the Miller administration, not just CCISD.

At 9:02 AM, nicelady said...

I agree with part of GulfCoastLeftie on the stress adminstrators put on TAKS but that is not CCISD's fault that is Bush (Republicans) and his "No Child left behind" law. And if we judge the first year principal Noyola, it should be on the TAKS scores that were produced. And as was put in the newspaper, Miller did outpace Moody and Ray in science and math of the TAKS. That hadn't happened in years, that is why Miller was facing sanctions from the feds (before noyola's time). And Kenedeno is right, we can't support the Republicans (look what they do when they are in charge)in the General no matter WATT is financing the campaign. Ortiz or Noyola must have a united party whoever wins the nod.

At 9:13 AM, GulfCoastLeftie said...

True, nicelady, the NCLB should be called "No Child's Behind Left." Most of my personal experiences came before NCLB, so I know the pressure must only have gotten worse since then.

At 10:24 AM, Ta1999 said...

Jaime why dont you ASK Noyola?

Its simple, will he comment on the issue of Miller and his demotion?

If not why? Do you hide something Danny? Last time I checked if your demoted from something at work its because you did something WRONG!

At 12:11 PM, TolucaSi said...

I feel sorry for the person who has to clean up after ohnonoyola at Miller High School. People in this community care little about education and so that is why ohnonoyola was/is able to get away with the mess he created at Miller. There is no excuse for incompetency and that's what ohnonoyola will be taking to Austin if the precinct chairs elect him. Why don't you mail out the documents on ohnonoyola kenedeno. You do it to everyone else. You must be on the WATT side of the street. You blame everyone except ohnonoyola. Ohnonoyola is your friend.

At 5:54 PM, Jaime Kenedeño said...

Provide the documents and I will release them.

Noyola is not my friend. He is not my enemy either.

He has done nothing to me personally.

Provide the documentation and I will allow the world to be the Judge.

Also, personally this is about CCISD.

Ask Noyola?

I did and the no comment was more or less the answer I recieved.

I am not defending him, he is a big boy and can defend himself.

I am implementing the opportunity to expose the CCISD BS.

Where is that Golden Granola Bar?

At 5:57 PM, TolucaSi said...

kenedeno, I'm surprised you haven't seen the documents. There are several copies floating around. Maybe a rendezvous is in order with Roland Garza?

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At 10:57 PM, dannoynted1 said...

glad i annoyed you!
politian lol!

or did you mean~ politician

At 11:32 PM, Jaime Kenedeño said...

"Annoying one, the question was addressed to Jamie, not anyone else."

Who is Jamie?

"The facts are out there the choice is obivious in the game of politics you either float or drown and right now Where are you?"

You need to do some homework cuz you are way behind.

Dannoynted1 is my best friend, my wife and when you respond to one you must deal with both of us. Since you have to ask who I am & WATT I do then you are very lazy. Everything you want to know is in writing and cam be found in a simple GOOGLE search.

Where are we?

We are here stepping on toes.

We dont float or sink we produce the current that enables you to float or sink.


In reference to dannoynted1 it says right there on her profile she is "not here to be a politician".

I am not here to be a Politician or for that matter please anybody. You ask who I am?

You question if we have something better to do as if WATT we do is menial or unimportant.

You have not been around very long have you? If you had been around the last three years you would be aware of our accomplishments and the respect we demand and receive.

"Use language that we understand not foul or profanity that makes you seem uncredible. Indulge us with your response I take it this will be very intresting!!!"

We write and if you understand fine if you dont then it was intended to be as such. Learn the colloquialisms of our world if you choose to enter it. Credibility is a mainstay for all of the regulars here at CHISME. Our word is our honor. If we make a mistake we admit it and apologize. Now go ahead and continue to prove your inadequacies or refrain.

Interesting???

Everything we do is interesting. So yes, you are correct in your final statement.

TTFN

;)

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