Texas Tech announces newest "Hog At The Trough",Albert Gonzales

Lubbock,Texas(AP) - Controversial former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will be a political science professor and diversity recruiter at Texas Tech, the university’s chancellor told The Avalanche-Journal. Gonzales, 53, will begin his full-time duties at the university on Aug. 1, Chancellor Kent Hance said. At Tech, his salary will be about $100,000, said Hance, a former lawyer who has known Gonzales, he said, since the 1980s._____(AP copy/AJ screen capture) ______

Kent Hance has just announced his newest 6 figure salaried "Hog At The Trough". It's none other than Albert "Senor" Gonzales who is a former U.S.Attorney General who was an Affirmative Action appointment by George "Dumbya" Bush,republican "presidente". Just what Lubbock needs,another "Hog At The Trough" as a political science professor and recruiter for affirmative action minorities.
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HEB gets unexpected drive-in entrance

AUSTIN (KXAN) - A man drove his SUV through the front doors of the H-E-B at 12860 North U.S. Highway 183 Tuesday morning after he lost control of the vehicle. EMS transported a man in his 50s to North Austin Medical Center , and they said he may have had a medical issue that caused him to lose control. EMS said no other injuries are reported.___(Jackie Vega copy/WIVB screen capture)
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This H-E-B store had a customer create drive-in without notifying store manager.
LOOK OUT!!

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Another ponzi scheme busted in Dallas

DALLAS (AP) - Federal regulators have frozen the assets of a Dallas company accused of running a $485 million Ponzi scheme centered on the oil and gas industry. In a statement issued Tuesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission says the scheme was orchestrated by three Dallas businessmen through a company called Provident Royalties LLC. The company didn't immediately respond to a phone message Tuesday.

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This outfit filed bankruptcy and is now under investigation for same crap that Stringer and Madoff were involved in. High return using new investors to pay old investors' returns. They were promising 18% return before scheme collapsed.

Another "To Good To Be True Scam"!

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Salmonella outbreak near Austin

CALDWELL COUNTY(near Austin),Texas (KXAN) - Health Officials in Caldwell County, southeast of Austin, said they are dealing with a Salmonella infection outbreak. Officials said normally they expect to see seven to nine cases a year, but Caldwell County reports 27 people infected with the bacteria in the last month.___(Laney Valian/KXAN copy)
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Salmonella is flu-like symptoms and is nothing to take lightly. Using bleach is sure good treatment for cooking utensils.

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Amarillo firm gets $250,000 state grant

Amarillo, Texas - Animal Innovations Inc., of Amarillo will receive $250,000 dollars as part of an emerging technology grant from the state of Texas. The company has designed an automatic syringe device that ensures that animals are not over or under medicated. The company believes that this product will have a significant impact on agriculture around the world. ____(Ch.10 copy and screen capture)
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This is a taxpayer funded grant by Texas legislature for new technology that will lead to more jobs and innovative ideas,hopefully.

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Tom "Dumb" Head faces re-election in March of 2010

Tom Head is up for re-election next year. He's a career "Hog At The Trough" and currently gets $100,000 a year plus benefits. Head is a known wimp and doesn't believe in open meetings,open records and cuts deals with private contractors without getting bids and has a list of donors that are as questionable as they come. Head is a former "campus cop" as well as 2 bit justice of the peace. He defeated a semi-competent Don McBeth for county judge. He was nicknamed Tom "DumbHead" while employed at Texas Tech as a supply clerk. Here's his 2006 list of big donors.

W.R.Collier,$500,American State Bank
Brant O'Hair,$1,000,O'Hair Shutters,Republican Precinct Chair and spokesman for Keep Lubbock Dry PAC that lost wet/dry referendum
Rick Pevey,$500
Vernon C.Farthing,Jr.,$2,000,local MD
Lyndsay Lambert,$1,000(Tim Lambert's wife,Tim is christian rightwinger with Lubbock Republican Party ties)
W.L Lemon,$2,000
Delbert McDougal,$500/former UMC board member
Michael McDougal,$1,000(Lubbock Republican party precinct chair)
Corey Newsome,$500,City Bank/UMC Board Member
Ted Parker,$2,000,AAG/ICON insurance
David Jones,$500,City Bank
Majorie Head,$1,000,Grapevine,Tex.

It's unclear if Tom Head will seek re-election in next March's primary and several names are being floated as opponents but no announcements have been made. Filing for next year's primary ballot starts on December 2 and runs till January 2. Voters can only hope that Tom Head,Patti Jones and Mark Heinrich will draw serious republican opposition since all 3 are tax,tax,spend,spend republicans that are truly bad for taxpayers.

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