The lake off of Boudreaux is great. What a way to make my land more valuable. Now another neighbor farther down on Willow creek is building one but he won't let me film. His loss.
KLEINS SUPERMARKET LOCALLY OWNED
Sad to hear Klein's is closing.
Kleins Super Market
Tomball, TX
Pharmacies, Grocery Stores and Bakery.
Today I decided to try Klein's due to a special I couldn't resist. It was a pleasure to walk in and see the owner Mr Robert Klein in the store. He stopped and talked. This man and his family have given so much to the Tomball Community. I will go back and ask you to also.
Tomball, TX
Pharmacies, Grocery Stores and Bakery.
Today I decided to try Klein's due to a special I couldn't resist. It was a pleasure to walk in and see the owner Mr Robert Klein in the store. He stopped and talked. This man and his family have given so much to the Tomball Community. I will go back and ask you to also.
Free Pancakes IHOP 02/23/2010 Fm 249 and Spring Cypress
22607 TOMBALL PARKWAY SPRING CYPRESS AT FM249
This is the very professional manager. I think his name was Jason but not sure.
Fracking Is Finally Getting Some Attention and Regulation
This is what caused our pollution of our water wells in Hoffman Estates.
via TreeHugger on 2/22/10
From Jargon Watch: Fracking One would think that a process that pumped all kinds of chemicals into the ground would be subject to environmental scrutiny, but it isn't; in 2004 the Bush Administration "concluded that the process was safe and didn't warrant further study, because there was "no unequivocal evidence" of health risks, and the fluids were neither necessarily hazardous nor able to travel far underground." As John noted earlier in Read the full story on TreeHugger
Lake 02-08-2010 off Boudreaux Road
Putting on the finishing touches. I will be glad when it fills up.
Uncle Frank's Station
Uncle Frank's Station
Frank Hartley was my great uncle. He and my Aunt Thelma ran a Texaco Gas station in Milano Texas.
Frank ran the station and did mechanic work and sold tires. Thelma had a lunch counter and did the cooking.
Uncle Frank and Aunt Thelma died about 10 years ago and the property has been sitting abandoned ever since that time. The station closed up about 25 years ago.
My strongest memories of the place are of my Aunt's cooking. She made the greatest hamburgers on the face of the earth right there inside this building.
When the station closed they sold the pumps, all except one old hand powered pump. I remember Uncle Frank telling me that once back in the 40's or 50's (I can't remember exactly) that they lost power in three counties and he was the only one that could still pump gas. That's a lesson that we could have used when most of Houston lost power during hurricane Ike.
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Frank Hartley was my great uncle. He and my Aunt Thelma ran a Texaco Gas station in Milano Texas.
Frank ran the station and did mechanic work and sold tires. Thelma had a lunch counter and did the cooking.
Uncle Frank and Aunt Thelma died about 10 years ago and the property has been sitting abandoned ever since that time. The station closed up about 25 years ago.
My strongest memories of the place are of my Aunt's cooking. She made the greatest hamburgers on the face of the earth right there inside this building.
When the station closed they sold the pumps, all except one old hand powered pump. I remember Uncle Frank telling me that once back in the 40's or 50's (I can't remember exactly) that they lost power in three counties and he was the only one that could still pump gas. That's a lesson that we could have used when most of Houston lost power during hurricane Ike.
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Texas Political Donors That Gave. Wonder Why?
Twenty Who Gave Plenty
By Matt Stiles
If you've been paying attention to Texas politics, you know that candidates collected
millions in campaign cash during the last six months of 2009, and that
the men and women at the top of the ballot — the ones running for
governor — are at the highest point on the political food chain.
Who's feeding them? Who wrote the most — or the largest — checks? We looked at the latest Texas Ethics Commission
filings, filtered out contributions to PACs and trade groups and came
up with a list of the top 20 donors to elected officials and other
candidates from July to December of last year.
Bob Perry: $1,070,850
Among the top donors to Republicans nationwide, the Houston homebuilder made most of his contributions to the GOP. But he also gave about $175,000 to Democrats, including state Sens. Mario Gallegos, John Whitmire and Rodney Ellis. Perry donated to Democratic Reps. Al Edwards, Carol Alvarado, Sylvester Turner and Patrick Rose,
too. Perry has given more than $15 million to candidates and
officeholders since 2000, ethics records show. He's also a major donor
to the Republican Party of Texas. "Bob
Perry makes donations to Democrats and Republicans who support job
creation, better schools and a healthy economy in Texas," said his
spokesman, Anthony Holm.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform: $291,517
This political action committee — whose leadership
includes businessmen Dick Weekley, among others — advocates for tort
reform in Texas. The group has donated more than $12 million to
candidates across the state since 2000, and its donors include many of
the individuals on this top 20 list, like Bob Perry, Peter O'Donnell and Harlan Crow. The group gave more than $50,000 to Rep. Tara Rios Ybarra, a Democrat and South Padre Island dentist, but most of its money went to Republican lawmakers.
AT&T PAC: $282,597
This Dallas-based telecommunications company’s PAC, which typically
donates heavily to officials in Texas, pools employee funds, often in
small monthly donations. Since 2000, the PAC has received more than
200,000 donations — ranging from $1,000 to 92 cents — from executives
and rank-and-file workers. It gave $50,000 to U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and $35,000 to Republican Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst.
Border Health PAC: $275,000
The committee, whose donors are mostly employees at Doctors Hospital
at Renaissance in Edinburg, has emerged in recent years as a large
donor to members of Congress, especially Democrats. One of the
hospital’s founders, Alonzo Cantu, told The New York Times last year that the goal of the fund is to protect the hospital’s interests. The hospital was featured in a New Yorkerarticle
last year about geographic disparities in health care costs. At the
state level, the group gave mostly to Democrats, but also to Dewhurst.
Lester Smith: $250,000
The Houston businessman gave exclusively to former Houston mayor Bill White,
a Democrat in the governor’s race. Smith, who made his wealth in the
energy business, once headed the homeowners' association in White’s
neighborhood in West Houston.
Michael Zilkha: $245,200
Zilkha, a close friend of White's, also gave exclusively to the former Houston mayor. Zilkha is the co-owner of a biomass company and co-founder of Horizon Wind Energy, which he has since sold. Zilkha is a longtime financial contributor to White’s political races. He hosted the party in 2003 at which White announced his intention to run for mayor.
Associated General Contractors PAC: $242,850
The committee represents the interests of more than 900 highway and
heavy construction companies in Texas. It has been a generous donor
over the years on behalf of the association,
based in Austin, that bears the same name. The association's lobbyists
also are among the top spenders on members of the Legislature. The
group supports both parties, though its largest donation went to
Republican Gov. Rick Perry and Dewhurst, who received $25,000 each.
H. Ross Perot: $238,000
Perot,
one of the nation’s wealthiest businessmen, donated $160,000 to
Hutchison's gubernatorial campaign. The Dallasite also sprinkled
smaller donations to other Republicans, including $25,000 apiece to
Dewhurst and state Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas.
Linebarger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson LLP: $205,475
The law firm
does property tax and other collections for government agencies across
the country. The firm splits its donations between Republicans and
Democrats.
Blackridge PAC: $170,532
Blackridge is prominent Austin lobbyist Russell T. "Rusty" Kelley's
firm, which represents dozens of companies and groups,
including American Airlines, Dell, AT&T and others. Its PAC gave
$50,000 to Rick Perry and $1,000 to dozens of other lawmakers from both
parties.
HillCo PAC: $167,943
HillCo, headed by Neal "Buddy" Jones and Bill Miller,
both of Austin, is a prominent lobbying and consulting firm known
primarily for its involvement in almost every big legislative fight of
the last 15 years. Firm partners and some of their clients — notably
Houston builder Bob Perry and Dallas Cowboy owner Jerry Jones — give
some of their money to candidates through the Hillco PAC, an efficient
and legal way to make sure the people who represent you get in front of
the people who make the decisions in government. The PAC gave Rick
Perry (no relation) at least $35,000 but also devoted dozens of smaller
donations to elected officials from both parties.
ATMOS Energy Corporation PAC: $161,000
The committee, funded by employees of the Houston-based natural gas
utility company, gave $25,000 to Rick Perry and Dewhurst, and numerous
$500-$1,000 donations to state lawmakers from both parties.
Harlan Crow: $142,500
Crow is a Dallas investor, son of the late real estate developer and
art collector Trammell Crow, and a generous donor to Republican and
conservative causes. He's backed Rick Perry in the past, but his money
has been with Hutchison in this race. The PAC also donated to Dewhurst
and GOP Rep. Angie Chen Button of Richardson.
Barry Andrews: $137,000
Andrews is president of a large beer distributor in North Texas. He donated $100,000 to Hutchison and made smaller contributions to a few lawmakers.
USAA PAC: $130,769
The financial services company, based in San Antonio, has an
employee committee that donated $40,000 to Rick Perry and $11,000 to
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus.
It also contributed smaller amounts to a few dozen members of the
Legislature. The company offers property, auto and casualty insurance
and other services to military and veteran families.
Peter O'Donnell: $127,500
O'Donnell, a Dallas businessman and philanthropist, has been a
reliable Republican donor for years, giving in the last six months to
Attorney General Greg Abbott,
Dewhurst and — in his biggest donation to a candidate, at $50,000 — to
Hutchison. He's been a supporter of the governor in the past, as well
as a Hutchison supporter. But this is a neighborhood deal as much as
anything: O'Donnell and Hutchison live just a few houses away from each
other.
Texas Association of Realtors PAC: $105,666
The statewide committee represents the interests of the
association’s 80,000 members in Texas. It has more than $5 million in
campaign money in the bank, according to the latest filings. The group
gave most of its money to Perry and Dewhurst, but also some to
Democrats, including Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer of San Antonio and Sen. Wendy Davis of Fort Worth.
Texas Democratic Party: $104,950
The party got on the list for in-kind contributions of its statewide voter database to Democratic candidates, including Farouk Shami
and White, the party's top contenders in the governor’s race. Some
Democratic lawmakers with competitive races this fall, including Reps. Kristi Thibaut of Houston, Terri Hodge of Dallas and Diana Maldonado of Round Rock, also accessed the file.
Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas PAC: $104,430
The statewide committee, which endorsed
Perry in the governor's race, gave small donations to dozens of state
lawmakers. Straus received $15,000, and Dewhurst received $10,000.
Charles Butt: $104,000
Butt heads H-E-B, the San Antonio-based grocery chain, and is number 65 on Forbes'
list of the 400 richest Americans. Politically, his focus is mainly on
education through the Texas Parent PAC. He's a financial
ticket-splitter, giving to Democrats and to Republicans. He's been a
Perry backer in the past and has stuck with the incumbent in the
governor's race. He also gives to Dewhurst and Straus.
Note: This analysis only includes direct donations to current
officeholders and candidates, or their respective political committees.
It doesn't include donations to political parties or other political
action committees. It's also possible that the amounts cited here are
lower than actual totals because the listing of names varies from
campaign to campaign (Bob Perry; Bob J. Perry, Bob and Doylene Perry,
etc.) We tried to normalize names, but 100-percent certainty is almost
impossible when dealing with campaign-finance data that doesn't include
street addresses.
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