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Bipartisan Voices

Ready Today for Tomorrow

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Winds of change in education must not sway the mission at hand.

I couldn’t help but note how fitting it is to share my thoughts about education with Change magazine. It is safe to say that the Clear Creek Independent School District knows a thing or two about change! I am proud to experience firsthand how this rapidly growing school district continues to adapt and thrive in spite of a revolving door of change.

SOMETIMES THE BEST CHANGE IS NO CHANGE AT ALL

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Imagine that one of your loved ones is a victim of a violent crime. You have a good assistant district attorney who prosecutes your case in a trial to a jury and he/she gets a guilty verdict and a lengthy sentence.

Judges Are Not Legislators

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Potential problems within Galveston County’s STEP Program.

Candidate for the 405th Judicial District Court, Galveston County, Texas.

Although our Founding Fathers created “a more perfect Union,” the effort to maintain liberty and our constitutional rights is an ongoing struggle.

The Future of Oil and Gas in Texas

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Responsible energy production can boost the economy across industries and across borders.

As a mechanical engineer, I’m always looking for ways to innovate, to make things more efficient, more productive or less wasteful. Right now, I’m most concerned with the way that our political system can limit the ability of Texas businesses to achieve their full potential, and in particular, our energy industry.

Sex Offenders Among Us

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Knowledge is power when dealing with the increasing number of these criminals

A few years back I received a call from a local elementary school about a Sex Offender (S.O.) that had brought his kids to their school to register them. He had done everything right. He identified himself as a registered S.O. and gave his new address.

Lean Budget: Yes. Positive Outlook: Definitely!

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Nearly all cities in the U.S.—large and small—are facing some serious financial challenges this year as they prepare for their coming fiscal year. Many cities are planning service reductions and layoffs or furloughs of their municipal employees.

Good Government Is Open Government

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US Representative for Texas's 22nd Congressional District

Voters in America sent a strong message in the last election; they want their government accountable to the people. They spoke clearly about the need for limited government and an open process. A key component to an effective and efficient government is transparency.Voters rejected the practice of cramming several unrelated items into one bill where Members of Congress are forced to choose between the lesser of two evils when they vote.

Effective Judicial Selection

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Harris County Criminal Court-at-Law No. 8
An unprecedented 70 judicial positions were contested in the 2010 Harris County general election.

Latonia Wilson’s Leadership Directs Preservation of Historic Court Records

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As a little girl, Latonia Wilson played under the judge’s bench while her mother, then a Family Clerk in the Galveston County District Clerks Office, sat in trial. Little did anyone know that her early experiences in the judicial system would shape her future and lead her to become Galveston

Efficacious Governance in an Age of Negative Campaigns

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Our country seems besieged with divisive partisan politics and chronic campaigns. Campaigns are contests with opponents and adversaries, sides to be taken, office holders and office seekers, winners and losers.

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How to Speak Womanese is intended to guide men through the emotional complexity of a woman's world. This book provides playful distinctions that will promote uncommon conversations and openings for what's possible in the untamed territory of woman to man communication.