Talk show host Michael Berry sent over $2,000 to cover the cost of the car he bumped a while back. Here is how the car owner responded in the Chron today:
"If that’s (letter and check from Berry) an admission of guilt, that’s fine," (Tuderia) Bennett said. "I just want the apology that comes with it."
If somebody runs into my ride, I’m Ok if their insurance company pays to get it fixed. I’m not looking for an apology. This Bennett fella just needs to take the check and put it in the bank. Your fifteen minutes are up, pal!
Commentary mentioned this week that the Colt 45s held spring training in Arizona (1962 and 1963) and Kissimmee, Florida from 1985 through the present. Where did they hold spring training from 1964 through 1984?
My pal Robert Miller has pretty much been on target on redistricting. He doesn’t try to spin it like the partisans and to the best of my knowledge he’s not pushing an agenda. While a lot of folks are patiently and impatiently waiting on Godot, err an election date, Robert lays out the possibilities and why so check it out here:
All of the hearings and briefings have concluded, and we are simply waiting on the courts to rule. A three judge D.C. court is considering whether the legislature’s maps comply with Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). A three judge San Antonio court is determining whether the legislature’s maps comply with Section 2 of the VRA and are otherwise constitutional.
D.C. Court
The D.C. court has previously indicated that it would not issue a ruling before March at the earliest. It is clear that the D.C. court will find that the maps do not comply with Section 5. It is unknown how many VRA violations the court will find and whether the court will specify how the affected districts are to be redrawn. The plaintiffs, comprised of minority and Democratic groups, are anxious for the D.C. court to rule before the San Antonio court issues maps, because they believe the D.C. court will be more favorable to their position than the San Antonio court.
San Antonio Court
The San Antonio court has strongly encouraged and prodded the parties to settle their differences so that the court could issue agreed maps. The parties did agree on the State Senate map, but it is clear they are unable to reach a settlement regarding the Texas House or Congressional seats.
Accordingly, the San Antonio court is drawing interim maps. The court previously indicated that the primary election would be May 29 at the earliest. Testimony from election officials indicated they need maps by March 3 in order to have a May 29 election. The Supreme Court has instructed the court to give deference to the legislature’s district lines except where 1) legal challenges under the Constitution or VRA Section 2 are shown to have a “likelihood of success”; or 2) there is a “not insubstantial” chance that aspects of the legislature’s map will fail under VRA Section 5 review.
Two Possible Scenarios
(1) The San Antonio court does not wait on the D.C. court to rule, but rather issues interim maps by March 3 (Saturday week) and schedules the primary election for May 29 with the runoff July 31. The court has indicated that it will also reopen candidate filing for some period of time. This appears to me to be the most likely scenario based on what I am seeing and hearing. The problem with this scenario is that we will subsequently get a ruling from the D.C. court regarding Section 5 pre-clearance, and that ruling may not comport with how the San Antonio court drew the lines.
(2) The San Antonio court waits on the D.C. court to rule, and then incorporates that ruling when it issues an interim map. However, given the D.C. court has previously indicated it would not issuing a ruling until March at the earliest, it means we would not have a May 29 primary. The next likely date would June 26, with the runoff late August or early September.
Scenario (1) appears to me to be the most likely based on what I am seeing and hearing. I am hopeful that we will see interim maps either this week or next, resulting in a May 29 election. If that doesn’t happen, no telling when the Texas primary will be.
Nice job Robert!
Hunker Down’s chief legal counsel was arrested the other day at a towing lot and some folks are wondering why Hunker Down didn’t can him.
Channel 13’s Miya Shay has the story here.
I think we need more facts and details before we start calling out Hunker Down. Stay tuned!
Rodeomania started last night with the Barbecue Cook Off over at Reliant and the trail riders will occupy Memorial Park today. Commentary doesn’t have any rodeo plans but I do like the atmosphere that is created for the next couple of weeks or so and I do like to hear about the over the top grub they serve over at the Midway.
From 1964-1984, the ‘Stros had their spring training in Cocoa Beach, Florida of course.
Roy O. still hasn’t signed with a team and here is what his agent put out yesterday:
"He is in great health and will continue to stay in shape, while throwing regularly off the mound. Roy has every intention of pitching for a contending club at some point this season."
That means he’s not coming here and there is nothing to report from The Yard.
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