Congressional candidate Larry Joe Doherty is getting out his 4th quarter fundraising totals ahead of the FEC website. His campaign says he reported $151,115 in the 4th quarter. The average donation size was $490.63.

His cash-on-hand is $267,475.

US senate candidate Rick Noriega joked about borrowing money from sitting Senator John Cornyn. Perhaps LJD has a few thousand to spare?

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In one of my favorite scenes from Austinite Mike Judge's cult hit, Office Space, the two consultants named Bob come in and try and identify the "fat" to cut out of the office. In one confrontation with the Bob's, a middleman type guy freaks out:

Bob Slydell: What would you say ya do here?
Tom Smykowski: Well look, I already told you! I deal with the [expletive] customers so the engineers don't have to! I have people skills! I am good at dealing with people! Can't you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?

My KVUE predecessor, Lee McGuire, (who is now a roving reporter at our Belo sister station, KHOU-TV in Houston) asked Bob's question about the Texas Ethics Commission. McGuire's story features a longtime Houston activist who doesn't think too highly of the state agency.

“I think the Ethics Commission is incompetent, completely incompetent,” activist John Cobarruvias said. “There is no other word to describe what they’re doing right now.”

Watch the story here.

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