Author Archives: Lawrence Person

About Lawrence Person

Lawrence Person is a political commentator and science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. I'm still between jobs. Feel free to hit the tip jar if you're so inclined.

Vote Today!

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Lawrence Person

It’s primary election day in Texas. Find your voting statewide place here. A list of Williamson County polling places can be found here. A list of Travis County polling places can be found here. This winter storm is likely to … Continue reading →

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A Ridiculously Brief Williamson County Election Update

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Since I live in Williamson and have received a ton of flyers on local judicial races, I should probably get together some semi-coherent thoughts about the race and post them here. Fortunately, Holly Hansen has already done the heavy lifting. … Continue reading →

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A Random Assortment of Texas Statewide Race News

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Lawrence Person

With primary voting upon us tomorrow, it looks like I’ve run out of campaign to cover. Here then is a quick, scatter-shot batch of snippets on various races: Wendy Davis is super popular…just not in Texas. “27 percent of the … Continue reading →

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Pete Sessions vs. Katrina Pierson: Super-Brief Race Update

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Lawrence Person

I haven’t been covering the primary race between incumbent Pete Sessions and Tea Party favorite Katrina Pierson for a couple of reasons. First, it’s not my district. Second, when it comes to incumbent Republicans drifting too far left, Sessions (with … Continue reading →

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Steve Stockman is Not Getting The Job Done Against John Cornyn

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Given Senator John Cornyn’s deviations from conservative orthodoxy, many Tea Party supporters were relieved when Rep. Steve Stockman finally stepped up to primary him at the last minute. Stockman was a solid conservative, and people hoped he could at least … Continue reading →

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Texas Attorney General’s Race: State of Play and Updates

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Lawrence Person

In comparison to the Lt. Governor’s race, the Attorney General’s race is relatively straightforward: There’s a conservative favorite (State Senator Ken Paxton), the well-funded big business republican (State Senator Dan Branch), and a longshot (Railroad Commissioner Barry Smitherman). A recent … Continue reading →

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The Return of Johnny Nuance

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Lawrence Person

So Russia is conducting a piecemeal invasion of Ukraine. And the American state department’s response? President Obama made it clear we are prepared to work with #Russia to help people of #Ukraine. There are many alternatives to invasion. — John … Continue reading →

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Interview With Texas Lt. Governor Candidate Jerry Patterson

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Friday night, I was finally able to get an interview with Texas Land Commissioner and Lt. Governor candidate Jerry Patterson, which I’d been meaning to do for quite a while. Below is a pretty close transcription of the interview (or … Continue reading →

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Texas Lt. Governor’s Race: State of Play and Update

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Lawrence Person

The Lt. Governor’s race presents plenty of irony, namely in that it features incumbent Lt. Governor David Dewhurst, whose lost the 2012 Senate race to Ted Cruz, and three statewide office holders, all running as staunch conservatives, who endorsed Dewhurst … Continue reading →

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Texas Governor’s Race: State of Play and Update

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Lawrence Person

It’s a mere six days before the March 4 primary, and I haven’t covered the various statewide races nearly as well as I would have liked. (Maybe Ukraine will refrain from blowing up this week.) So I’ll try to catch … Continue reading →

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