Category Archives: Texas

LinkSwarm for August 18, 2017

The House IT scandal, another UK Islamic rape ring, jihad terror attacks, Charlottesville, Google: Another packed week of news, all big stories that deserve more time than I have to fully untangle. I especially don’t want to get dragged into … Continue reading →

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Straus Spikes Abbott Special Session Agenda By Adjourning Early

Once again Texas Speaker Joe Straus has used parliamentary maneuvers to thwart conservative reform: In an unprecedented abuse of power, House Speaker Joe Straus unilaterally adjourned the Texas House without warning a day before the special session called by Gov. … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for August 11, 2017

North Korea is making crazy threats again, which at this point is a dog-bites-man type story if ever there was one. They’ve done this sort of crazy lunatic invalid sabre-rattling before and, if President Trump doesn’t end up wiping them … Continue reading →

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Abbott Raises $41 Million and His Democratic Opponent Owns a Gay Leather Bar

Having contributed to a few Republican candidates over the years, I’m on all sorts of email solicitation lists. Including Governor Greg Abbott’s reelection campaign. Most election campaigns, I received 1-2 pieces of email a week. The Abbott campaign, by contrast, … Continue reading →

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Dukes Plea Deal Expires, Headed for Trial

The plea deal for Austin Democratic State Rep. Dawnna Dukes on corruption charges has expired. The Travis County District Attorney’s office on Tuesday said its offer to drop all corruption charges against state Rep. Dawnna Dukes, D-Austin, in exchange for … Continue reading →

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Campus Carry for Texas Community/Junior Colleges Takes Effect Today

Good news! Campus carry went into effect for four-year colleges, and today it takes effect for community and Junior Colleges: On Tuesday, August 1, Texas’ campus carry law goes into effect for community colleges around the state. As previously reported, … Continue reading →

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DA to Dukes: Resign or Else

There’s been a new development in Democrat State Rep. Dawnna Dukes corruption case: Beleaguered state Rep. Dawnna Dukes has until the end of the day Tuesday to resign from office — and submit to a drug and alcohol assessment — … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for July 28, 2017

Supposed to hit 104° in Austin today, and 106° tomorrow. Try to keep your cool… “Why Was Wife of DWS’s Swindler Staffer Allowed to Leave the Country?” In early March [Imran’s] wife, Hina Alvi, suddenly left the country for Lahore, … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for July 21, 2017

I’m getting to the point where my eyes automatically skip over stories with the words “Russia” or “Mueller” in the same way they skip over stories with the word “Kardashian.” So be advised the smattering of Russia news here is … Continue reading →

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Texas 2017 Special Session Begins

The Texas Special Session opened Tuesday, ushering in a 30 day flurry of legislative activity. Naturally the media is focusing on the bathroom bill, because liberals are incensed that an unpopular culture war victory imposed by Obama fiat could possibly … Continue reading →

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