Category Archives: Texas

Texas vs. California Update for April 20, 2017

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Lawrence Person

This didn’t get done while I was doing my taxes, but here, at last, is another giant Texas vs. California update: Appeals court finds San Diego’s pension reform legal. “California’s Fourth District Court of Appeal unanimously overturned a 2015 state … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for April 14, 2017

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Good news, everyone! Your tax returns aren’t due until April 18th this year. So you can panic slightly later than usual… How Trump won: by “consolidating the Republican base and then earning massive levels of support from whites without a … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for April 7, 2017

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! I’m still not wild about President Trump’s decision to strike a Syrian airfield with cruise missiles last night, but the decision makes more sense if you look at it less of a tool to make … Continue reading →

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Waco Biker Shootout Update for April 3, 2017

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Lawrence Person

The first trial resulting from the 2015 Waco biker shootout, previously scheduled to start May 22, has been delayed: The trial for Christopher Jacob Carrizal, a member of the Bandidos motorcycle group, had been set for May 22. But state … Continue reading →

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Rep. Beto O’Rourke Declares For Ted Cruz’s Senate Seat

Posted on April 1, 2017 by Lawrence Person

El Paso Democratic Representative Beto O’Rourke is officially running for Ted Cruz’s senate seat in 2018. Cruz will still be a prohibitive favorite incumbent with a national profile, a battle-tested campaign team and demonstrated fundraising prowess running in a deep … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 31, 2017

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Welcome to April Fool’s Eve! Don’t believe anything you hear tomorrow. Especially if it’s from CNN… Representative Moe Brooks of Alabama offers up a one sentence repeal of ObamaCare: “Effective as of Dec. 31, 2017, the Patient Protection and Affordable … Continue reading →

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John Wiley Price Trial Update

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Lawrence Person

In case you missed it, the long-delayed bribery trial of long-serving black Democratic Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price got underway February 27. For those who forgot about Price, the essentials are that Price is accused of taking some $950,000 … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 24, 2017

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Lawrence Person

This week I started a new job and started working on my taxes, so expect scattered patches of Light Blogging for the next few weeks… “Everyone in Washington hates Donald Trump’s new budget. So it must have something going for … Continue reading →

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Travis County is Number 1…in Refusing to Hold Illegal Aliens

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Lawrence Person

The list of local municipalities defying federal immigration law is out. One of President Trump’s first executive orders promised a weekly recounting of the crimes committed by undocumented immigrants and a list of the recalcitrant local law enforcement departments that … Continue reading →

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Texas Bathroom Bill Advances

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Last week the Texas Senate approved SB-6, the bill that rolled back the Obama Administration’s illegal imposition of tranny bathrooms on the nation. Remember when Obama campaigned on letting middle-aged men in dresses use the girl’s bathroom? Me neither. Out … Continue reading →

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