Category Archives: Texas

LinkSwarm for October 30, 2015

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Right now Austin is enjoying our traditional “two weeks of flooding following three months of drought” fall. Enjoy a Friday LinkSwarm: “In Iraq, Obama took a war that we had won at a considerable expense in lives and treasure, and … Continue reading →

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2015 Texas Constitutional Amendments

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Did you know that there’s a Texas constitutional amendment election November 3rd? Indeed there is, and early voting extends through tomorrow. Someone, I kept thinking, should do a roundup of what’s on the ballot. It turns out that I am, … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for October 23, 2015

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Another Friday, another LinkSwarm, heavy on Benghazi and Presidential race news: Seven revelations from the Benghazi hearing. You know who wasn’t happy about Hillary Clinton’s latest Benghazi testimony? The families of the Benghazi victims. Funny how that “absolute moral authority” … Continue reading →

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Three Texas Planned Parenthood Clinics Raided Over Medicaid Fraud

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Lawrence Person

“Health investigators with the state of Texas went into Planned Parenthood’s clinic in San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas Thursday morning, but declined to say why.” Snip. “Earlier this week, the [Texas Health and Human Services Commission] alleged that Planned Parenthood … Continue reading →

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TPPF: Why the Texas Model Supports Prosperity

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Lawrence Person

I could roll this up into the next California vs. Texas update, but I thought this Texas Public Policy Foundation paper by Vance Ginn on why Texas’ low tax, low regulation model generates prosperity was meaty enough to be worth … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for October 16, 2015

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Enjoy a complimentary Friday LinkSwarm, on me! Kentucky ObamaCare exchange goes out of business, the fifth one to do so nationwide. Or maybe the sixth, since Tennessee’s is pining for the fjords as well. Why Hillary’s email scandal (still) matters: … Continue reading →

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Cop Killer Executed

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Lawrence Person

“After spending more than a decade on death row, a 33-year-old man was put to death by lethal injection at a Huntsville, Texas, prison Wednesday evening for the 2001 murder of a Dallas police officer. Licho Escamilla was pronounced dead … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for October 14, 2015

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Time for another Texas vs. California update: Texas is the best state for small businesses. Supreme Court to hold hearing on mandatory union dues in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association. “Transparent California, a watchdog website provided by the Nevada Policy … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for October 9, 2015

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Lawrence Person

If you want to attend tomorrow’s blogshoot/meetup/tweetup, try to drop me a line (lawrenceperson at gmail dot com) so I’ll know how many will attend. Now the LinkSwarm: ObamaCare co-ops are going bankrupt. Thanks to The Magic Power of Socialism™ … Continue reading →

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Waco Biker Shootout Update

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Lawrence Person

More than four months after nine people were killed in the biker shootout at a Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, the details of who did what to who and why remain as murky as ever. Of 170 (per the Dallas … Continue reading →

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