Category Archives: Texas

Texas House Votes To Defang Runaway Travis County Public Integrity Unit

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Lawrence Person

More good news from the Texas legislature: The Texas House has voted to remove jurisdiction over statewide elected and appointed officials from Travis County’s corrupt, partisan Public Integrity Unit. Instead, such investigations would be handled by the unimpeachable Texas Rangers … Continue reading →

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Texas House Passes Open Carry

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Lawrence Person

House Bill 910, which gives Texas Concealed Handgun License holders the right to open carry, has passed the Texas House. Since the Senate has already passed a version, and Governor Greg Abbott has promised to sign the bill, its all … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for April 15, 2015

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Hope you’ve finished your taxes already! Time for another Texas vs. California update: Detroit and Stockton’s bankruptcies may signal further problems nationwide, says New York Fed President William Dudley. “While these particular bankruptcy filings have captured a considerable amount of … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for April 2, 2105

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Time for another Texas vs. California roundup. The Texas House passed a budget, but I haven’t had a chance to look at it in any detail yet… Unemployment rates in February: National average is 5.5%, Texas at 4.3%, California at … Continue reading →

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George P. Bush Bans Comic Sans

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Lawrence Person

This is one of those rare April Fools jokes that works as both a joke

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Wallace Hall Fires Back at Straus

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Lawrence Person

After the grand jury failed to indict him, Wallace Hall fired back at Texas House Speaker Joe Straus: “The campaign by Speaker (Joe) Straus, Representative (Dan) Flynn and Senator (Kel) Seliger to criminalize my service as a Regent constitutes abuse … Continue reading →

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Grand Jury Declines to Indict Wallace Hall

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Lawrence Person

That should be the headline as yet another establishment attempt to punish UT regent Wallace Hall for the crime of actually doing his job fails. Or, if you prefer: “Wallace Hall: More Honest Than a Ham Sandwich.” But chances are … Continue reading →

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Austin Getting Ready To Declare War on BBQ

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Austin has one of the nation’s best barbecue joints in Franklin Barbecue. So how does the city celebrate that fact? If you’re the People’s Republic of Austin, you see if you can kill the goose that lays the golden eggs … Continue reading →

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Followup: Villalba Pulls Police Filming Bill

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Lawrence Person

It turns out that even the supposed beneficiaries of state Rep. Jason Villalba’s unconstitutional and ill-conceived H.B. 2918 are opposed to it as well. “Dallas Rep. Jason Villalba withdrew his proposal — which would incriminate independent bloggers who film police … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for March 26, 2015

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Time for another Texas vs. California roundup: Forget all those snide liberal cracks about Texas’ public education system, since we have some of the highest graduation rates in the country. “San Bernardino has defaulted on nearly $10 million in payments … Continue reading →

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