Category Archives: Texas

LiveStream of Texas Tribune Interview with Ted Cruz

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Supposed to start at 2 PM.

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Ted Cruz’s Presidential Race Announcement Speech

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Here’s Ted Cruz’s full kickoff speech for his 2016 Presidential campaign:

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Ted Cruz Announces Presidental Run With a Tweet

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Despite advance word that Cruz would announce his run today, he actually did so with a tweet Sunday night: I'm running for President and I hope to earn your support! pic.twitter.com/0UTqaIoytP — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 23, 2015 Cruz had … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz to Declare Presidential Bid Tomorrow

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Texas Senator Ted Cruz is expected to announce his 2016 Presidential bid tomorrow at Liberty University in Virginia. This should not be a surprise to anyone following this blog, or keeping track of his travel schedule. Probably more on the … Continue reading →

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Jason Villalba, The King of Thin-Skinned Twitter Blockage

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Texas State Rep. Jason Villalba, ostensibly a Republican, seems to be going out of his way to alienate actual Republican voters. First he was among the (sadly many) Republican Representatives to vote to reelect Joe Straus Speaker, then got caught … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 20, 2015

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Another Friday, another LinkSwarm. There’s almost enough news here to break out a separate “UK child rape cover-up update,” but I found the idea too depressing… UK Police told not to investigate child rape in Sheffield, which was “bigger than … Continue reading →

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Rep. Jason Villalba’s War on Photography, Bloggers and Gun Owners

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Lawrence Person

There’s been much talk about how State Rep. Jason Villalba’s House Bill 2918 criminalizes bloggers filming police officers, especially if they’re CHL holders who happen to be lawfully carrying at the time. Worse yet, it takes the “some animals are … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for March 12, 2015

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Time for another Texas vs. California update: In a worst-case scenario, CalSTARS and CalPERS might need an additional $50 billion a year between them to stay solvent. If you haven’t taken a look at my piece on Stockton’s latest boondoggle, … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 6, 2105

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Welcome to Friday! With so much being written about Hillary Clinton’s secret email server (well, secret to mere peasants like you and me, if not foreign governments…) and the King v. Burwell ObamaCare hearings, I didn’t include anything on them … Continue reading →

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Four Texas Congressmen Voted To Cave on Obama’s Amnesty

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Lawrence Person

If you hadn’t heard, House Republicans caved in to fund Obama’s unconstitutional illegal alien amnesty. Even more infuriating: Four Texas Republican congressmen were among the 75 Republicans who caved: John Carter (my own congressman) Kay Granger Will Hurd Mike McCaul … Continue reading →

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