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Category Archives: Texas
LinkSwarm for February 27, 2015
Welcome to the Friday LinkSwarm, where two themes are jihadis enjoying the benefits of the welfare state, and Hillary Clinton enjoying treating campaign finance laws as “optional suggestions.” 96% of Australian jihadis who joined the Islamic State were on welfare. … Continue reading
Posted in Border Control, Democrats, Foreign Policy, Jihad, Media Watch, Military, ObamaCare, Texas, Welfare State
Tagged 2016 Presidential Race, Australia, Boko Haram, Border Controls, campaign contributions, Chen Guangcheng, Clinton Foundation, Dana Milbank, Foreign Policy, fundraising, George Zimmerman Trial, Guantanamo Bay, Hillary Clinton, Islam, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Jihad, Mike Rowe, Nigeria, Obama, ObamaCare, rape, Sweden, Syria, terrorism, Texas, Turkey, video, welfare, Welfare State, Wikipedia
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Texas vs. California Update for February 26, 2015
Time for another Texas vs. California roundup: CalPERS believes that it has police powers to seize property to sell to support public employee pensions. “It is hard to imagine a bigger or more blatant example of collusion between business interests … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Regulation, Texas, unions, Welfare State
Tagged abortion, California, CalPERs, CalSTARS, Dan Patrick, Democrats, Kamala Harris, Regulation, SEIU, Silicon Valley, Stockton, Taxes, Texas, unions, Welfare State
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LinkSwarm for February 20, 2015
A Friday LinkSwarm for your edification: Over on Ace of Spades, DrewM wonders just what we hope to achieve by intervening against ISIS. Why doesn’t Obama include Egypt in the coalition against ISIS? ISIS beheads cigarette smoker. Good thing Nurse … Continue reading
Texas vs. California Update for February 19, 2015
Time for another Texas vs. California roundup: U.S. bankruptcy judge presiding over the Stockton case says pensions are not sacred and can be cut in bankruptcy. “CalPERS has bullied its way about in this case with an iron fist insisting … Continue reading
Highlights from Governor Abbott’s State of the State Address
Texas Governor Greg Abbott gave his State of the State address yesterday, and there’s plenty to talk about. Some highlights: “Last week, Comptroller Hegar reported that sales tax revenue in January increased by 11 percent, surging to an all-time record. … Continue reading
Kroll Report Vindicates Wallace Hall (Yet Again)
Every time new revelations come to light about the UT Admissions Scandal, they’ve always proven that UT regent Wallace Hall was right to launch his investigation, and that his critics were wrong to attempt to bury it (and him). The … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Media Watch, Texas
Tagged Austin, Bill Powers, David Dewhurst, Jim Schutze, Joe Straus, Jon Cassidy, Kroll Report, Media Watch, Texas, University of Texas, Wallace Hall
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Screw You, We’re From Texas
If you’re fleeing police (bad idea) in Texas (really bad idea), try not to rear end anyone, because there’s a good chance they’ll get out of the vehicle and take your ass to the ground. The dumbass criminal is lucky … Continue reading
Dan Patrick Sends Three Second Amendment Bills On To Committee
Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announced that he’s sending three pro-Second Amendment bills to the Senate State Affairs Committee: Senate Bill 11 (SB 11), An act relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations … Continue reading
Posted in Guns, Republicans, Texas
Tagged Brian Birdwell, campis carry, Craig Estes, Dan Patrick, Don Huffines, Guns, open carry, Second Amendment, Texas, Texas 84th Legislative Session
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LinkSwarm for January 30, 2015
Already the end of January? How did that happen? Some links: Mitt Romney is not running for President in 2016. Good. Now the media can stop sucking all the oxygen out of the race running will-he-or-won’t-he stories. In a way-too-early … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Jihad, Media Watch, Republicans, Texas
Tagged Andrew Sullivan, Austin, Chris Kyle, Foreign Policy, Greg Abbott, Hillary Clinton, Jews, Jihad, Jonathan Chait, LinkSwarm, Media Watch, Mitt Romney, New York Times, Republicans, Scott Walker, Texas
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Texas vs. California Update for January 29, 2014
To a certain extent, this Texas vs. California roundup is incomplete, since we’re hot and heavy into the new legislative session and I haven’t had a chance to fully digest the proposed budget numbers yet. By the Legislative Budget Boards … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Democrats, Jihad, Supreme Court, Texas, unions, Welfare State
Tagged Budget, California, Democrats, Fresno, Jihad, Kern County (CA), Legislative Budget Board, Newport Beach, oil industry, pension crisis, Sacramento, Texas, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Toyota, unions, Welfare State
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