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Category Archives: Texas
The UT Law Scandal: Bigger Than Previously Reported
Back when the University of Texas Law School “forgivable loan” scandal broke, I said it was for all intents and purposes a slush fund and a serious ethical problem for UT. I didn’t know the half of it. This piece … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Budget, Crime, Texas
Tagged Austin, Crime, Jon Cassidy, Larry Sager, slush fund, University of Texas, Wallace Hall
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Texas vs. California Update for January 21, 2015
The working poor benefit from a lower cost of living in red states. Five of the top ten U.S. cities in economic growth in 2014 were in Texas: Austin, Houston, Ft. Worth. Dallas and San Antonio. (There were also two … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Crime, Democrats, Texas, unions, Welfare State
Tagged bankruptcy, California, CalPERs, Crime, farming, John G. Westine, pension crisis, Stockton, Texas, unions, Welfare State
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Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick Sworn In
Greg Abbott has been sworn in as the 48th Governor of Texas, and Dan Patrick has been sworn in as Lt. Governor. Gregg Abbott’s inaugural address. Dan Patrick’s inaugural address.
Posted in Austin, Republicans, Texas
Tagged Dan Patrick, Greg Abbott, Republicans, Texas
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LinkSwarm for January 19, 2015
Enjoy a Monday LinkSwarm to get your week started: Police conduct anti-terrorism raids in Germany, Belgium and France. Could this be the start of a real effort to halt Islamic extremism in Europe? I rather doubt it. Too many leftist … Continue reading
Posted in Communism, Democrats, Global Warming, Jihad, ObamaCare, Republicans, Texas, Waste and Fraud
Tagged American Sniper, Anwar al-Awlaki, Belgium, Bobby Jindal, Democrats, feminism, France, genocide, Germany, Global Warming, Islam, Jihad, LinkSwarm, Medicaid, Mexico, ObamaCare, Paris, R. J. Rummel, Republicans, Rick Perry, socialism, technology, Texas, Venuzuala
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“This is an Ex-EarthQuest!”
For those not up to speed on the EarthQuest saga, it was an attempt to build an “ecological theme park” northeast of Houston in Montgomery County. The fact that it was going to be built with a large dollop of … Continue reading
Posted in Texas, Waste and Fraud
Tagged EarthQuest, Houston, IRS, Montgomery County, Texas, waste
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Straus Re-Elected Speaker. And It Wasn’t Close.
Sadly, my previous analysis was right on the money. Straus maintained his hold on the Texas Speaker’s chair by a 127-19 margin over Scott Turner. For all the numerous Tea Party endorsements of House candidates (indeed, the North Texas Tea … Continue reading
Posted in Republicans, Texas
Tagged Joe Straus, Republicans, Scott Turner, Texas, Texas House of Representatives
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Annie’s List of Fail
Via PushJunction comes word that Amber Mostyn (wife of rich trial lawyer Steve Mostyn) is stepping down as chair of Annie’s List. What’s Annie’s List, you ask? Essentially an attempt to do Emily’s List for Texas, i.e. elect liberal female … Continue reading
Texas vs. California Update for January 6, 2014
Here’s your first Texas vs. California update of 2015: Real personal income increased by 1.4% in Texas in Q3, the most of any state. And that with the oil bust just starting to bite, which I’m guessing helps explain why … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Texas, unions, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State
Tagged Budget, California, Crime, fraud, waste, Welfare State
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More Inside Dirt on Battleground Texas’ Spectacular Failure
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Liberal elitists confidently sweep into a new situation, arrogantly tell everyone they’re in charge, refuse to listen to advice, alienate all those around them, and make a gigantic hash of everything, worsening … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Elections, Texas
Tagged 2014 Election, Battleground Texas, Democrats, Elections, Jeremy Bird, Steve Mostyn, Texas, Texas Democratic Party, Wendy Davis
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Wendy Davis Admits She Was Lying About Open Carry
Granted, that’s not what the headline says. But we all know that’s what she means. Sen. Wendy Davis said in a Monday interview with the Express-News that she opposes allowing the open carry of handguns and that she wishes she … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Elections, Guns, Texas
Tagged 2014 Election, 2014 Governor's Race, Democrats, Elections, Guns, open carry, Texas, Wendy Davis
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