Category Archives: Texas

Greg Abbott Debates Wendy Davis Tonight At 6 PM

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Tonight Greg Abbott faces off against Wendy Davis in the Texas gubernatorial debate. In Austin it should be broadcast here live starting at 6 PM.

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Texas vs. California Update for September 17, 2014

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Time for another Texas vs. California roundup: The Texas economy continues to hum along: During the second quarter, Texas employers added 148,200 net nonfarm jobs—an average of 49,400 per month. This amounts to an 18 percent share of all jobs … Continue reading →

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Texas Governor’s Race Update for September 12, 2014

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Reporting on the Wendy Davis campaign at this point is like reporting on the Titanic 80% of the way into the sinking (“And there goes the second smokestack under the waves!”). But someone has to write a first draft of … Continue reading →

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“No One Is Allowed To Take Pictures of The Great and Powerful Wendy Davis!”

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Wendy Davis is signing at Austin book store Bookpeople tomorrow (September 11, 2014) at 12:30 PM. (Bookpeople, if you haven’t been there, is a nice independent bookstore that has all kinds of authors in for signings, not just liberal politicians, … Continue reading →

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“Wallace Hall Was Right About UT All Along”

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Lawrence Person

That’s the headline on this Dallas Observer story by Jim Schutze (who you may remember from my piece on Tom Leppert’s term as Dallas Mayor). The Hall piece details what members of the conservative Texas blogsphere (myself included) have been … Continue reading →

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John Bucy III Campaign Claims Lien Was Filed Against John Bucy II

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Lawrence Person

The John Bucy III campaign has issued another denial stating that the tax lien issued against 8609 Camelia Ln, Austin, Texas, 78759, was not, in fact, against candidate John H. Bucy III, despite his name being on the lien. But … Continue reading →

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Democratic State House Candidate John Bucy’s $160,000 in Unpaid Taxes

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Lawrence Person

What is it with Democrats and their recurring problems with paying their taxes? Certainly they seem more than capable of passing and raising taxes. But paying them on time? Not so much. Today’s example of a Democrat not paying his … Continue reading →

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The Late, Not-So-Great Wendy Davis Campaign

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Lawrence Person

It’s not been a good month for people trying to pretend the Wendy Davis campaign is actually capable of winning the Governor’s mansion. First, during a time when Davis desperately needs media attention to have any hope of closing the … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for August 25, 2014

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Another look at how Texas stacks up to the no-longer-so-Golden state: Problem: Those lousy taxpayers get pension reform passed. Solution: CalPERS uses “99 categories of ‘special pay’” to go on a pension spiking orgy. What are some of those 99 … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for August 22, 2014

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Just making it to Friday coming back from vacation to Texas in the middle of August seems like it’s own victory condition… The Great Obama Meltdown. “Ferguson is the Great Society writ large because the Great Society convinced, and then … Continue reading →

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