Category Archives: Texas

Flash Mob Loots Convienance Store in Bryan, Texas

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Another week, another flash mob of teenagers looting a store, this time in Bryan, Texas. Once again, the video suggests that it’s an overwhelmingly (though not exclusively) black crowd. You would think self-preservation would dissuade them from trying to rob … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz at TPPF

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Lawrence Person

I couldn’t attend this year’s Texas Public Policy Foundation legislative orientation session, but for those who couldn’t make it, here’s Ted Cruz’s Friday speech.

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Hot Stuff

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Lawrence Person

A couple of days ago I mentioned that hot sauce maker Sriracha had been temprarily shut down due to more stringent California regulations. Now the followup: In good news for pho restaurants everywhere, Huy Fong Foods announced that Sriracha shipments … Continue reading →

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Travis County Ending Gun Shows at the Expo Center?

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Lawrence Person

So it appears: Travis County won’t be hosting a gun show in its Exposition Center after this month, after county commissioners did not renew a lease for the controversial event. “Controversial” in the sense that “liberals don’t like it.” Saxet … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for January 8, 2013

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Time for another look at the respective fortunes of the nation’s two biggest states: Between 1992 and 2010, California lost $45.27 billion in income while Texas gained $24.94B. (Hat tip: Moe Lane.) That’s one of the many reasons Texas has … Continue reading →

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Magpul Moving Headquarters to Texas

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Lawrence Person

When firearm magazine manufacturer Magpul announced they were leaving Colorado over knee-jerk magazine capacity legislation (funny how outlawing their perfectly legal product will sour a company on a state), most thought that Texas was a long-shot for them to relocate … Continue reading →

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Scenes from the Cornyn-Stockman Senate Race

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Lawrence Person

A few tidbits on this race: Steve Stockman is now accepting Bitcoins for his run against John Cornyn. This is pretty much a gimmick, as the tiny, Slashdot-centric audience who follow Bitcoin are singularly unlikely to involve themselves in Republican … Continue reading →

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Blogroll Cleaning

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Lawrence Person

It’s a new year, so here are a few long-overdue administrative updates to the blogroll. Added Texas Conservative Republican News. Removed Urban Grounds, since Robbie Cooper hung up his blogging gloves. Removed Matt S. Dowling, because one post in the … Continue reading →

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Statewide Race Update for December 31, 2013

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Lawrence Person

I thought I would do a better job of keeping tabs on Texas statewide races, but there are just too many for me to do a good job tracking all of them. Going into next year, I’ll try to do … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for December 24, 2013

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Merry Christmas a day in advance! Obamacare’s popularity hits new lows. If you want to save yourself some time, just save that phrase; you’ll be able to use it lots next year as well… Even the uninsured hate ObamaCare. ObamaCare … Continue reading →

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