Category Archives: Texas

Supreme Court Limits Preclearance Provision of Voting Rights Act

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Lawrence Person

The Supreme Court today limited use of the “preclearence” requirements of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Hopefully I’ll have more details when the actual text of the decision is up later today. I also wonder if Texas might re-institute … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for June 18, 2013

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Too much going on, so here’s a LinkSwarm to start your day: Why the IRS scandal is worse than the others. Snowden: Obama made all NSA abuses worse. Well, making things worse is Obama’s magic touch… The NSA confirms it … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for 6/17/13

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Time for another Texas vs. California roundup! California’s mullet budget: conservative in the front, but with a long greasy, tangled mane of liberal spending and debt in the back. “Public pension costs are increasing simply because liabilities are growing faster … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for June 6, 2013

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Yest another busy week, so here’s a very brief Texas vs. California update: Why Houston is a job-creating juggernaut. And why California cities aren’t. Texas now produces one-third of all U.S. crude oil. Midland now has a higher per-capita income … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Sides with the Dissent in Maryland vs. King

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Ted Cruz sides with the dissent in the recently decided Maryland vs. King DNA gathering case: All of us should be alarmed by this significant step towards government as Big Brother. The excessive concentration of power in government is always … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California: The Fate of Cities

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Lawrence Person

There’s a lot to digest in this comparison of migration in California urban areas vs. migration in Texas urban areas. Quick take: Despite anti-sprawl laws, the cores of California cities would be emptying due to migration to the suburbs, were … Continue reading →

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Susan Combs Stepping Down as Texas State Comptroller

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Texas Comptroller Susan Combs won’t run for reelection in 2014. And that despite having a $7.3 million warchest. Naturally lots of Republicans are lining up to run for the spot, though many are probably waiting to see what Rick Perry … Continue reading →

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NEWFLASH: Gov. Perry Vetoes SB 346

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Lawrence Person

That was the prenicious legislation that required groups who took in $25,000 or more for political purposes to register with the state, reveal their donors and exempted unions. It was evidently Speaker Joe Straus’ baby, and it’s unclear to me … Continue reading →

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Missed One: Teacher Firearm Training Bill

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Lawrence Person

In doing my roundup of gun bills in the Texas legislature, I missed Rep. Jason Villalba (R-Dallas)’s HB 1009 to allow schools to designated one “Marshal” for every 400 students eligible to receive firearm and emergency response training. Existing CHL … Continue reading →

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Quick Overview of Pro-Second Amendment Bills in the Texas Legislature

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Dwight was kind enough to provide a quick rundown on a few pro-Second Amendment bills making their way through the Texas legislature. He also linked to the TSRAPAC site, which includes even more bill information. (I’ve also found Texas Firearms … Continue reading →

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