Category Archives: Texas

Texas vs. California Update for February 13, 2013

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Busy day! Here’s a quick Texas vs. California roundup: Texas economic success is no mirage. More on Rick Perry’s California raid. “I’d take free-market capitalism over socialism any day, and that was the decision that we made,” said Waste Connections … Continue reading →

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Rick Perry Trolls California (For Business)

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Lawrence Person

First Texas Governor Rick Perry put up a 30 second radio spot on California airwaves suggesting businesses in the no longer golden state relocate to Texas. Now Perry has gone to California himself to make the same pitch. Says Perry: … Continue reading →

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Quick Notes from the TPPF Gun Control Conference Call for February 11, 2013

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Lawrence Person

I sat in a Texas Public Policy Foundation teleconference on the current state legislative session, the main topic of which was Texas efforts to fight Democrats gun control agenda at the national level. On hand were Arlene Wohlgemuth, Mario Loyola … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for Feburay 7, 2013

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Lawrence Person

No sooner did I post yesterday’s California vs. Texas update than all manner of related news pours forth. First, I missed the news that John Stossel did a story on Texas vs. California back in January. That link takes you … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Roundup for February 6, 2013

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Lawrence Person

CalPERS: the pension fund that ate California. A tale filled with lies, waste, and outright corruption that’s even worse than I thought (and I thought it plenty bad). Via the indispensable Will Franklin comes this eye-opening comparison of welfare in … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for February 1, 2013

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Lawrence Person

I would say that this was a busy week, but every week is a busy week these days. The only sitting black United States Senator is a Republican…at least until John Kerry’s replacement is sworn in. Speaking of Kerry, Scott … Continue reading →

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Abbott Rising

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Lawrence Person

There’s much news about Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott as of late, so I’m just going to put it all here in this big virtual pile: First, Abbott now has a hefty $18 million in his campaign fund, fueling speculation … Continue reading →

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Rick Perry’s State of the State Address

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Rick Perry delivered his State of the State address on Tuesday. Here’s the complete text. And here’s the speech itself: A mixture of interesting tidbits on the Texas success story, some generic inspirational boilerplate, and some broad outline policy proposals. … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Lays a Glorious Smackdown on Rahm Emanuel

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Senator Ted Cruz is already doing a bangup job bringing the conservative message to Washington. Today’s example: laying a glorious smackdown on Chicago mayor (and former Obama chief of staff) Rahm Emanuel over the latter’s trying to pressure banks into … Continue reading →

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What I Saw At The Austin Gun Show

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Long lines. It took 40 minutes for my friends to get in at noon, and about 28 minutes for me at 1 PM. Here’s my video of the line: And the show itself? Pricing on modern sport rifles (AKA “the … Continue reading →

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