Category Archives: Texas

Quick Texas Senate Race Q3 Fundraising Update

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Barring any catastrophic event, Ted Cruz is going to be the next Senator from Texas, but the campaign keeps on chugging along. The official fundraising forms from the FEC aren’t up yet, but the two campaigns have announced the totals … Continue reading →

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Rick Perry Gets a C from the Cato Institute

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Texas has benefited greatly from having a better economy than the nation as a whole, and Rick Perry made the low-tax, small government model Texas uses the centerpiece of his abortive run for President. However, the Libertarian Cato Institute seems … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for October 8, 2012

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Today was dedicated to exercise and fiction, so here’s a quick LinkSwarm: Texas Public Policy Foundation offers a status breakdown of various lawsuits Texas has filed against the EPA to curb regulatory overreach. The state has won more than it’s … Continue reading →

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Pictures from Tony Dale’s Fundraising Luncheon

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I attended Tony Dale‘s fundraising luncheon, and snapped a few pictures of the swells assembled there. Click to embiggen. First, the lovely and talented Holly Hansen of Williamson County Conservative, who I finally got to meet in person! We’ve only … Continue reading →

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Cruz-Sadler Debate Goes About the Way You Would Expect

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Ted Cruz pretty much wiped the floor with him, if the reports of our Demophilic media are to believed. Visibly angry, [Sadler] repeatedly accused Cruz of lying. The Republican largely kept his cool and cast his little-known Democratic rival as … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Roundup: October 2, 2012

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Time for another Texas vs. California roundup. First up: The man who moved from one to the other: Chuck DeVore examines the differences between California and Texas. Scariest takeaway? “With one-eighth of the nation’s population, California has one-third of America’s … Continue reading →

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Team Gallego Lies About Rep. Canseco

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Lawrence Person

As previously reported, the Texas 23rd Congressional District is one of the most closely watched races in the country. As such, it’s no surprise that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is rolling out attack ads against incumbent Republican Rep. Francisco … Continue reading →

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Dick Armey Aims to Unseat Speaker Joe Straus

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Well, this is very interesting: FreedomWorks, which helped insurgent Ted Cruz snatch the GOP nod for U.S. Senate from Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, said Monday it will put its muscle behind toppling Texas House Speaker Joe Straus of San Antonio … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California: First Day of Fall Edition

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Time for another Texas vs. California round-up of how the Lone Star State is kicking the not-so-Golden State’s ass in just about every measure except signing NBA free-agents. You know how bad California’s debt was? Well, it’s worse than that. … Continue reading →

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UT Evacuated Due to Bomb Threat

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The University of Texas has evacuated campus due to a possibly Jihad-related bomb threat. At 8:35 a.m. the university received a call from a male with a middle eastern accent claiming to have placed bombs all over campus. He said … Continue reading →

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