Category Archives: Texas

Kay Bailey Hutchison Declines to Run for Reelection

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Lawrence Person

“Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison announced today that she will retire at the end of her current term, quashing speculation that she would run for a fourth full term in the U.S. Senate.” Given the drubbing she received at the … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A few links of interest, some Tucson-shooting-related, some not: Wow. There’s crazy. There’s super crazy. And then there’s even the people on AboveTopSecret think you’re a loon crazy. Cry for help, insane person, or random troll? Really, there’s no way … Continue reading →

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to Judge Kevin Fine: No, You Can’t Magically Rule the Death Penalty Unconstitutional

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Lawrence Person

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (the highest criminal court in Texas, as the Texas Supreme Court does not handle criminal cases) told State District Judge Kevin Fine, in essence, cut it out. One key factor in the ruling is … Continue reading →

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New York vs. Texas

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Guess which one is the better place to live? When the Internet economy allows an increasing number of people to live anywhere, low costs win. Texans spend 8.4% of income on state and local taxes compared with 11.7% for New … Continue reading →

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One Lakeway Man’s War Against Speed Traps

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Meet Lance Mitchell, the man who runs speedtrapahead.org. He not only founded a website to warn people about speed traps, he actually stood up the road from one in his home of speedtrap-crazy Lakeway in his bright orange “Speed Trap … Continue reading →

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Linkswarm for December 22, 2010

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Lawrence Person

A few bite-sized links of interest for the holiday season: Michael Barone digs deeper into the census data. Among the tidbits: Five of the seven states with no state income tax gained the most population, and the other two each … Continue reading →

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Texas to Gain Four House Seats in Redistricting

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Lawrence Person

The census data has finally been released, and Texas will gain four seats in the U.S. House. (Here’s a map breaking down which districts have gained or lost population, and by how much.) Keep in mind that at least one … Continue reading →

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Dallas Jury to Rebecca Aguilar: No, You Can’t Have a Successful Lawsuit. Not Yours.

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Dallas Reporter: Gun owners exercising their 2nd Amendment rights by killing home invaders are evil. Here, let me badger one on camera. Dallas Station: You’re fired. Dallas Reporter: I’ll sue. Dallas Jury: Get stuffed Bonus: Ms. Aguilar simply can’t stop … Continue reading →

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The Texas House Speaker’s Race Religion Kerfluffle

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Since the topic has gotten to Fark, I thought I would clear up the whole “Republicans oppose Straus because he’s Jewish” myth, a myth entirely based on one dumbass (or one plant) sending out email. (The truth is, Republicans oppose … Continue reading →

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Houston Voters: Get Rid of Red Light Cameras. Judge: Not So Fast

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Judge Lynn Hughes has blocked Houston from taking down their red light cameras, pending litigation from vendor American Traffic Solutions. This is after voters voted to have them taken down. I previously covered Houston’s decision to take down red light … Continue reading →

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