Category Archives: Texas

Candidate Larry Gonzales Answers Questions About the Texas House District 52 Race

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Here’s another installment in my series on the Republican Texas House District 52 race in advance of the primary runoff on April 13. This time I sent questions to candidate Larry Gonzales about his runoff with John Gordon. My questions … Continue reading →

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More on Perry’s Victory

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Lawrence Person

This Michael Barone piece shows Perry beating Hutchison pretty much everywhere, but racking up a particularly large margin in metro-Houston, which would seem to bode well for defeating former Houston Mayor Bill White in November. Updated: A piece from Kevin … Continue reading →

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Instant Analysis: Why Perry Beat Hutchison Like A Rented Mule

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Lawrence Person

As of now, just after 10 PM, Perry is winning big enough to avoid a run-off, and Hutchison conceded. That was the exact opposite of what most pundits predicted when Hutchison got into the race 18 months ago. After all, … Continue reading →

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Republican Primary on Tuesday, March 2: State Senate District 5, Ogden vs. Bius

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Lawrence Person

The State Senate District 5 race pits incumbent Steve Ogden vs. challenger Ben Bius. Some news articles on the race: A Statesmen article. Ogden’s semi-slam of the Tea Party movement doesn’t exactly endear himself to me. Yes, I’m sure you … Continue reading →

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Republican Primary on Tuesday, March 2nd: House District 52

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Another election season is upon us. If you’re anything like me, down-ballot local races don’t get a lot of my attention until the election is nearly upon me. As partial recompense, I’ll try to through up a few links to … Continue reading →

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El Paso vs. Juarez

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Lawrence Person

I’m not big on linking to The New York Times, and this is the sort of story that Dwight over at Whipped Cream Difficulties covers more than I, but this article reveals some pretty shocking details about the drug war … Continue reading →

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Free Electricity, Courtesy of Farouk Shami!

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Lawrence Person

If you live in Texas, there’s a good chance you’ve seen the Farouk signs festooning fences along major highways. They belong to one Farouk Shami, who is waging an underdog gubernatorial campaign against Houston Mayor Bill White for the Democratic … Continue reading →

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College Station Red Light Followup

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Lawrence Person

TXGunGeek posted this link to his blog to my two recent red light camera posts, and I thought it was important enough to bring up in a separate post. A restraining order has been filed to prevent College Station from … Continue reading →

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The Ft. Hood shooter and the Saudi call to Jihad

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Lawrence Person

Stratfor suggests that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan may have been heeding a call to jihad by Nasir al-Wahayshi, leader of al Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula. (They also note how difficult it is for the FBI to investigate individuals such … Continue reading →

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Three Cheers for Aggieland

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Lawrence Person

I’m a UT graduate, and I follow football. (I know, “rooting for laundry.”) Here in Texas, the UT Longhorns have a friendly rivalry with the Texas A&M Aggies (“friendly” in the sense of “no recent homicides on record” and “rivalry” … Continue reading →

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