Category Archives: Texas

State of Texas Lowers Boom On Harris County Over Police Defunding

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Lawrence Person

It looks like the Democrats running Harris County are finally going to face some consequences for defunding law enforcement. Texas Comptroller Glen Hegar has ruled that Harris County reduced funding for some law enforcement agencies and will be subject to … Continue reading →

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Another Day, Another Murderer Out On Bond

Posted on August 21, 2022 by Lawrence Person

The soft-on-crime policies enacted by the Democrats who run Austin and Travis County have degraded the quality of life for law-abiding Austinites. And for many the consequences of putting convicted felons back out on the street without bail has been … Continue reading →

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New Outbreak Of Violence on U.S./Mexican Border

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Lawrence Person

A new wave of cartel violence has broken out Mexican cities on the U.S. border. Juarez, across the Rio Grande from El Paso: MEXICO CITY — A gang riot inside a border prison that left two inmates dead quickly spread … Continue reading →

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Reno 911: Texas Edition

Posted on August 13, 2022 by Lawrence Person

If your taxes are high and your town government sucks, what solutions are open to you? Reno, Texas has come up with one solution: disincorporation. Voters in Reno, a Parker County town west of Fort worth, will consider a ballot … Continue reading →

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Is China Buying Texas Land?

Posted on August 10, 2022 by Lawrence Person

The issue of Chinese interests buying up Texas land is one of those stories that has been flitting around the edges of my peripheral awareness for a while. Now Robert Montoya, Jessie Conner and Emily Wilkerson of Texas Scorecard has … Continue reading →

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Harris County Really Doesn’t Want Vote Audits

Posted on August 8, 2022 by Lawrence Person

The possibility of having votes audited sent Harris County’s Democratic executives into a preemptive panic. Harris County Commissioners Court voted 3 to 2 along party lines this week to mount a legal challenge to a state-planned audit of county-run elections … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for July 29, 2022

Posted on July 29, 2022 by Lawrence Person

The Biden Recession picks up downhill speed, liberals are spending $160 million to seize control of elections, Biden wants to starve your children until you accept transgenderism, and another Soros-backed DA gets the heave-ho from voters. It’s the Friday LinkSwarm! … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for July 23, 2022

Posted on July 23, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Paying people not to work makes them worse off, Democrats sleepwalk toward disaster, another would-be assassin of a Republican congressman walks away without bail, more Democratic judicial officials who refuse to obey the law, and a disturbing number of pedophiles … Continue reading →

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Texas Republican Agriculture Commissioner Comes Out For Legalizing Medical Marijuana

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Lawrence Person

If you’re wondering whether a true sea-change in the way America thinks about marijuana legalization, Republican Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller coming out for medical marijuana is an interesting signpost. Miller likened regulation of medical marijuana to national prohibition of … Continue reading →

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Semiconductor Update for July 18, 2022

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Enough links have filtered into the semiconductor bucket to be worth doing a roundup. This one touches on China and the corruption of our political elites. The congressional Democrats’ attempt to throw money at the problem is going nowhere fast. … Continue reading →

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