Category Archives: Texas

LinkSwarm for February 19, 2021

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Lawrence Person

It. Has. Been. A. Week! Regular readers know that Austin has been climbing out of a once in a century winter storm that froze our roads and wrecked our power grid. Right now it’s still 19°F, but it’s supposed to … Continue reading →

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Austin Winter Storm Update for February 18, 2021: What’s Open?

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Update: I ventured out to the HEB at McNeil & 183 and the major roads are passable. HEB closes at 5, and the meat section was picked almost clean, but there was a lot of edible food available in various … Continue reading →

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Interview with TPPF’s Katie Tahuahua On The Texas Winter Storm Energy Crisis

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Lawrence Person

I reached out to the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s energy expert Katie Tahuahua about the dire energy problems brought about by the huge winter storm, here are her answers: 1. The Texas Interconnect Grid is a separate grid from the … Continue reading →

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TPPF’s Chuck DeVore on Reasons Behind The Texas Blackouts

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Some brief background on why so many Texas households suddenly seem to be without power: Two problems in #Texas, one short term and exacerbated by the long term issue, and one long term. 2/10 — Chuck DeVore (@ChuckDeVore) February 16, … Continue reading →

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It’s a Freaking Winter Wonderland in Austin This Morning

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Lawrence Person

7°F and a good four inches of snow on the ground (which probably feels like a foot to us). There’s an official disaster declaration and the city has pretty much shut down: The University of Texas at Austin is closed … Continue reading →

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Zer0

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Lawrence Person

The estimated Austin low temperature for Monday, February 15, is now 0°F: One good thing about Thursday’s ice storm is that maybe it snapped all the power lines its going to snap, and hopefully everyone will have power for the … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for February 12, 2021

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Greetings, and welcome to a Friday LinkSwarm! Bad weather and bad driving are themes, as the ice storm mentioned yesterday already slammed Texas hard. I was without power for over 10 hours last night and this morning, and every tree … Continue reading →

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Se7°en

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Here’s the seven day forecast: Take a look at the temperature on Monday: 7°F. Not 37, not 27, but 7°F. That wouldn’t be the coldest Austin day on record, but it would be the coldest this century and the coldest … Continue reading →

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Immodest Proposal: Tax The Homeless

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Remember how Governor Greg Abbott said he was going to clear homeless camps out from under bridges and highway overpasses in Austin? TxDOT was supposed to enforce that edict for state highway underpasses, but I can tell you that every … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for February 5, 2020

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Greetings, and welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! The Biden Administration is moving full speed ahead hard left: Kurt Schlichter: The Matrix has you: There’s nothing more tiresome than hackneyed references to The Matrix, except for the constant propaganda we’re hosed … Continue reading →

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