Category Archives: Regulation

Austin City Council Punts on Anti-BBQ Ordinance

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Lawrence Person

After a huge outcry over a proposed ordinance to limit BBQ smoke in residential areas, the Austin City Council has

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Austin Getting Ready To Declare War on BBQ

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Austin has one of the nation’s best barbecue joints in Franklin Barbecue. So how does the city celebrate that fact? If you’re the People’s Republic of Austin, you see if you can kill the goose that lays the golden eggs … Continue reading →

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Followup: Villalba Pulls Police Filming Bill

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Lawrence Person

It turns out that even the supposed beneficiaries of state Rep. Jason Villalba’s unconstitutional and ill-conceived H.B. 2918 are opposed to it as well. “Dallas Rep. Jason Villalba withdrew his proposal — which would incriminate independent bloggers who film police … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for February 26, 2015

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Time for another Texas vs. California roundup: CalPERS believes that it has police powers to seize property to sell to support public employee pensions. “It is hard to imagine a bigger or more blatant example of collusion between business interests … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for February 19, 2015

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Time for another Texas vs. California roundup: U.S. bankruptcy judge presiding over the Stockton case says pensions are not sacred and can be cut in bankruptcy. “CalPERS has bullied its way about in this case with an iron fist insisting … Continue reading →

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District Court Rules for Gun Owners on Interstate Handgun Sales

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Dwight just alerted me to the ruling in Mance vs. Holder (decision linked thanks to the indefatigable efforts of the tireless Instapundit) which strikes down the federal ban on interstate handgun sales. The Court concludes that Defendants [Holder at. al.] … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for November 21, 2014

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Here in Austin, we’re enjoying a temporary respite from Winter in November, but I don’t expect it to last long. Links! All the lies of ObamCare: The growing impression that politicians don’t play straight with their constituents is completely toxic, … Continue reading →

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A New Kronies Action Figure

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Evidently I missed the new Kronies action figure when it dropped in September:

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Texas vs. California Update for September 17, 2014

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Time for another Texas vs. California roundup: The Texas economy continues to hum along: During the second quarter, Texas employers added 148,200 net nonfarm jobs—an average of 49,400 per month. This amounts to an 18 percent share of all jobs … Continue reading →

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Texas Election News Update for August 14, 2014

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Lawrence Person

With all Obama’s manifest incompetence at the national and international level, it’s easy to neglect Texas election news, so here’s a small update to tide you over. Even liberal MSM fossil Paul Burka says that the governor’s race is over … Continue reading →

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