Category Archives: Austin

Texas Gains 2 Congressional Seats, California, New York Lose 1 Each (With Some Thoughts On Texas Redistricting)

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Lawrence Person

The 2020 Census results are out: Florida and Texas gained House seats while California and New York lost one seat each as a result of population shifts, according to the 2020 census results announced on Monday. Texas gained two House … Continue reading →

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Austin City Council Continues Assault On APD

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Lawrence Person

It’s obvious that the current Austin City Council hates the Austin Police Department, and will do anything they think the can get away with to strip it of money and power. The most recent example: They’re stripping 911 funding from … Continue reading →

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Follow-Up: Triple Murder Suspect Captured

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Lawrence Person

In a followup to yeterday’s story, Stephen Nicholas Broderick, the ex-Travis County Sheriff’s deputy wanted for murdering three people, was arrested. Authorities have arrested the former law officer wanted in the shooting that left three people dead and launched a … Continue reading →

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Former Travis County Sheriff’s Deputy Murders Three, On The Lam

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Just imagine that there’s an “allegedly” in that headline, but that does appear to be the case: Authorities have lifted the shelter in place order near the apartment complex where three people were shot and killed Sunday, but the suspect … Continue reading →

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The Building Austin Policing Crisis

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Many of the cities that defunded police last year in a fit of social justice warrior-endorsed madness have reversed course once crime rates started spiraling. But Austin’s hard-left City Council seems stuck on stupid. After the Austin police budget cut … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for April 5, 2021

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Lawrence Person

After a long hiatus, the Texas vs. California update is back! The update, focusing on news about the two biggest states in the union, and contrasting the the red and blue state models of governance for each, was a regular … Continue reading →

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Breaking: 2 Shot, 1 Stabbed in Austin Park

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Here’s some breaking news for you: Police are responding to a shooting with ‘multiple injuries’ Sunday evening. Police say an initial call of shots fired came in a little after 7 p.m. Public Safety Alert – Multiple people shot or … Continue reading →

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Austin Burning

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Another wondrous side benefit of all the drug-addled transients Mayor Steve Adler and the Austin City Council have lured to the city is the fires they’ve started in their trash-strewn camps. This week saw three separate homeless camp fires, one … Continue reading →

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Texas Legislature Considers Statewide Camping Ban

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Lawrence Person

So tremendous is Austin City Council stupidity that the Texas legislature is considering a statewide camping ban: In a not-so-subtle broadside against its capital city, the Texas legislature will consider legislation to ban camping in public places and creating a … Continue reading →

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Texas Energy Outage Postmortem

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Lawrence Person

I finally had time to finish this postmortem post on the Texas winter storm energy grid crisis. I’ve got a ton of pieces to get through, so let’s dig in. How the energy grid fell apart: Here were two problems, … Continue reading →

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