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Category Archives: Austin
Immodest Proposal: Tax The Homeless
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
Posted in Austin, Crime, Texas
Tagged Austin, Austin City Council, Greg Abbott, homeless, Texas
10 Comments
Followup: Austin City Council Votes To Purchase Wilco Homeless Hotel
Today (not yesterday as the Statesman had reported), the Austin City Council voted to purchase the Candlewood Suites Hotel at 10811 Pecan Park Boulevard over the strenuous opposition of local reasidents. The vote was 10-1, with only Mackenzie Kelly voting … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Texas
Tagged Austin, homeless, Mackenzie Kelly, Texas, Williamson County
1 Comment
Reinstatement of Austin Camping Ban Makes May 1 Ballot
A tiny bit of good news in a sea of gloom: The petition to restore the camping ban has been garnered enough signatures to be placed on the May 1 ballot: A group’s petition to reinstate Austin’s camping ban will … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Texas
Tagged Austin, Greg Casar, homeless, Joell McNew, Ken Casaday, Matt Mackowiak, Ora Houston, Save Austin Now, Steve Adler, Texas
3 Comments
Austin to Vote on Wilco Homeless Hotel Today
In their ongoing attempt to inflict bumville on as much of Austin as possible, today the Austin City Council is scheduled to vote on buying a Williamson County hotel to use as a homeless shelter. The Williamson County Commissioners Court … Continue reading
Nancy Pelosi: Inside Trader
If you wonder which businesses Democrats intend to favor, one easy answer is to look at what companies Nancy Pelosi is investing in: When one looks at a situation like Monday’s insanity-fueled, retail induced short squeeze across the board, one … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Democrats
Tagged Apple Computer, Austin, corruption, Democrats, Disney, Nancy Pelosi, Paul Pelosi, Tesla Motors
8 Comments
Austin Update For January 17, 2021
Austin news has been accumulating in heaps in drifts like trash strewn from a homeless encampment in a public park. So let’s grab a shovel: First up: the case of the missing $6 million: More than $6 million in taxpayer … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Crime, Democrats, Regulation, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, Waste and Fraud
Tagged ANCHOR fund, Austin, Brad Johnson, Crime, Democrats, drugs, fraud, Greg Casar, homeless, Joe Deshotel, Ken Paxton, Matt Mackowiak, Regulation, Social Justice Warriors, Steve Adler, Taxes, Texas
3 Comments
LinkSwarm for January 15, 2021
Austin actually enjoyed a rare snowstorm this week. As opposed to those who follow the mainstream media, who enjoy snowstorms 24/7/365… President Trump is declassifying “a foot high stack of documents” related to Russiagate and Obamagate. Good. In the “stop … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Communism, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Guns, Jihad, Military, Social Justice Warriors, Texas
Tagged 2020 Election, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Apple Computer, Austin, Bob Swan, censorship, China, Democrats, dogs, Donald Trump, drugs, Facebook, Gang Chen, Google, Guns, Harold Ford Jr., Houston Rockets, Intel, Iran, Israel, James Harden, Jihad, John Weaver, Judd Stone, Kyle Hawkins, LinkSwarm, Lisa Montgomery, Media Watch, Military, MIT, NBA, Parler, Pat Gelsinger, Portland, punk rock, Saudi Arabia, Semiconductors, SMIC, Social Justice Warriors, South Korea, Texas, Twitter
4 Comments
LinkSwarm for January 8, 2021
Maybe tomorrow I’ll feel like finishing that post on the events of January 6th. In the meantime, enjoy a Friday LinkSwarm: Mark Steyn has some pungent commentary: The political class (represented by a Speaker who flies home to San Francisco … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Border Control, Communism, Crime, Democrats, Foreign Policy, Social Justice Warriors, Texas
Tagged antifa, Austin, Border Controls, California, Chesa Boudin, China, coronavirus, Crime, dogs, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Florida, George Soros, Greg Abbott, Hampton Yout, Joe Lonsdale, Kurt Schlichter, LinkSwarm, Mark Steyn, MST3K, Muriel Bowser, New York City, Portland, riot, Russia, San Francisco, Social Justice Warriors, Tesla Motors, Texas, Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, Wuhan
4 Comments
Breaking: Texas Supreme Court Also Tells Adler To Get Stuffed
In our last installment of As The Lockdown Turns, Austin Mayor Steve Adler had tried to order Austin bars and restaurants to close at 10:30 PM for drinking and dining over the New Year’s Weekend. This, in turn, was was … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Democrats, Regulation, Texas
Tagged Amy Clark Meachum, Austin, Greg Abbott, Steve Adler, Texas, Texas Supreme Court, Travis County, Wuhan
1 Comment