Category Archives: Austin

Dawnna Dukes Indicted on 15 Counts, Faces 28 Years in Jail

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Lawrence Person

The shoe has landed: A grand jury has indicted state Rep. Dawnna Dukes on 13 felony corruption charges and two misdemeanors, with a maximum penalty of 28 years behind bars, a courthouse source said Wednesday. Dukes, an Austin Democrat, faces … Continue reading →

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A Bucket of Texas News

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Lawrence Person

No theme linking all this stories, but crime, police and jihad all figure predominately: The Islamic State has singled out the First Baptist Church in Dallas as a target for arson. If memory serves, the last time jihadis tried to … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for January 12, 2017

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Lawrence Person

It’s been a long time since I compiled one of these, so this is going to be monstrously large. Also, just as I was finishing this up, the San Diego Chargers announced they were moving to Los Angeles. Hell, LA … Continue reading →

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Dawnna Dukes Case Headed to Grand Jury

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Lawrence Person

In an update to the Dawnna Dukes story, her case is headed to a grand jury: Travis County prosecutors and Texas Rangers will present evidence to a grand jury that state Rep. Dawnna Dukes abused the power of her office, … Continue reading →

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Dawnna Dukes Changes Course, Refuses to Step Down

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Well, this is an interesting turn of events: State Rep. Dawnna Dukes, D-Austin, has informed Travis County District Attorney Margaret Moore that she will not step down from her seat in the Texas House as planned when the House convenes … Continue reading →

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Interview with TPPF’s James Quintero on the Texas Municipal Pension Debt Crisis

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Lawrence Person

James Quintero, the Director of the Center for Local Governance at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, was kind enough to provide some detailed answers to questions I sent him about the municipal pension crisis in Dallas and other large Texas … Continue reading →

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Another Black Eye for Jana Duty

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Lawrence Person

One of the cases outgoing Williamson County District Attorney Jana Duty bragged about was the cold case conviction of Rex Allen Nisbett for the murder of his estranged wife. Indeed, the arrest of Nisbett is one of only three instances … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for December 9, 2016

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Lawrence Person

The Dallas police and fireman pension fund has halted withdrawals of money to stop a pension run in order to keep the system (temporarily) solvent. Texas municipal pension debt is a big story with a lot of different ramifications and … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for November 18, 2016

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Here we are, a week after one of the biggest political upsets in American history, and the reverberations are still being felt. Democrats seem to be stuck in the anger and denial phases of the Kubler-Ross grieving cycle, and probably … Continue reading →

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Six Austin Communists Arrested for Assaulting Trump Supporters

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Forgot all those fake hate crimes the left is saying came from Trump supporters. The documented assaults all seem to be coming from the anti-Trump forces. Take, for example, these super-geniuses: The Texas Department of Public Safety says it arrested … Continue reading →

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