Category Archives: Austin

Horrific Bloodbath Follows Campus Carry

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Austin, Texas, August 1: Police at the University of Texas were stunned by horrific violence unlashed by the first day of the new concealed carry law taking effect. A grand total of 537 fatal shootings occurred across the UT campus … Continue reading →

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Texas Attorney General Sues Austin for Breaking the Law

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is so unreasonable as to expect that the City of Austin actually obey the law, and is now suing them for failing to do so: Section 411.209 prohibits state agencies and political subdivisions from wrongfully … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for July 15, 2016

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Enjoy a Friday LinkSwarm, including some recent big stories: Truck plows into Bastille Day celebration in Nice, France, killing at least 84, including a father and his 10 year old son from Lakeway. The murderer is evidently a Muslim from … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for June 28, 2016

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Welcome to another Texas vs. California update! “California’s skyrocketing housing costs, taxes prompt exodus of residents.” “During the 12 months ending June 30, the number of people leaving California for another state exceeded by 61,100 the number who moved here … Continue reading →

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Austin Police Blotter Roundup

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Lawrence Person

More Dwight’s bailiwick than mine (and I think he’s covered two of these), but several stories of interest have popped up: Suspected I-35 rock thrower arrested. “The Austin Police Department has made an arrest in the rock assailant case. Patrick … Continue reading →

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Lawsuit Filed to Remove Jana Duty

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Via Dwight comes news that things are moving swiftly on removing Williamson County DA Jana Duty from office: Two Williamson County residents sued District Attorney Jana Duty on Monday, seeking to force her out of office. The Texas Constitution, according … Continue reading →

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Jana Duty Hoist on Her Own Petard

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Dwight beat me to this story on Williamson County District Attorney Jana Duty being placed on probation for 18 months by the Texas bar, but I have a few additional bits of context for those coming in late on the … Continue reading →

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Other UT Regents Back Wallace Hall Lawsuit

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Here’s an update on the University of Texas admissions scandal and their continuing attempt to stonewall regent Wallace Hall. Regents Alex Cranberg and Brenda Pejovich and former chairmen Charles Miller and Gene Powell filed a friend-of-the-court brief last week backing … Continue reading →

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Lake Austin Closed

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Lawrence Person

“As a result of all of the heavy rains, and at the request of the LCRA Emergency Management Team and the City of Austin Homeland Security and Emergency Management, the Fire Chief has decided to close Lake Austin, Lady Bird … Continue reading →

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UT, A&M Bid on Running Sandia Nuke Lab

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Well, this is interesting: UT and A&M are part of a consortium bidding to help run Sandia nuclear weapons lab: A consortium that includes the Texas A&M University System and the University of Texas System announced Tuesday that it will … Continue reading →

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