Category Archives: Austin

LinkSwarm for September 22, 2014

A Monday LinkSwarm of some recent(ish) news: Surprise, surprise, surprise: ObamaCare covers abortions. Alaska doctor shuts down practice due to ObamaCare. Obama’s own Secretary of Defense says we left Iraq too soon. Strangely enough, Gaza landlords are no longer wild … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for September 17, 2014

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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“No One Is Allowed To Take Pictures of The Great and Powerful Wendy Davis!”

Wendy Davis is signing at Austin book store Bookpeople tomorrow (September 11, 2014) at 12:30 PM. (Bookpeople, if you haven’t been there, is a nice independent bookstore that has all kinds of authors in for signings, not just liberal politicians, … Continue reading →

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“Wallace Hall Was Right About UT All Along”

That’s the headline on this Dallas Observer story by Jim Schutze (who you may remember from my piece on Tom Leppert’s term as Dallas Mayor). The Hall piece details what members of the conservative Texas blogsphere (myself included) have been … Continue reading →

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John Bucy III Campaign Claims Lien Was Filed Against John Bucy II

The John Bucy III campaign has issued another denial stating that the tax lien issued against 8609 Camelia Ln, Austin, Texas, 78759, was not, in fact, against candidate John H. Bucy III, despite his name being on the lien. But … Continue reading →

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Untangling the John Bucy Property Lien Issue

Given the John H. Bucy III’s campaigns strenuous denials that the $160,000 IRS tax lien was filed against their candidate, I thought I would further research the issue. It may be a case of a son being mistaken for his … Continue reading →

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Democratic State House Candidate John Bucy’s $160,000 in Unpaid Taxes

What is it with Democrats and their recurring problems with paying their taxes? Certainly they seem more than capable of passing and raising taxes. But paying them on time? Not so much. Today’s example of a Democrat not paying his … Continue reading →

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Perry Indictment Slammed as Ridiculous On Both Left and Right

More and more commentators, on all sides of the political spectrum, have weighed in on the risible nature of the Rick Perry indictment: Respectable lefty attorney Alan Derschowitz (who has maintained an admirably consistent commitment to civil liberties throughout his … Continue reading →

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Rick Perry Indicted for Acting Like a Governor

Friday Rick Perry was indicted for using his constitutionally enumerated veto powers, namely carrying through on his threat to veto $7.5 million funding for the Travis County Public Integrity Unit last year unless Democratic District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg resigned over … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for August 8, 2014

Another roundup of news, a disproportionate amount from the Middle East, disproportionately bad. Old and Busted: “Never again!” The New Hotness: “Genocide? Meh. Case-by-case basis.” More on the ISIS campaign to wipe out the Yazidi and other religious minorities. Obama … Continue reading →

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