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LinkSwarm for June 26, 2015

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Lawrence Person

The problem with doing a LinkSwarm is there’s just no end to links! I suppose I could post each and every one as I find it, but then I’d be be traveling in the wake of Instapundit, without his indefatigable … Continue reading →

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Belated News: Grand Jury No-Bills John Daub

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Lawrence Person

I missed this good news when it came out on June 2, but a Travis County Grand Jury has declined to indict John Daub in the self-defense shooting death of a home intruder who turned out to be autistic. And … Continue reading →

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Hutto Police Officer Murdered On Duty

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Hutto police Sergent Chris Kelly was was killed in the line of duty today after being run over by a suspect during a traffic stop. (The suspect is in custody.) Kelly was a USAF veteran, and left behind a wife … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for June 24, 2015

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Lawrence Person

It’s been a while since I did a Texas vs. California update, so this is going to be a meaty one: The Texas Comptroller has released a 50 state overview of how Texas stacks up to other states. There’s a … Continue reading →

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Public Integrity Unit Oversight Removed From Travis County

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Democrats won’t be able to launch partisan witch hunts against statewide Republican officeholders from the Travis County Prosecutor’s Office anymore, as Governor Greg Abbott has signed the bill stripping oversight of the statewide Public Integrity Unit from the Travis County … Continue reading →

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Jihadsville, West Yorkshire

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Lawrence Person

The town of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire is punching above its weight when it comes to producing Jihadists: Set in a quiet corner of West Yorkshire, on first glance the former mill town of Dewsbury looks perfectly innocent. But bubbling … Continue reading →

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Waco Biker Shootout Follow-up 7

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Three weeks after the May 17th biker shootout, it’s still not clear who instigated the fight. Evidently at least 50 of those arrested have been released after their initial $1 million bail was reduced. Several hundred bikers also peacefully protested … Continue reading →

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Old News About Old News

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Don’t know how I missed this, but Wendy Davis was fined $5,000 for campaign violations. Mind you, these were campaign violations from her 2012 state senate race. Davis’ personal financial documents for 2010 and 2011 did not properly indicate that … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 29, 2015

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Lawrence Person

I didn’t get flooded out, but for a while on Memorial Day, I finally had that defensive moat around my house I’d always dreamed of… U.S. economy shrinks in first quarter. (Hat tip: Instapundit, who adds, of course, “unexpectedly!”) Get … Continue reading →

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Waco Biker Shootout Follow-Up 6

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Lawrence Person

We’re finally starting to get a fuller picture of how the Waco biker shootout between the Bandidos and the Cossacks actually went down. A Cossack who was there says that they were set up by Bandidos who invited them to … Continue reading →

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