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LinkSwarm for February 22, 2019

Enjoy a 2/22 LinkSwarm! “Trump Is On Solid Legal Ground In Declaring A Border Emergency To Build A Wall.” A review of existing federal laws makes clear that President Donald Trump has clear statutory authority to build a border wall … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for November 9, 2018

Texas election analysis is coming next week. Meanwhile, Democrats appear to be in the midst of voting fraud in Broward County, Florida. Man who vandalized NYC synagogue was a gay black Democratic activist. Another Obama-era intelligence failure resulted in dozens … Continue reading →

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Houston Chronicle Reporter Resigns Under Suspicion of Making Quotes Up

Another day, another press scandal, this time in Texas: Another Houston Chronicle journalist flagged me with questions about the accuracy of a story written by veteran Austin reporter Mike Ward. Ward joined the Chronicle in 2014 after a long career … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 3, 2017

Welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! (On a personal note, if you know of any technical writing positions here in the Austin area, please let me know.) U.S. troops in Iraq finally get to enjoy sane rules of engagement. (Hat tip: … Continue reading →

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MD Anderson Announces Layoffs

Well, this is a bad economic indicator for the Houston area: Financially ailing MD Anderson Cancer Center will announce today it will cut its workforce by 5 percent through layoffs and retirements. Dan Fontaine, Anderson’s chief financial officer, confirmed Thursday … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for May 25, 2012

Last day of early voting before a long weekend, and only four days till the primary, so here’s another batch of Texas Senate race news: Good profile of Ted Cruz by Robert T. Garrett of The Dallas Morning News. Garrett … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for April 26. 2012

We’re a little more than a month out from the elections, and the rhetorical blows are already raining down among the candidates: The Dewhurst campaign doubles down on the Communist Chinese attack: The Dewhurst campaign also says the longer piece … Continue reading →

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An Example Of What’s Wrong With Journalism These Days

This Houston Chronicle piece by Joe Holley is an example of why so many people are dissatisfied with the job the legacy media is doing of reporting events. In covering the American Jewish Committee/World Affairs Council of Houston senate candidate … Continue reading →

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Election Results: Three Propositions Go Down In Defeat

The results of yesterday’s election are up, and three of the ten propositions on the ballot went down in defeat. Since all statewide propositions usually pass, that’s an interesting (and welcome) result. Proposition 4, which Texans for Fiscal Responsibility said … Continue reading →

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