Tag Archives: light rail

Lawsuit Filed To End Austin Toy Train Tax

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Lawrence Person

We had previously covered the various failures of Austin’s toy train Project Connect light rail project to achieve its stated goals. Now a lawsuit has been filed to put the light rail tax out of our misery. A new class … Continue reading →

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Granola-Cruncher Train To Close Granola Store

Posted on June 1, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Enjoy some light irony on Saturday, namely the fact that the environmentalist-backed light rail project is forcing the closure of a health food coop. Austin’s cooperatively-owned grocery store and market Wheatsville Food Co-op is going to be closing its original … Continue reading →

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Is Austin’s Toy Train Finally Dead?

Posted on May 5, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Austin’s liberal establishment has been trying to trick taxpayers into pouring billions into their light rail boondoggle for decades, finally winning an apparent victory when voters approved a scheme in 2020. But it turns out that the terms of the … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Lawrence Person

A collection of sundry links to enliven your day: Liberals are incensed that denizens of the Amazonian rain forest will actually be allowed to eat ice cream. Camilla Paglia essay on the wane of sex drive as a result of, … Continue reading →

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