HB16 by Rep. Debbie Riddle HB112 by Rep. Patricia Harless HB186 by Rep. Charles Perry SB178 by Sen. Troy Fraser and others Looks to me like freshman Perry and the Senators got it right, requiring PHOTO ID - no water bills, utility bills, etc. Rep. … [Read more]
Conservative?
For months now, maybe even up to a year, I have challenged various people to define Conservatisim. I don't mean a dictionary definition but what Conservatism means to them. To date I have received exactly ZERO responses. Nobody wants to define … [Read more]
Looking Ahead: What Do We Replace Medicaid With?
Interesting because it is both a "fiscal" issue and a "social" one. According to the Legislative Budget Board, for the 2010-11 budget, Texas lawmakers budgeted $16.3 billion in General Revenue funds and $45.0 billion when combined with Federal funds. … [Read more]
Remember the Last Time Sen. Dan Patrick and Rep. Warren Chisum Hooked Up?
In the 2007 legislative session, Rep. Chisum filed a bill that among other things would make a couple wait two years before they could get a divorce and require pre-nup classes. A resident of Pasadena, Mr. Wallace Henderson, wrote a letter to the … [Read more]
Harris County Commissioners Court Meeting Agenda for 11-9
Here is the main agenda: And here is the the supplemental that made me smile: That is a ceremony I'd love to attend. Don and Lydia Smyth worked very hard from the day he announced that he was going to run for judge up to and including election day. … [Read more]
Texas Tea Parties Drop Fiscal Issues, Sign Up with Far Right Social Cons
What a day yesterday. It started to go awry (for me, anyway) when I received an email from the Young Conservatives of Texas saying that they had joined the fight for a new speaker. Okay, that is fair enough. I've criticized Speaker Straus at least as … [Read more]
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