Austin to host training for businesses on bag ordinance
From the City of Austin this afternoon: City to host business training Feb. 7 on new Single-Use Carryout Bag ordinance Do you have questions about the new bag ordinance? You’re in luck! Seats are still...
View ArticleGetting a Meddling Government Out of Our Lives
Getting a Meddling Government Out of Our Lives.(Morning Bell, Heritage Foundation) Heritage today tells the story of Abbie Schoenwetter, who spent over six years in federal prison for shipping lobster...
View ArticleGrapevine High School hosts ‘anti-school choice’ pep rally – WatchdogWire –...
Lou Ann Anderson has a great story up at WatchdogWire, about an anti-school choice event held at a taxpayer funded venue last week. This kind of display is really disappointing – but not at all...
View ArticleStrama will not seek re-election in 2014
So this is pretty huge. From the Texas Tribune: State Rep. Mark Strama, D-Austin, is considering a run for mayor of Austin and won’t seek another term in the Texas House, he said Wednesday. “I...
View ArticleHow Hollywood just won the political talking point war for the week
Yeah, okay, I’m an Oscar junkie. I grew up watching the telecast with my folks, and I cherish a deep longing to one day write an awesome screenplay or be a surprise nominee for Best Supporting Actress...
View ArticleAISD asking for $893 million in bonds in May
Word just hit my Facebook feed (and, I just checked, the Statesman) that Austin ISD has approved sending four bond propositions to voters for the May 11 election, totalling $892 million. This is...
View ArticleBlog Bash Remembers Breitbart with Blogger Scholarship
Blog Bash is an event held during CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference), and this year the organization behind it, the National Bloggers Club, will be awarding a scholarship to a deserving...
View ArticleHelp Send Bloggers to CPAC
Usually, the number one reason folks don’t go to CPAC, even though they wish to, is money. It’s expensive to fly to D.C., stay in a hotel even close to the venue, and afford all the costs of...
View ArticleEverything you need to know about the Cyprus bailout, in one FAQ
I’ve been quiet lately, I know (lots of TFRW duties these days, and free time is scarce) – but I’ve been reading. Here’s one thing I think readers will find useful, especially if, like me, time to...
View ArticleWhy Rosemary Lehmberg Needs to Resign
By now, there’s hardly a person left in central Texas who hasn’t heard about Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg’s DWI, arrest, shameful conduct, and jail term. If you are one of the few...
View ArticleDitto: Ask Governor Perry to Veto SB 346
Williamson County Conservative: Ask Governor Perry to Veto SB 346. Coming up for air during this long, busy legislative season (and I do mean season, not session, since we’re staring at the abyss of at...
View ArticleIn the Wake of 83(1) – Setting it Up
For those not hip to the lingo, I’m referring to Texas’ 83rd Legislative Session, 1st Called (Special) Session. Depending on the circles you travel in, you may very well have cringed when thinking...
View ArticleIn the Wake of 83(1) – My Tuesday Tale
Tuesday, June 25. The last day of the first special session. I wasn’t going to go. But something (and I’ll tell you about it some time) changed my mind on the way back from dropping off my daughter...
View ArticleThe overdue 3rd post on 83(1)
Sorry for the delay on this. I’ve been (more or less) unplugged for the holiday. Since I last posted, quite a few great things have happened. The pro-life movement felt the fire and got organized,...
View ArticleICYMI: The Actual War on Women
Today over at Empower Texans, I wrote about the Democrats, Wendy Davis, and the real war being waged on women in Texas: Senator Davis is utterly opposed to the policies that have made Texas a stand-out...
View ArticleBro-choice is pro-choice? Huh?
This article over at Burnt Orange Report is so asinine, there’s almost no place to start. The author, a Ben Sherman, makes the claim that HB 2, the omnibus pro-life legislation passed on 3rd reading...
View ArticleCONFIRMED: Various items, including possible fecal matter, confiscated at...
Emily Ramshaw on Twitter, retweeted by Catherine Frazier (and to be clear, bricks have not been confirmed by DPS): Then right around 4:30pm, this statement came out from the Department of Public Safety...
View Article“Wanted” posters at Capitol make idiotic accusations
So these are going around the Capitol. Fun. Image courtesy of Rep. Steve Toth, via Facebook
View ArticleRep. Jason Villalba discusses the importance of protecting life
This is the state representative talking about his 17-week child, Rep. Jason Villalba.
View ArticleAbbott makes it official on blogger call
To absolutely no one’s surprise, Attorney General Greg Abbott is going to announce shortly that he’s running for governor. He just told a group of presumably social media types that he’s in....
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