edited by: Ted McLaughlin,
Texas Editor
With thoughts of patriotism in our minds around the Fourth of July, why not teach our children more about the Service Flags for military personnel serving, injured or killed? These window or service flags are part of our history and originated to commemorate soldiers in World War I, sometimes called [...]
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She maybe can act
I think Juliette Lewis
Can stir my stomach
Digital TV
just as Catholicism
bullshit tastes so sweet
Earlier this week, Latina Lista published a post opining how the "coup" in Honduras didn't have all the earmarks of traditional Latin American military takeovers.
Honduran protesters march against the referendum.
(Source: El Heraldo newspaper)
Yet, many readers disagreed pointing to the fact that the military' [...]
Russian expansionism is not dead, despite the demise of the Soviet Union so many years ago. These days, Russia has taken to “soft power” moves, slowly working to place a stranglehold on Europe’s natural gas supplies. The BBC reports:
Russia’s energy giant Gazprom has signed a $2.5bn (£1.53bn) deal with [...]
From Soujourners magazine, Richard A. Viguerie, one of the nation's most prominent conservatives, explains why he opposes the death penalty. The fact is, I don’t understand why more conservatives don’t oppose the death penalty. It is, after all, a system set up under laws established by [...] David Taylor, a business psychologist, told workers at design and marketing onebestway, in Newcastle upon Tyne, that a Naked Friday idea would boost their team spirit.
He was called in to help the firm after six staff members were forced into taking redundancies at [...]
Reactions to the Marine operation varied across the valley. In Khan Neshin, residents largely stayed off the streets, wary of being caught in the crossfire of possible Taliban attacks on the troops. In the northern areas, around the Nawa district, several residents approached [...]
Fifty-six percent (56%) of Americans say they are not willing to pay more in taxes and utility costs to generate cleaner energy and fight global warming.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey, taken since the climate change bill was passed on [...]
None were able to tell the difference between 'panic sweat' and 'exercise sweat' but the brain scans told a different story, reports the science journal PLoS One.
Now that the brief special session is over, Rep. Diana Maldonado will open a district office in Round Rock on Thursday, July 9. “My district office will be a valuable tool and resource for constituents throughout House District 52,” said Maldonado. “I look forward to using this office as a [...]
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This sucker has got some legs.
Now we have two CBS News reporters, reporters who were [...]
AUSTIN -- With plenty of time to spare before the July 4 festivities kick off, state lawmakers wrapped up work on the transportation issues Gov. Rick Perry called them to the Capitol to resolve.
They passed two of the three measures on the agenda before ending the special session and heading [...]
Clear Lake teabaggers are going to have a rally on the 4th of July with special guest speaker Paul Bettencourt, the same Bettencourt who quit as Harris County Tax Assessor just two weeks after winning the election. His topic will be "Sticking it out during hard" [...] Clear Lake teabaggers are going to have a rally on the 4th of July with special guest speaker Paul Bettencourt, the same Bettencourt who quit as Harris County Tax Assessor just two weeks after winning the election. His topic will be "Sticking it out during hard times".
Bettencourts' former office' [...]
At FindLaw.com, regular columnist Sherry Colb writes, "The Right of Confrontation: A Supreme Court Decision Reveals Strong Schisms." Here's the beginning of a must-read for those who want to dig deep into the ruling.
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts. The Court held' [...]» NYT: U.S. Marines Try to Retake Afghan Valley ... More than an exercise of new troops added to the region, this looks like a new approach that's well overdue. Case in point ...
The British have had too few troops to conduct full-scale counterinsurgency operations and have often relied [...]
The SacBee is previewing an article that will be in tomorrow's print edition. It contains an interactive map examining the geographic disparity of death sentences in the state, at this LINK.
Several factors can affect how often prosecutors obtain death penalty convictions. These include, but are not limited to, how often prosecutors [...]
From Eric Dondero:Halstead officially [...]
Via Postcards, Senate leaders: Private toll-road bill DOA.
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Senate leaders just announced publicly what senators had confirmed an hour ago: A bill to continue to allow more privately built toll roads to be constructed is dead in the special legislative session.
And lawmakers plan to finish [...]
First they took over Tax Day. Now conservative activists are hoping this Fourth of July weekend will be known for the dozens of Tea Party rallies planned around the country.
Gov. Rick Perry is planning to rack up the miles and attend [...]
The Rev. James Manning made this video prior to the presidential election; even then people were questioning Obama’s citizenship. How hard is it to simply produce a birth certificate and put this debate to rest?
AUSTIN -- Texas senators are about to receive House Bill 1 (letting the state issue $2 billion in road bonds) in a committee and expect it to hit the full floor shortly.
If senators don't change it, both chambers could soon close out the special session, sending the bill to Gov. Rick [...]
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Senate leaders said Thursday they have decided not to pass a public-private toll road bill backed by Gov. Rick Perry, clearing the way for adjournment of the special session. All that remained for senators to do was approve a House measure [...]
AUSTIN -- As state lawmakers work to finish up their business and head home early for the July 4 holiday, Gov. Rick Perry held a ceremonial bill signing Thursday.
Around noon, he had a special ceremony for House Bill 978, by Fort Worth Democrat state Rep. Lon Burnam, which gives more protections against [...]
Even the liberal press is getting fed up with Obama’s attempt to control the media. As Helen Thomas (Hearst News Service) and Chip Reid (CBS News) grill press secretary Robert Gibbs about this administration’s under-handed policy of choreographed town hall meetings.See video below.
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We Facebookers are supposed to get more control over privacy settings, but that’s not all. Some other changes are coming too.There is no god and I am his prophet. [...] On Monday afternoon I made a snap decision, as I’m known to sometimes do. Heading south out of downtown, I thought it would be cool to take my son to Celebration Station in Mesquite, so we headed East on Interstate 30. I set the budget at…well cheap, and figured we’d [...]
House lawmakers unanimously passed a bill to start spending $2 billion in transportation bonds voters approved years ago. But they added some safeguards to ensure they know what the money is used for, particularly in light of lawmakers' unease with toll road spending.
One of the amendments tacked onto the' [...]
Burleson doesn't think so-bought a fancy car with a grant so that..
Burleson’s SWAT team has responded to assist other agencies that do not have SWAT teams or whose SWAT team needs backup. Response scenarios include potential incidents at Somervell County’s nuclear power plant, with the area’s railways, natural gas' [...]
And, um, what's the reason people just don't make their own cookies? I mean, people. It's not tough. Doesn't take long. And costs less than buying a tube of E coli from your dairy section.
[...]no. Not my birthday.
[...]Terri Hall has her take on what happened yesterday, Legislature blinks as it contemplates largest tax increase in Texas history.
If CDA’s are dead and this has been done, House takes out ‘revolver’ on HB 1, aka the “transportation bank”, and the Sunset safety net passes. This session may [...]
I'm taking a sort of vacay right now. Nope, not going anywhere. Nope, not sitting around drinking margaritas. Actually working on stuff I have to get done that I've been putting off... wait. THIS IS NOT A VACATION. I"VE BEEN DUPED!
Next week going to [...]
House lawmakers appear anxious to get out of town. Several said this morning that they intend to pass out the safety net and transportation bonding bills today - and could be done as early as this afternoon. The general consensus is that the controversial toll road bill Gov. Rick [...]
AUSTIN -- Legislators are talking like they want to go home today.
When Gov. Rick Perry called them back to town to wrap up business left unfinished from the 81st Legislative session, he said he thought it might take them a few days -- "badda bing, bada boom."
Word around the Capitol [...]
[Note: In all posts related to the upcoming Texas GOP primary battle, LoneStarTimes.com reminds readers that LST as an institution has not endorsed--or decided to oppose--any particular candidate. We will strive to serve as a clearinghouse for information and an arena for substantive discussion and debate. Individual posts reflect the [...]
Dallas residents who need assistance with their utility bills and live in a 752xx Zip Code may contact the Martin Luther King Social Services program. Residents in need may receive up to $600 towards their bill.
Individuals may call 214-670-8416 to make an appointment on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays starting at [...]
Lawmakers - led by Dallas Rep. Terri Hodge - honored Jim Mattox on Thursday, the former Congressman, state representative and two-term Texas attorney general who died in November.
Mattox, a Dallas attorney, had a long career in Democratic politics. He lost high-profile races for governor [...]
I was amazed by this video of the rehearsal of Michael Jackson's last tour. Posted on CNN it shows his amazing attention to detail and talent. Too bad we will never get to see him perform it live!
I'll take one of these for my desk, thank you:
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