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blue squares posted:I was in the library at UT and the loving idiot cops had three squad cars, two ambulances, and two firetrucks go driving through campus with their sirens on so that they could do their DWI crash simulation drill. Everyone was saying WTF and getting scared. Holy poo poo, great day for that.
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blue squares posted:Every single text is "a black male did something weird. it's handled." Not true! We also get bulls on the loose on campus and yesterday we had a rabid bat!
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Buzzfeed did a pretty interesting investigative piece on how poor people get jailed for not paying their fines in Texas, and how that's been banned in law and ruled unconstitutional: http://www.buzzfeed.com/kendalltaggart/in-texas-its-a-crime-to-be-poor#.nqy61PBM2quote:El Paso city court Presiding Judge Daniel Robledo also said that judges were under no obligation to ask people about their finances — the onus was on defendants to raise the issue. He said that if someone acts responsibly and shows up to court, he’s more understanding, conducting indigency hearings and offering payment plans. In rare circumstances, judges offer community service. But once a person misses a court date, Robledo said, he and the 18 judges he oversees aren’t required to provide any alternatives.
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I don't think he understands "the point" at all.
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Angela Paxton would like to you remind you that she is a pistol-packin' mama whose husband has sued Obama.
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ComradeCosmobot posted:Angela Paxton would like to you remind you that she is a pistol-packin' mama whose husband has sued Obama. "math PTSD" Just let that sink in
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Is Ken Paxton ever going to jail?
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 The Astros were up big going into the 8th inning of their playoff game today and would have clinched the series if they'd won and gone on to the American League Championship Series. After this tweet, they had a monstrous 8th inning where they gave up their big lead and wound up behind and eventually lost the game, now they have to play a final and deciding game in Kansas City where they could be eliminated if they lose.
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Zwabu posted:
Fuuuuuuck, I was at that game. loving Abbott  That was a painful 8th inning, goddamn. The Royals' half lasted almost an hour and then the Astros came out and were just swept.
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Zwabu posted:
There's some weirdness going on with his twitter. His personal one (@GregAbbott_TX, also certified with the blue check) says to unfollow the one that tweeted the Astros thing 
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Badger of Basra posted:There's some weirdness going on with his twitter. His personal one (@GregAbbott_TX, also certified with the blue check) says to unfollow the one that tweeted the Astros thing Split personalities, I knew it! Think he's going to get primaried in 2018?
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Good overview of the Constitutional amendments being voted on next month http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/19/texans-decide-7-constitutional-amendments-nov-3/
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Nick Soapdish posted:Good overview of the Constitutional amendments being voted on next month http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/19/texans-decide-7-constitutional-amendments-nov-3/ Some of the poo poo that our constitution controls baffles me.
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HHS is blocking Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthoodquote:Texas health officials say they are kicking Planned Parenthood out of the state Medicaid program entirely over what they called "acts of misconduct" revealed in undercover videos filmed earlier this year. It's just over $3 million in funding, I don't know what percentage of PP's annual state budget that is.
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zoux posted:HHS is blocking Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood Ah, yes, Texas. The one state that is managing to push through anti-Abortion legislation doesn't think its going far enough.
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CommieGIR posted:Ah, yes, Texas. The one state that is managing to push through anti-Abortion legislation doesn't think its going far enough. I was googling around trying to figure out how bad this will be for women's health but I couldn't find any hard data. My recollection though is that PP in Texas gets very little of its total budget from government funds.
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zoux posted:I was googling around trying to figure out how bad this will be for women's health but I couldn't find any hard data. My recollection though is that PP in Texas gets very little of its total budget from government funds. quote:“More than half of Planned Parenthood’s non-profit health centers are in rural or medically underserved areas, and millions rely on us each year for care. If this bill went into effect, blocking our health centers from serving patients who rely on publicly funded programs for health care, millions of people would struggle to access quality reproductive health care -- period. We’ve seen this in states before: When similar measures were passed in Texas, 54 percent fewer patients received care.” Several quotes are saying that Texas legislators are simply saying that its a red herring and most patients will go to dedicated providers, which is laughably false because PP is specifically targeted at those that cannot afford that.
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What is wrong with all the goddamn stupid people in this state.
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CommieGIR posted:Several quotes are saying that Texas legislators are simply saying that its a red herring and most patients will go to dedicated providers, which is laughably false because PP is specifically targeted at those that cannot afford that. Bonus: this will noticeably reduce state Medicaid outlays when these women are unable to receive care anywhere! Small government! 
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GreyjoyBastard posted:Bonus: this will noticeably reduce state Medicaid outlays when these women are unable to receive care anywhere! Small government! What happens when they get pregnant? Didn’t this same scenario play out in some other state and it turned out to cost the state more money? Not that this isn't the desired effect, but still.
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Voted early today, no on all the amendments and yes on the Travis County courthouse bond.
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Pervis posted:What happens when they get pregnant? Didn’t this same scenario play out in some other state and it turned out to cost the state more money? That's a bit of a hiccup, yes.
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Badger of Basra posted:Voted early today, no on all the amendments and yes on the Travis County courthouse bond. Why no roads?
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The problem is that it's another dedicated fund. Something insane like 80% or more of the state budget is statutorially allocated before the Legislature ever steps foot in Austin. So dedicating another revenue source to another fund limits the ability of budget writers to respond to needs that crop up. If there's another hurricane or other huge black swan cost, well we just took another $2.5 billion out of available funds because it's required to go to Fund 6. So, while TXDoT desperately needs the money, the proper way to do it would be to put a line item in the budget rather than force future legislatures to do it. I'm voting for it because I believe the immediate need outweighs the potential and philosophical objections, as well as that, for now, it's good to protect revenue streams to critical services from insane antigovernment legislators.
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:Why no roads? Dedicated funding is a bad idea. e: beaten. Also it allows the Legislature to pretend they're funding stuff while they're really just moving money around.
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:Why no roads? Cowboys didn't need roads. If you don't buy something capable of crossing the wild expanse that is Texas you can get out. 
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Badger of Basra posted:Voted early today, no on all the amendments and yes on the Travis County courthouse bond. Is this just a blanket no to our amendment process or do you have a legit gripe about having the land commissioner reside in Austin proper?
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He wants George P Bush to live as far away as possible.
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Hawkline posted:Is this just a blanket no to our amendment process or do you have a legit gripe about having the land commissioner reside in Austin proper? Mostly none of those amendments should be amendments. We've reached this weird "governing by amendment" phase that just reinforces the most broken things about how our legislator does business. That said, eliminating the Austin residency requirement is also a way for statewide office holders to have more friendly venues for their corruption investigations, as they would no longer be Travis County residents prosecuted by the Travis County DA's office. (Unrelated, George P Bush goes to my gym and is by all accounts a pretty chill dude.)
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Hawkline posted:Is this just a blanket no to our amendment process or do you have a legit gripe about having the land commissioner reside in Austin proper? That and also them not having to be in Austin is a way to get out of the jurisdiction of the Travis County DA.
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Unless they commit a crime in Austin, which they may still do if it's in their office. Jurisdiction for criminal offenses is based on where the crime takes place.
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:Unless they commit a crime in Austin, which they may still do if it's in their office. Jurisdiction for criminal offenses is based on where the crime takes place. Nope. Before this session, the Public Integrity Unit at that Travis Co. DA prosecuted all corruption and ethics charges vs. elected officials. They changed that this session so that the crimes will be prosecuted in the county where the official was elected or county of residence.
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Oh, ok. Thank you for telling me that.
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No prob. The PIU is at the heart of the Perry indictment. It's been a thorn in the side of the GOP in Austin for decades and when Lehmberg got busted for DUI, Perry saw that as a vulnerability he could exploit. He threatened to line-item veto funding if she didn't step down, she didn't, he did, and got indicted for overreach of powers. The legislature this session "fixed it" for good though, but it's too late for Rick.
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It seems so many Republican leaders in Texas are facing charges. Is there a place that lists the status of all those proceedings?
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Related, anyone got a good rundown with all the details of the Ken Paxton investigation and trial?
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http://abc13.com/news/judge-in-goforth-murder-case-recuses-herself/1040626/ Such a bizarre case.
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My dad works for the General Land Office under George P. Bush, and fears that he'll get fired any day now. They're replacing most of the people who worked there with Young Republican types who helped him get elected, and they're under the impression that you don't need actual photographers since you can just take a picture with your phone and have it be just as good.
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