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Because You Never Know When Adultery Will Inspire Great Art

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

My new favorite state representative, Jodie Laubenberg, (ha! not really!) got a mostly true from PolitiFact Texas on her complaint that state money is funding a show that glorifies adultery. During floor debate, a Republican legislator complained that state expenditures … Continue reading →

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Top Twelve Most Outrageous Moments from the HB 2364 Testimony in Texas

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

The Texas House of Representatives State Affairs Committee [or what was left of it after a long day of testimony about airport scanners that can see you nekkid, fireworks, and whether abortion causes breast cancer (spoiler: it doesn’t, but the … Continue reading →

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The Outright Hypocrisy Boggles the Mind

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

The Attorney General of Texas announced a settlement with a tanning company over their false and misleading claims about tanning and cancer. The company had claimed tanning was good for you because increased vitamin D levels decrease your risk of … Continue reading →

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Bring Lilly Ledbetter to Texas – Calls Needed Today

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

[UPDATES at end of post] No, not the actual person—the Fair Pay legislation. Congress passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act in 2009, but in Texas, tough. You can file in federal courts, but in state courts, which are far … Continue reading →

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Payday & Title Loan Regulation in Houston

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

Just got the following email from the city. I haven’t looked at the proposed ordinance, but I so abhor these businesses that I have to think that any attempt at regulation that at least starts a conversation is a good … Continue reading →

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