Tag: "Texas Politics"

TWC Extends Reach of WorkInTexas.com

By R. Mitchell on Sep 09, 2011 in Politics

Texas.jobs search engine enhances TWC’s job-matching website AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has enhanced its powerful online job-matching website WorkInTexas.com with the comprehensive search engine, Texas.jobs. TWC worked with nonprofit employer group DirectEmployers Association (DE) and the National Labor Exchange on Texas.jobs, which will link more job seekers [...]

Key Texas Historical Records Face Uncertain Future

By PRNewswire on Sep 01, 2011 in In The News

HOUSTON, Aug. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Key documents that shed light on historic periods in the birth and growth of Texas face an uncertain future due to poor preservation practices and limited resources in court record archives across the state, according to a report released today Wednesday, August 31, 2011by a task force charged with reviewing the situation by the [...]

Strip Club Considers Appealing Recent Texas “Pole Tax” Ruling

By R. Mitchell on Aug 29, 2011 in In The News

HOUSTON, Aug. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Rick’s Cabaret International, Inc. (NASDAQ:RICK), the nation’s leading group of upscale gentlemen’s clubs, said today it is considering an appeal of a Texas Supreme Court decision upholding a state law requiring strip clubs to pay a $5 fee for every club visitor. On Friday August 26th the Texas Supreme Court reversed the judgment of a Texas Court of Appeals, [...]

Perry-Palin 2012 GOP Ticket?

By DJ Redman on Jul 07, 2011 in 2012 Election News, Featured

Things are most certainly heating up for the 2012 election, and neither of the top two names being floated around for the GOP ticket have made announcements that they are running for the office. That does not stop the speculations from flying. Much of the country- mostly Conservatives- are waiting with great anticipation for the [...]

Texas Legislature Fails To Pass Sanctuary City Ban

By R. Mitchell on Jul 04, 2011 in Featured, Politics

Texas lawmakers spent numerous hours of the 82nd Legislative session working on what has become a very hotly debated topic: Sanctuary Cities Legislation. The topic was not only on the agenda for the regular session, but was also declared an emergency item by Governor Rick Perry for the special session as well. Gov. Perry said [...]

Texas Rushes to Pass Anti-Groping Bill

By R. Mitchell on Jun 27, 2011 in Politics

The Texas anti-groping bill has passed out of committee in the state Senate, but the bill seems nothing more than peacock feathers. First, the special session that the Texas legislature is currently in will end on Wednesday. With a controversial bill just out of committee so late tonight, the likelihood of it passing a floor [...]

Texans vs TSA

By R. Mitchell on Jun 02, 2011 in In The News

As a citizen of Texas I was quite proud to hear that the Texas Legislature would be voting on a bill that would make TSA pat-downs a felony. I was equally outraged when the bill did not pass. To quote my colleague from an article just a little more than a month ago: “Simpson’s bill [...]

TX House Bill 1937 – 82nd Legislature Regular Session

By R. Mitchell on Jun 01, 2011 in Legislation

82R20649 JRH-F By: Simpson, Rodriguez, Menendez, Kolkhorst, H.B. No. 1937 Chisum, et al. Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1937: By: Gallego C.S.H.B. No. 1937 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to prosecution and punishment for the offense of official oppression by the intrusive touching of persons seeking access to public buildings and transportation; providing penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE [...]

Rick Perry: 2012 Presidential Profile

By Cindi on May 20, 2011 in 2012 Election News, Politics

Update: August 13, 2011- Texas Governor Rick Perry officially enters the 2012 Presidential Race Personal Information James Richard “Rick” Perry , a fifth generation Texan, was born March 4, 1950 in Paint Creek, Texas, to Joseph and Amelia Perry. Family Married to his childhood sweetheart, Anita, who he’s known since elementary school. They have two children. [...]