Jeffee Palmer
Lawyer, history buff, writer, mother, grandmother, native Texan, UT grad, and proud Austinite!-
Tag Archives: Texas government
Texas, Where our Government is Worse than our Weather
One thing we often say of Texas weather: Just wait a day and it will change. Too bad we can’t say the same thing about our political leadership – it just gets (un)progressively worse with little improvement in the forecast. … Continue reading
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Tagged constitution, Dan Patrick, freedom of religion, Ken Paxton, marriage license, Supreme Court, Tea Party, Texas government
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The Patrick 55 and Super-Access Toll Road
Don’t expect a rosy report from me regarding Texas’s new all-guy crop of officials who took office last month. To feel any hope whatsoever, you need to be uber-Christian, gun loving, anti-women’s choice and equal pay, or a big business … Continue reading
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Tagged Dan Patrick, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Ken Paxton, T. Boone Pickens, Team of Rivals, Texas government, Texas Senate
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Coming to a Screen Near You: A Taxing Drama
With the upcoming premiere of the 2013 legislative session, we’re beginning to see trailers of this biennial blockbuster featuring a cast of characters who will craft a budget that will either cripple public services and education or save us from … Continue reading
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Tagged Business-margins tax, Constitutional Convention 1875, death and taxes, delegates to the constitutional convention, Fletcher Stockdale, James Fleming, John H. Reagan, occupation tax, state income tax, Texas government, Texas Legislature, texas politicians
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Now and Thenadays 