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Zoning and Nuisance Industries

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On April 18, 2013
One of the fundamental questions about the West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion is why a fertilizer plant was located right in a town, with a nursing home, middle school, and homes close enough to be destroyed if the plant blew up. Fertilizer plants are a...

March 2

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In Robert Farley
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On March 2, 2013
Happy independence, Texas. It's almost criminal that this song wasn't played over the credits of the final episode of Friday Night Lights... ...[Erik]. In light of yesterday's exposure of paid Malaysian agent and Texas nationalist Josh Treviño, I was reminded of this exchange. The first...

Overrated

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On November 12, 2012

The other day, Scott mentioned the absurd yet pervasive idea that Karl Rove is a political supergenius. Particularly bizarre to me is the idea that he played an important role.

Voter ID=Voter Intimidation

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On October 31, 2012
Excellent story about a reporter in Williamson County, Texas (deep red suburbs north of Austin) trying to vote with a utility bill as an ID. Mind you, Texas doesn't require photo ID for voting since its law is being challenged in the courts. But precinct...
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