Category Archives: Galveston

Galveston’s Bridge to Nowhere

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Liberty

In Galveston there is a bridge. It spans an empty lot and leads to nowhere  in particular. The bridge seems to have been built to replace the railroad drawbridge that runs near the causeway.

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Another Case of the Government Knows Best Gone Awry

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Liberty

Remember the Supreme Court Decision of “Kelo vs New London“? Washington, D.C.— Today, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blow to home and small business owners throughout the country by allowing the government to use eminent domain to take homes … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Revenge

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Liberty

Obama’s one contribution to reducing the size of government begins today with the completion of the last  Shuttle Mission. Obama doesn’t like us here in Texas, We are the land of bitter church going gun clingers. We as a state … Continue reading →

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Turmoil in Galveston

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Liberty

Galveston is caught in a juncture of rebuilding and building for the future. City Council  fired the popular City administrator Steve LeBlanc over his supposedly lack of vision. While the voters thought that vision was what  the mayor and city council … Continue reading →

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Parking Meters Passed

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Liberty

The votes are in. They will be charging for parking on the seawall. Seawall paid parking will be implemented in accordance with a neighborhood parking and security plan and adhere to state law provisions governing the expenditure of beach user … Continue reading →

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Voting Tommorrow

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Liberty

We will go to the polls Saturday, and vote against charging for parking on the seawall.  A hairbrain scheme designed to make local government a little bit bigger.  When will the city learn, the cure is almost always less government … Continue reading →

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Overheard on the Twitter Feed

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Liberty

As State Rep. Eiland speaks, you can almost not even see Steve Mostyn’s lips move. Continue reading →

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Gambling in Texas

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Liberty

There has been a lot of talk about gambling in Texas, and some folks think that because of the budget crunch and the state Legislators stubbornness on not increasing taxes that legalized gambling would be a source of income that would make every one … Continue reading →

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Somebody Must be doing Something Right

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Liberty

Our State Rep Craig Eiland is having anger management issues.  Throws the rule book up in the air in frustration, show his great statesmanship skills. Tempers got even testier moments ago when House Calendars Chairman Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi wanted to … Continue reading →

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Hyperbola

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Liberty

The airlines have canceled most of their flights, many schools closed early today. Just about all of the schools have closed tommorrow, Here in  Galveston we might get 1/10 to 1/4 of ice and maybe 1 inch of snow. Further … Continue reading →

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