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Larry Taylor

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    May 23, 2013

    Sen. Larry Taylor's Shark Fin Flip-Flop

    Hair Balls is scratching our head over Republican Senator Larry Taylor's recent flip-flop on a bill that would effectively ban the already federally prohibited practice of "shark finning" in Texas waters -- i.e., catching a shark, cutting off its fin for use in a very expensive soup and then tossing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2013

    Gays In The Boy Scouts: Texas Elected Officials Are Signing On To Say Hell No

    A conservative group called "Texas Values" is taking a new approach in the battle to make sure that no Lone Star boy scout ever, ever gets cooties from being near a gay person -- the group is circulating a letter urging the Boy Scouts of America to reject gay scouts, it's getting elected officials t ... More >>

  • News

    November 24, 2011

    Turkeys of the Year 2011

    We combed through an abundance of riches this year to bring you the best of the worst

  • News

    November 17, 2011

    Apology (?) for Anti-Gay Slur

    HISD trustee only kinda sorry for flyer

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    What HISD Trustee Manuel Rodriguez Considers An Apology For An Anti-Gay Flyer

    Sorry, sorta​Houston school board member Manuel Rodriguez barely eeked out a re-election victory this week, despite -- or maybe because -- putting out an anti-gay flyer at the end of the campaign. As we noted: Under reasons to "vote no for my opponent," Rodriguez listed: Program manager of m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    Stephen Colbert Has State Rep Larry Taylor's Back

    The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video ArchiveState Rep Larry Taylor of League City may have thought his whole "Jew them down" crisis had passed over. But last night, it went national. The Colbert Report tackled the subject. Stephen Colbert sugg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    State Rep Larry Taylor At Committee Hearing: "Don't Try to Jew Them Down"

    At least he didn't make any cracks about "Jew York City"​Larry Taylor is League City's state rep, and a co-chair of the state's Joint Legislative Committee on Windstorm Insurance. According to the Quorum Report, at a hearing today he "was discussing delivery of quick and fair payments for win ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2010

    Steve Mostyn, Anti-Perry Attorney, Tries To Subpoena Reporters' Notes

    Steve Mostyn wants to see Texas Watchdog's notes​We've seen some idiotic legal filings over the years, but there's something especially mind-boggling when a lawyer files a stinker on his own behalf. Houston's own Steve Mostyn has just done that -- and while he was at it, he decided ... More >>

  • News

    September 10, 2009

    Life, Post-Ike: A Full Recovery

    Just when it looked like UTMB might leave Galveston forever, local legislators saved it.

  • News

    February 23, 2006

    Houston's Best Public High Schools

    Counting down: Our sixth- through tenth-place finishers

  • News

    August 16, 2001

    Publishing Gulf?

    How Internet pipe dreams and literary ambitions dismantled one of Texas's largest publishers

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