Tag Archives: US Coast Guard

If I had a boat…

…I wouldn’t have used it to go Harvey-watching. Where does he get this crap? President Donald Trump praised the Coast Guard for its heroics during Hurricane Harvey Wednesday, but credited the high number of water rescues to people taking their … Continue reading

Posted in Hurricane Katrina | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 18 Comments

The Galveston oil spill

This is just awful. While the oil spill resulting from Saturday’s collision between a ship and barge was small by global standards – less than a third of what it would take to fill an Olympic-size swimming pool – the … Continue reading

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on The Galveston oil spill

Busy day yesterday

There were a lot of bills passed yesterday by one chamber or the other. My mailbox is full of press releases touting them. I’m going to go ahead and print them beneath the fold as a roundup. A few bills … Continue reading

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Busy day yesterday