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2025 ACL
I went all three days. Highlight for me was Friday Panda Bear>MJ Lenderman>Cage the Elephant>Dr Dog. Cage and Dr Dog absolutely crushed it. Modest Mouse and Strokes were fun on Saturday. Wet Leg and the Killers were great. The Killers opened with Whiskey River and also covered Always On My Mind. Both covers were excellent. Passion Pit would have been fun but their crowd was waaaayyy too big for the Titos tent.
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Concerts you are attending
Got on early for the presale today, got in the queue, got through, and did not get tickets. I love that they are playing small venues, but makes for a frustrating buying process.
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Concerts you are attending
Anyone else at Dylan last night?
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Best (and worst) concept albums
Haven’t seen In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel mentioned. Incredible album.
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Ken Paxton is dirty? NO FUCKING WAY!
Phelan from the top rope.
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Ken Paxton is dirty? NO FUCKING WAY!
SCOTX granted OAG's stay postponing the depositions, but asked the whistleblowers to respond to the mandamus by 2/29.
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Ken Paxton is dirty? NO FUCKING WAY!
I misspoke. The requirement that the legislature approve settlements or judgments against the state in excess of $250k is in the general appropriations act. All kinds of judgements and settlements over this threshold are routinely approved by the legislature every session. It was really unusual that the Lege didn’t approve the whistleblowers settlement last session.
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Ken Paxton is dirty? NO FUCKING WAY!
This is incorrect. The whistleblower act provides an explicit, limited waiver of sovereign immunity to allow govt employees that are fired because they report crimes by other govt employees to sue their employing agency for lost wages, reinstatement or front pay, and attorney’s fees. However, the government code requires legislative approval approval of any settlement with or judgment against a state agency that is in excess of $250k. A judge cannot order the executive branch to pay, or the legislature to approve payment of, a judgment against the state because of separation of powers. The decision whether to approve payment is vested strictly in the legislature.
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Ken Paxton is dirty? NO FUCKING WAY!
https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/judge-sets-paxton-deposition-in-whistleblower-lawsuit-for-feb-1/
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Ken Paxton is dirty? NO FUCKING WAY!
The whistleblowers? I was talking about their lawyers- Tom Nesbitt, TJ Turner, and Joe Knight
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Ken Paxton is dirty? NO FUCKING WAY!
There are some really good lawyers on that team.
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Ken Paxton is dirty? NO FUCKING WAY!
Devine is a true believer and Blacklock may be, too. Just when you thought that court could not get any more conservative.
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Ken Paxton is dirty? NO FUCKING WAY!
Statement from Tom Nesbitt, whistleblower Blake Brickman’s attorney, on this development: “Ken Paxton hid out from his impeachment trial and was excused from testifying because he invoked his right not to incriminate himself. And he has played so long for delay in this case because he is terrified to answer questions about his corrupt conduct. He should be.”
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Ken Paxton is dirty? NO FUCKING WAY!
SCOTX denied Paxton's mandamus (appeal) of the order requiring him to appear for deposition.
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Ken Paxton is dirty? NO FUCKING WAY!
I think the confusion with your comments is because Nate is not a party to the Whistleblower suit. Nate was at the courthouse Wednesday testifying in one of his lawsuits, and the Whistleblowers served him with a subpoena and deposition notice in their suit. So it wasn't a subpoena served on a party defendant. In other words, the Whistleblowers are going to depose Nate, which should be interesting to say the least.
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