This article makes me want to go home, get in bed, turn out the lights and go fetal.
But nevermind that. Why worry about such weighty issues when I can find other people who think the new Daily Show set sucks ass and miss the couch? Can we track down the person who won the old couch in that contest they had a year or so ago?
I wrote last week about UT’s attempt to push Player’s out of it’s home of 20 years. Eminent Domain is a hot topic these days with the recent Supreme Court ruling and many state legislatures are expected to propose laws that will limit the effects of the ruling. Since we’re in a special session here in Texas, it’s happening now. In fact, it just so happens that Carlos Oliviera, a co-owner of Player’s, has a cousin who’s a state rep., Rep. Rene Oliviera, D-Brownsville. I think you know where this is going.
Rep. Oliviera created legislation that would specifically save the restaurant. It would bar condemnation for a parking or lodging facility. The legislation also states the land must be used for the same commercial purpose for at least 20 years to avoid condemnation.
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