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Here's the truth about Georgetown (I live nearby so caught the local news about it):
  "City Manager David Morgan said the power cost adjustment increase is because they leaned on forecasts back in 2012 and 2013 that predicted a shortage of power and a significant rise in energy prices.
"Ultimately, we selected wind and solar because we could lock in at competitive prices long-term,” Morgan said.
Morgan said the cost increase has nothing to do with the renewable energy sources.
"The reality is if we would have had those similar kinds of contracts, but they were with gas or coal. And we priced those out, we took bids from different types of energy sources. If we had those same types of contracts, we'd be in the same position today,” Morgan said."

https://www.kvue.com/article/m...

I live in Austin and voted prop 1. Why? Because the city government is out of control here in general, and even though I am not a U/L user, I wanted to send that message. One thing about prop 1 that didn't get a lot of attention was how convoluted the damn language on the ballot was. One local TV station did some reporting on it.

prop 1: "Shall the City Code be amended to repeal City Ordinance No. 20151217-075 relating to Transportation Network Companies; and replace with an ordinance that would repeal and prohibit required fingerprinting, repeal the requirement to identify the vehicle with a distinctive emblem, repeal the prohibition against loading and unloading passengers in a travel lane, and require other regulations."

Yea, how many folks stood in front of the ballot box and scratched their heads on that one.

http://www.kvue.com/news/local...

The sad thing is you know there's some lifer in an office somewhere saying "I don't see how I could make it any clearer"

I live in Austin and voted prop 1. Why? Because the city government is out of control here in general, and even though I am not a U/L user, I wanted to send that message. One thing about prop 1 that didn't get a lot of attention was how convoluted the damn language on the ballot was. One local TV station did some reporting on it.

prop 1: "Shall the City Code be amended to repeal City Ordinance No. 20151217-075 relating to Transportation Network Companies; and replace with an ordinance that would repeal and prohibit required fingerprinting, repeal the requirement to identify the vehicle with a distinctive emblem, repeal the prohibition against loading and unloading passengers in a travel lane, and require other regulations."

Yea, how many folks stood in front of the ballot box and scratched their heads on that one.

http://www.kvue.com/news/local...

The lot to our south is empty, and according to long-time residents of the neighborhood, has been since the 1960s. At the time, an old lady lived in a little house there, and it blew up due to a gas leak. The property is still owned by the lady's daughter. No idea why she's never sold it or built on it again.

There was a similar explosion a neighborhood over a few years ago. The burnt out frame remnants of this house are still there, behind the chain link fence. The house next door (on one side) was knocked a foot off its foundation and is still there, condemned. The house on the other side was fine because there was a row of trees between them to disrupt the force of the explosion. The only thing they've done to the site besides the fence was haul away the metal hulk of his car, I presume to recycle.
http://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/crews-battle-north-austin-house-fire
http://www.kvue.com/news/local/Two-injured-in-North-Austin-home-explosion-136939943.html
http://www.kvue.com/news/Family-of-Austin-man-killed-in-gas-explosion-suing-Texas-Gas-Service-141829703.html

Here's the google street view, still showing the house almost two years later:
http://goo.gl/maps/mk8ck

And here's basically what it still looked like the last time I drove past:
http://media.kvue.com/images/459*264/9JessExplosion011012.jpg
http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/lt/lt_cache/thumbnail/960/img/photos/2012/09/22/ed/61/020412gas_1323574a.jpg

The lot to our south is empty, and according to long-time residents of the neighborhood, has been since the 1960s. At the time, an old lady lived in a little house there, and it blew up due to a gas leak. The property is still owned by the lady's daughter. No idea why she's never sold it or built on it again.

There was a similar explosion a neighborhood over a few years ago. The burnt out frame remnants of this house are still there, behind the chain link fence. The house next door (on one side) was knocked a foot off its foundation and is still there, condemned. The house on the other side was fine because there was a row of trees between them to disrupt the force of the explosion. The only thing they've done to the site besides the fence was haul away the metal hulk of his car, I presume to recycle.
http://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/crews-battle-north-austin-house-fire
http://www.kvue.com/news/local/Two-injured-in-North-Austin-home-explosion-136939943.html
http://www.kvue.com/news/Family-of-Austin-man-killed-in-gas-explosion-suing-Texas-Gas-Service-141829703.html

Here's the google street view, still showing the house almost two years later:
http://goo.gl/maps/mk8ck

And here's basically what it still looked like the last time I drove past:
http://media.kvue.com/images/459*264/9JessExplosion011012.jpg
http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/lt/lt_cache/thumbnail/960/img/photos/2012/09/22/ed/61/020412gas_1323574a.jpg

The lot to our south is empty, and according to long-time residents of the neighborhood, has been since the 1960s. At the time, an old lady lived in a little house there, and it blew up due to a gas leak. The property is still owned by the lady's daughter. No idea why she's never sold it or built on it again.

There was a similar explosion a neighborhood over a few years ago. The burnt out frame remnants of this house are still there, behind the chain link fence. The house next door (on one side) was knocked a foot off its foundation and is still there, condemned. The house on the other side was fine because there was a row of trees between them to disrupt the force of the explosion. The only thing they've done to the site besides the fence was haul away the metal hulk of his car, I presume to recycle.
http://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/crews-battle-north-austin-house-fire
http://www.kvue.com/news/local/Two-injured-in-North-Austin-home-explosion-136939943.html
http://www.kvue.com/news/Family-of-Austin-man-killed-in-gas-explosion-suing-Texas-Gas-Service-141829703.html

Here's the google street view, still showing the house almost two years later:
http://goo.gl/maps/mk8ck

And here's basically what it still looked like the last time I drove past:
http://media.kvue.com/images/459*264/9JessExplosion011012.jpg
http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/lt/lt_cache/thumbnail/960/img/photos/2012/09/22/ed/61/020412gas_1323574a.jpg

And evolutionists do not want students to think critically when it comes to evolution.
Cuts both ways, that knife does.

It's the creationist side wielding the knife to cut Critical Thinking skills from education, and the science side fighting to defend and promote critical thinking in education.
A Google on oppose teaching " critical thinking skills" returns the following page of links:

Texas GOP's 2012 Platform Opposes Teaching Of 'Critical Thinking ...
Jun 29, 2012 ... The Republican Party of Texas' recently adopted 2012 platform contains a plank
that opposes the teaching of "critical thinking skills" in schools.
talkingpointsmemo.com/.../texas-gop-s-2012-platform-opposes-teaching-of- critical-thinking-skills - 50k - Cached - Similar pages

Texas GOP rejects 'critical thinking' skills. Really. - The Answer ...
Jul 9, 2012 ... Knowledge-Based Education â" We oppose the teaching of Higher Order
Thinking Skills (HOTS) (values clarification), critical thinking skills and ...
www.washingtonpost.com/...critical-thinking-skills.../gJQAHNpFXW_blog. html - Similar pages

Texas GOP Declares: "No More Teaching of 'Critical Thinking Skills ...
Jul 7, 2012 ... The Texas GOP's hidden curriculum against critical thinking and other ... Texas
GOP Declares: "No More Teaching of 'Critical Thinking Skills' in ...
truth-out.org/.../10144-texas-gop-declares-no-more-teaching-of-critical- thinking-skills-in-texas-public-schools - 62k - Cached - Similar pages

Texas GOP chair explains controversial "critical thinking" platform ...
Knowledge-Based Education â" We oppose the teaching of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS ...
http://www.kvue.com/news/Texas-GOP-chair-explains-controversial-critical-thinking-platform-language-163615606.html

The Terrifying Texas GOP Platform - Forbes
Jul 1, 2012... with the portion that opposes the âoeteaching of Higher Order Thinking Skillsâ and
âoecritical thinking skills.â Although a partial retraction followed, ...
www.forbes.com/sites/johntharvey/2012/07/.../texas-gop-platform/ - 115k - Cached - Similar pages

Texas GOP Platform opposes teaching "Critical Thinking Skills"
Jun 27, 2012 ... This kind of stuff I expect from know-nothing Republicans, but opposing the
teaching of critical thinking skills in schools? Who needs critical ...
www.dailykos.com/.../-Texas-GOP-Platform-to-ban-teaching-Critical- Thinking-Skills-in-schools-The-stupid-IT-BURNS - 158k - Cached - Similar pages

Gail Collins says Texas GOP platform calls for schools to ... - PolitiFact
Aug 11, 2012 ... We oppose the teaching of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) (values
clarification), critical thinking skills and similar programs that are simply ...
www.politifact.com/.../gail-collins-says-texas-gop-platform-calls-schools/ - 40k - Cached - Similar pages

No Comment Necessary: Texas GOP's 2012 Platform Opposes ...
Jun 29, 2012 ... We oppose the teaching of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) (values
clarification), critical thinking skills and similar programs that are simply ...
takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/.../no-comment-necessary-texas-gops-2012- platform-opposes-teaching-critical-thinking-skills/ - 61k - Cached - Similar pages

Half True: What Politifact Got Wrong About the GOP and Critical ...
Aug 18, 2012 ..

My point is that one can refuse the pat-down and leave. Our rights have been eroded, but we can still do that much.

O RLY? And that was just a random Google search; the case I was thinking of was a man.

Do they have an RN there for that, or does Barney Fife take a crack at it?

They're called phlebotomists. I found at least one state with one sec of googling that trains their regular police force do it, and I know of others that have full time phlebotomists.

http://www.azduiatty.com/law-enforcement-phlebotomy-program.htm
Arizona police might be certified phlebotomists
http://www.dui.com/dui-library/texas/news/austin-police-could-become-phlebotomists-for-dwi-blood-draw
I imagine that didn't work out so well for Austin, but they later got a full time phlebotomist.
http://www.kvue.com/news/local/Making-the-case-for-a-full-time-phlebotomist-89461682.html
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/crime/police-to-get-final-ok-for-phlebotomist