Texas Elephant Antics (not funny)

Steve Ogden (R) is, unfortunately, my senator in the state legislature...and the author of legislation which made it possible to divert federal hurricane funds to the restoration of the Texas governor's mansion (wiped out by an arsonist during (in my opinion unnecessary) restoration ordered by Governor Rick Perry (R).

The Austin American-Statesman had the article on the front page, and a sidebar inside (not found in the online version, at least not coupled with the article) at span