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Hope they arrest him in Austin and throw away the key.</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153296115340837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=619867188"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850im_/http://graph.facebook.com/619867188/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> June 11 @ 8:19 p.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=619867188">John Cavazos</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153296115340837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">When is he going to jail?</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153296115340837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1064482620"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850im_/http://graph.facebook.com/1064482620/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> June 11 @ 9:34 p.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1064482620">Mary Morrison</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153296115340837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">Who cares? When is his next court appearance? Should be coming up soon, it seems.</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153296115340837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004888988076"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850im_/http://graph.facebook.com/100004888988076/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> June 11 @ 10:42 p.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004888988076">StellaScout Henry</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153296115340837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">He looks smarter farther away.</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153296115340837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=701270327"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850im_/http://graph.facebook.com/701270327/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> June 11 @ 11:36 p.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=701270327">Rick Bentley</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153296115340837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">Three hots and a cot await.</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153296115340837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000964273121"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850im_/http://graph.facebook.com/100000964273121/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> June 11 @ 11:52 p.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000964273121">Matt Ocker</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153296115340837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">It's payback time.</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153296115340837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> June 12 @ 6:45 a.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> Karen Holmes </span> </p> <p class="comment">Anyone thinking about giving this loser any money should put that money to better use and donate it to anyone that suffered flood damage. If former Gov. Oops was a "real amurican", he would donate a percentage of the money he is taking to appear to such causes.</p> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1241627111"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850im_/http://graph.facebook.com/1241627111/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> June 12 @ 6:50 a.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1241627111">David Todd</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153296115340837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">All the Nopes!!????????????</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153296115340837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1362642082"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850im_/http://graph.facebook.com/1362642082/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> June 12 @ 7:13 a.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1362642082">Donna R. Crosby</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153296115340837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">Who pays this welfare queens bills now</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153296115340837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1441275446"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850im_/http://graph.facebook.com/1441275446/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> June 12 @ 9:39 a.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1441275446">Dennis Golden</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153296115340837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">Don't waste anytime in East Texas. Especially the Piney Woods.</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153296115340837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> </ul> </section> </div> <div class=" rail cell w-4 hide-for-medium-down"> <section class="trib_newsletter"> <form action="https://web.archive.org/web/20150617053850/http://texastribune.us3.list-manage2.com/subscribe/post?u=3d0ce87edeeb6df90043897db&id=68501b81bf" method="post" id="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" name="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" class="validate" target="_blank" novalidate> <header> <h2>Sign Up for The Brief</h2> </header> <p>Our daily news summary</p> <div class="mc-field-group nowrap"> <input type="email" value="" name="EMAIL" class="input_neue required email" id="mce-EMAIL" placeholder="enter your email here"> <input type="submit" value="Submit" name="subscribe" id="mc-embedded-subscribe" class="btn_neue"> </div> 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