A hopeful thing in our Texas politics is the Texas Progressive Alliance. I am a member of this organization.
The TPA is a group of citizen-bloggers who each day observe, write about and take an active part in Texas politics at the local and statewide level.
The work of freedom is up to each of us.
Each week the TPA offers a round-up of the best in Texas blogging for the week just past.
Here is the current round-up---
Many of his fellow Texans worry Neil -- as he posts at his new "Blog About Our Failing Money Owned American Political System" -- more than do the migrant Central American children coming across the Rio Grande border. BAOFMOAPS is just one of many parts of NeilAquino.com.
Off the Kuff wonders why AG Greg Abbott didn't just have his own lawyers testify in the latest lawsuit against HB2 given how much they coached their witnesses.
Libby Shaw at Texas Kaos is very disturbed to learn that Abbott's rulings and decisions demonstrate a pattern of his support for abusers vs. their victims. Corporate marionette Greg Abbott seems to enjoy punishing victims.
Glenn Hegar, Tea Party candidate for Texas Comptroller, was caught in the act. Bay Area Houstonhas the video.
After being told all summer that "nobody pays attention until Labor Day", PDiddie at Brains and Eggs had to wonder if we had suddenly jumped ahead a month on the calendar.
What's this about voter fraud? CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme wants all of the reality-based people to know that voter photo ID does nothing to stop fraudulent absentee ballot procedures.
Texas Leftist shares the truth about Medicaid expansion. Right now, Texas taxpayers are subsidizing healthcare benefits for other states while millions of our people suffer without health insurance. Also make sure to check out Wayne's guest column in CultureMap discussing the Houston equal rights ordinance.
Egberto Willies made the shameful observation that black men holding toy guns -- or no guns at all-- are routinely shot down, while white men flaunt their firearms openly.
In opening this cycle's interviews with all political candidates on the 2014 ballot, Texpatriate began by publishing questionnaires from Whitney Bilyeu, Libertarian for Texas Senate District 7, and Laura Nicol, Democrat for State Representative, District 133.
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And here are some posts of interest from other Texas blogs.
Socratic Gadfly's suggestion this week for a word to text to Greg Abbott -- which the attorney general asks you to do in his movie trailers ads -- is "Kirby".
Hair Balls made note of Harris County's first confirmed case of chickungunya.
Better Texas Blog wants parents to contact their local school districts about opting in for free breakfast and lunches for students. The deadline is August 31.
State Impact Texas reports that forecasters are lowering their predictions for the number of Atlantic Ocean hurricanes this season.
Juanita Jean finds a bad use of tatas.
Texas Watch points you to a resource to tell how safe your hospital is.
LGBTQ Insider calls the 2014 elections "imperative" for the LGBT community.
TransGriot and HOUEquality have news roundups on the Houston equal rights ordinance and the so-far-failed effort to put an item on the ballot to repeal it.
Lone Star Q lists the 63 Texas legislators that signed on to the Texas Conservative Coalition brief in the same-sex marriage appeal, in which they drag out more insulting and discredited arguments to support those made by AG Greg Abbott.
Grits for Breakfast still thinks the driver responsibility surcharge should be scrapped.
Lone Star Ma celebrated World Breastfeeding Week.
SciGuy showed us what happens when a spaceship gets close to a comet.
The Highwayman and Unfair Park examine the link between poverty and fatal auto/pedestrian accidents.
Last, Fascist Dyke Motors provides a list of nine mistakes everyone should not make if they are going to experience a cerebrovascular insult (i.e., stroke).
The TPA is a group of citizen-bloggers who each day observe, write about and take an active part in Texas politics at the local and statewide level.
The work of freedom is up to each of us.
Each week the TPA offers a round-up of the best in Texas blogging for the week just past.
Here is the current round-up---
Many of his fellow Texans worry Neil -- as he posts at his new "Blog About Our Failing Money Owned American Political System" -- more than do the migrant Central American children coming across the Rio Grande border. BAOFMOAPS is just one of many parts of NeilAquino.com.
Off the Kuff wonders why AG Greg Abbott didn't just have his own lawyers testify in the latest lawsuit against HB2 given how much they coached their witnesses.
Libby Shaw at Texas Kaos is very disturbed to learn that Abbott's rulings and decisions demonstrate a pattern of his support for abusers vs. their victims. Corporate marionette Greg Abbott seems to enjoy punishing victims.
Glenn Hegar, Tea Party candidate for Texas Comptroller, was caught in the act. Bay Area Houstonhas the video.
After being told all summer that "nobody pays attention until Labor Day", PDiddie at Brains and Eggs had to wonder if we had suddenly jumped ahead a month on the calendar.
What's this about voter fraud? CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme wants all of the reality-based people to know that voter photo ID does nothing to stop fraudulent absentee ballot procedures.
Texas Leftist shares the truth about Medicaid expansion. Right now, Texas taxpayers are subsidizing healthcare benefits for other states while millions of our people suffer without health insurance. Also make sure to check out Wayne's guest column in CultureMap discussing the Houston equal rights ordinance.
Egberto Willies made the shameful observation that black men holding toy guns -- or no guns at all-- are routinely shot down, while white men flaunt their firearms openly.
In opening this cycle's interviews with all political candidates on the 2014 ballot, Texpatriate began by publishing questionnaires from Whitney Bilyeu, Libertarian for Texas Senate District 7, and Laura Nicol, Democrat for State Representative, District 133.
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And here are some posts of interest from other Texas blogs.
Socratic Gadfly's suggestion this week for a word to text to Greg Abbott -- which the attorney general asks you to do in his movie trailers ads -- is "Kirby".
Hair Balls made note of Harris County's first confirmed case of chickungunya.
Better Texas Blog wants parents to contact their local school districts about opting in for free breakfast and lunches for students. The deadline is August 31.
State Impact Texas reports that forecasters are lowering their predictions for the number of Atlantic Ocean hurricanes this season.
Juanita Jean finds a bad use of tatas.
Texas Watch points you to a resource to tell how safe your hospital is.
LGBTQ Insider calls the 2014 elections "imperative" for the LGBT community.
TransGriot and HOUEquality have news roundups on the Houston equal rights ordinance and the so-far-failed effort to put an item on the ballot to repeal it.
Lone Star Q lists the 63 Texas legislators that signed on to the Texas Conservative Coalition brief in the same-sex marriage appeal, in which they drag out more insulting and discredited arguments to support those made by AG Greg Abbott.
Grits for Breakfast still thinks the driver responsibility surcharge should be scrapped.
Lone Star Ma celebrated World Breastfeeding Week.
SciGuy showed us what happens when a spaceship gets close to a comet.
The Highwayman and Unfair Park examine the link between poverty and fatal auto/pedestrian accidents.
Last, Fascist Dyke Motors provides a list of nine mistakes everyone should not make if they are going to experience a cerebrovascular insult (i.e., stroke).
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