The TexProgBlog Wrangle: Fascism Rising

The round-up of blog posts and Tweets and links to news from the best of the left of, about, and around Deep-In-The-Hearta begins today with reports of Trump's fascist supporters surging in Austin, Tyler, and Weatherford over the weekend.

What in the boot-stompin-two-tooth-tobaccah-chewin-pearl-snap-wearin-disgraceful-racist-honky is going on in Weatherford, TX? https://t.co/JTHY48chQJ

— poor peeps’ department (@poorpeepsdept) July 26, 2020

Weatherford, TX - White man punches black man standing in the street as Confederate counter-protesters face-off against Black Lives Matter protesters The police do not arrest the white man. This is America.

Bottom middle stream.#texas #blacklivesmatter #racistUSA #racism pic.twitter.com/q4qHOG58Px

— Michael Hendricks (@JudeNewcomb) July 25, 2020

Shell Seas, blogging at Living Blue in Texas, has more.

In northeast Texas the Democratic challenger to Louie Gohmert tried to hold a rally to protest Louie's latest effort to cancel the Democratic Party.  Hank Gilbert was shouted down by Republicans who scared off most of his supporters, then fought with the few who remained.

Today, in Tyler TX: Trump goons attacked peaceful folks at a rally with @Hank4Texas, Democratic Party Congressional candidate for TX-1. Tyler Police watched the assaults at the Courthouse Square. https://t.co/9BwgE1kiNN

— BarbaraAnn Radnofsky (@TXBarbaraAnn) July 27, 2020

Gilbert's Twitter feed has three links to East Texas media accounts of the skirmish, all with video.

And from the state capital, Saturday night:

A person was shot and killed during a downtown Austin protest. According to @imhiramg, the shooter charged into the crowd and shot at protesters. https://t.co/gyVI0jOs8I

— Katie Hall (@Katie_Statesman) July 26, 2020

Last night, Garrett's death reverberated beyond Austin and made its way to the walls of Los Angeles. In both LA & Oxnard, protesters will march in his memory, and in solidarity with his fiancée, his loved ones, and his comrades in Austin.https://t.co/JSyh2axue2

— Mike Ramos Brigade (@mike_r_brigade) July 26, 2020

A distraught witness describes the shooting. Garrett was beloved by his community and he leaves behind his wife. 💔 pic.twitter.com/nCtV9TGLj0

— Chad Loder (@chadloder) July 26, 2020

Two gunmen released after Austin #BLM protester #GarrettFoster is shot dead https://t.co/vpuM2IBLNW #AustinShooting #AustinProtest #ATX

— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) July 27, 2020

Here is a CONFIRMED GoFundMe for Garrett Foster, the victim of last night's drive-by murder at a #BlackLivesMatter march in #AustinTx.

His wife is disabled & he was her primary caretaker. They will need a LOT of support. Please give. #GarrettFoster https://t.co/RdO9p1lioZ

— Kit O'Connell is Antifascist (BLM) (@KitOConnell) July 26, 2020

I'll save the political and corona-related posts for a later Wrangle (most of the pandemic-related ones I've been holding are too dated to use anyway; last week's news ages pretty fast these days).  Here I'll keep going with the theme of lives lost and threatened due to the spread of corporatism, militarism, and fascism in our still-beloved Texas.

While they’re rationing healthcare in #SouthTexas due to high #COVID19 numbers & #HurricaneHanna is pounding the TX coast....@realDonaldTrump is playing golf at one of his properties at taxpayers’ expense #TrumpVirus #COVIDIOT #GrifterInChief @JohnCornyn @tedcruz @RepRonWright https://t.co/1NmAMuH8kT

— J. Milford (@Onegreystray) July 26, 2020

Military contractor personnel in McAllen, TX block an attorney from visiting with migrant children illegally detained at a hotel: https://t.co/pb8S2HM8ms

— Aarón Cantú (@aaron_con_choco) July 23, 2020

🚨 ALERT: we learned that some of the remaining families are being moved from the Hampton Inn right now during #HurricaneHanna. Our legal team is rapidly responding to ensure we don't lose them.

Where are they taking them now? Congress must investigate: https://t.co/nP6h8r90dZ

— Texas Civil Rights Project (@TXCivilRights) July 26, 2020

Oh hey, did you see one Texas county has been hit so hard by COVID it has formed a death panel to decide which patients are too sick to save?

Yep, thanks to @GovAbbott and @realDonaldTrump not listening to scientists. https://t.co/WbcQhQdESO

— Mark Elliott (@markmobility) July 24, 2020

Seventh Soldier from Vanessa Guillen's Duty Station Found Deadhttps://t.co/8pKg1TnL9J

— Niko House 🌺🌹✊🏾 (@nikoCSFB) July 26, 2020

'I will not sacrifice myself,' says teacher fed up with back-to-school debate https://t.co/6AREVUTS0E pic.twitter.com/tyOH5jM7vk

— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) July 22, 2020

“I Felt Alone”: The Story Of How An Immigrant Teenager Fought To Stay In The US While Under Guard In A Texas Hotel https://t.co/tjqZlqk1e6

— Shallremainnameless (@Spiggitzfan) July 24, 2020

The Texas Rangers were vicious enforcers of white power. J.T. Canales was the only Mexican American in the legislature. He lost the fight, but the reckoning he sought is finally underway.

From @MotherJones:https://t.co/NHIjMiPeMq

— Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) July 23, 2020

And last:

Today marks the 157th anniversary of the death of Sam Houston, who died on July 26, 1863. His last words were "Texas, Margaret, Texas." He was buried during a rainstorm in Oakwood Cemetery in Huntsville and, because of the Civil War, few people were in attendance. pic.twitter.com/IL2ECEdaRY

— Traces of Texas (@TracesofTexas) July 26, 2020

Much more Wrangled -- and to be posted -- shortly.