The Texas Progressive Alliance asks you to thank a union member for your long weekend -- and your paid vacation, and your health and retirement benefits -- as it brings you the best of the left of Texas from last week.
Like many people, Off the Kuff was cheered by the ruling in the school finance lawsuit.
The TXGOP had a really lousy week, and it only got worse for Greg Abbott as the Labor Day holiday weekend began. PDiddie at Brains and Eggs doesn't wonder why the attorney general is running away from debating Wendy Davis, because he can't say 'no comment' when asked about his many scandals in a debate.
Libby Shaw, now posting at Daily Kos, also observed that last week was not a particularly good one for Republican lawmakers and Greg Abbott.
From WCNews at Eye on Williamson: the economy in Texas has never been miraculous. Bleeding the people dry while stockpiling cash is no miracle: Neglect and Greed.
Make no mistake, Republicans are waging a war against public education. CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme is glad that the Texas Constitution is standing in their way.
Texas Leftist applauds the Leticia Van de Putte campaign for catching Dan Patrick in a bald-faced lie. He cannot hide from the 2011 education cuts. Plus, we reveal the true reasoning behind Greg Abbott's 'Debate and Switch'.
Neil at Blog About Our Failing Money-Owned American Political System wondered why Leticia Van de Putte would look the other way at vocal supporters of her campaign who voted for the state-mandated rape of the forced sonogram law. BAOFMOAPS is one of several pages at NeilAquino.com.
McBlogger had a short take on Rick Perry's deleted Tweet.
Harold Cook answers his own question: Does the Perry indictment bring CPRIT back into play in the governor's race?
Egberto Willies thanks President Obama for NOT having a strategy on ISIS/ISIL.
And here's more from other blogs across the state.
Instead of having less campaign advertising on his teevee, jobsanger wishes he had more.
nonsequiteuse reminds everyone to vote if they can and to raise hell if you are blocked or otherwise prohibited from doing so.
Socratic Gadfly wryly notes that Greg Abbott just doesn't stand for very much at all.
The Texas Observer caught Rick Perry's latest "Oops": the 'lavatories of democracy', while cartoonist Ben Sargent solves the GOP’s Latino outreach problem.
Bluedaze has the news about the Earth Wind and Fire Energy Summit coming to Dallas, and Texas Vox reports on the historic clean energy plan adopted by the city of Austin.
Better Texas Blog breaks down the Texas public school finance ruling.
SciGuy reports on NASA's next step -- from design to construction -- in sending men to Mars, and State Impact Texas hopes that a budding private space industry in Texas will stabilize Midland/Odessa's boom-and-bust economy.
Beyond Bones has everything you need to know about sharks but were afraid to ask.
Nancy Sims examines the feminism of Beyonce'.
Newsdesk introduces us to the widely discredited “expert” who coached the state’s witnesses in the HB2 lawsuit.
The Lunch Tray asks if using junk food tactics to sell vegetables to kids is a good idea or not.
And finally, TransGriot has some Labor Day tidings, and the TPA congratulates The Great God Pan Is Dead for its fifth blog anniversary.
Like many people, Off the Kuff was cheered by the ruling in the school finance lawsuit.
The TXGOP had a really lousy week, and it only got worse for Greg Abbott as the Labor Day holiday weekend began. PDiddie at Brains and Eggs doesn't wonder why the attorney general is running away from debating Wendy Davis, because he can't say 'no comment' when asked about his many scandals in a debate.
Libby Shaw, now posting at Daily Kos, also observed that last week was not a particularly good one for Republican lawmakers and Greg Abbott.
From WCNews at Eye on Williamson: the economy in Texas has never been miraculous. Bleeding the people dry while stockpiling cash is no miracle: Neglect and Greed.
Make no mistake, Republicans are waging a war against public education. CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme is glad that the Texas Constitution is standing in their way.
Texas Leftist applauds the Leticia Van de Putte campaign for catching Dan Patrick in a bald-faced lie. He cannot hide from the 2011 education cuts. Plus, we reveal the true reasoning behind Greg Abbott's 'Debate and Switch'.
Neil at Blog About Our Failing Money-Owned American Political System wondered why Leticia Van de Putte would look the other way at vocal supporters of her campaign who voted for the state-mandated rape of the forced sonogram law. BAOFMOAPS is one of several pages at NeilAquino.com.
McBlogger had a short take on Rick Perry's deleted Tweet.
Harold Cook answers his own question: Does the Perry indictment bring CPRIT back into play in the governor's race?
Egberto Willies thanks President Obama for NOT having a strategy on ISIS/ISIL.
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And here's more from other blogs across the state.
Instead of having less campaign advertising on his teevee, jobsanger wishes he had more.
nonsequiteuse reminds everyone to vote if they can and to raise hell if you are blocked or otherwise prohibited from doing so.
Socratic Gadfly wryly notes that Greg Abbott just doesn't stand for very much at all.
The Texas Observer caught Rick Perry's latest "Oops": the 'lavatories of democracy', while cartoonist Ben Sargent solves the GOP’s Latino outreach problem.
Bluedaze has the news about the Earth Wind and Fire Energy Summit coming to Dallas, and Texas Vox reports on the historic clean energy plan adopted by the city of Austin.
Better Texas Blog breaks down the Texas public school finance ruling.
SciGuy reports on NASA's next step -- from design to construction -- in sending men to Mars, and State Impact Texas hopes that a budding private space industry in Texas will stabilize Midland/Odessa's boom-and-bust economy.
Beyond Bones has everything you need to know about sharks but were afraid to ask.
Nancy Sims examines the feminism of Beyonce'.
Newsdesk introduces us to the widely discredited “expert” who coached the state’s witnesses in the HB2 lawsuit.
The Lunch Tray asks if using junk food tactics to sell vegetables to kids is a good idea or not.
And finally, TransGriot has some Labor Day tidings, and the TPA congratulates The Great God Pan Is Dead for its fifth blog anniversary.
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