The Texas Progressive Alliance is all about springing forward as it brings you this week's roundup.
Off the Kuff sadly reminds a fifth-generation Republican who doesn't want to lose her Obamacare insurance subsidies that Greg Abbott doesn't care about her at all.
Libby Shaw, writing for Texas Kaos and contributing to Daily Kos, heard the president give one of the most memorable and moving speeches of our lifetimes.
From WCNews at Eye on Williamson: Dan Patrick wants to bust the spending cap without having to pay politically for busting the spending cap, in GOP Wants To Change The Rules In The Middle Of The Game.
"What the BLEEP happened to hip-hop?" asked PDiddie at Brains and Eggs.
Texas ranks 43rd in the US as a place to live for children. That's what happens when Republicans run the place. CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme says pro-life is just another way to say 'I've got mine, who gives a rat's behind about you!"
Texpatriate shared some thoughts on the Israeli-Iranian question following Netanyahu's speech to Congress.
Egberto Willies quoted T-Dubb-O asking you to see the world through his eyes.
Bluedaze and Dos Centavos have the Texas legislative alerts posted for this week: HB 540 on March 11, and SB 185 this morning.
Texas Vox features the citizen lobbyists who went to the Lege to advocate for local control.
Texas Leftist observes that while the state's coffers are flush, Texas cities are having to go into debt to provide necessary public resources.
Uber is just payday lending on wheels, according to John Coby at Bay Area Houston.
And Neil at All People Have Value -- who has spent a lot of time looking up at the sky lately -- catches a picture of a plane flying between overhead utility wires. APHV is part of NeilAquino.com.
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And here are some posts of interest from other Texas blogs.
Grits for Breakfast applauds Ted Cruz's flop-flop on marijuana, and Trail Blazers wonders if Greg Abbott could be the Texas version of former CA Gov. Pete Wilson.
The Rivard Report documents the crowded ballot that awaits San Antonio voters in May, while Randy Bear does the same for the charter amendments, and worries about trying to make changes in a low-turnout context.
Texas Clean Air Matters echoes the US military's call to diversify our energy options and shift more toward a clean energy economy.
Socratic Gadfly translated Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson's take on future oil prices.
To commemorate March as Women's History Month (and yesterday as International Women's Day), Free Press Houston asks Houston to make a few things happen. And in that vein, nonsequiteuse asks Free Press Houston to cancel the Summer Fest appearance of R Kelly.
The Lunch Tray would be happy to have celebrities market vegetables to kids.
Paradise In Hell declares that the real threat to marriage in Texas is serial heterosexuals.
BOR highlights the 2014 Texas League of Conservation Voters National Environmental Scorecard.
Better Texas Blog puts Texas' Medicaid spending in context.
Fascist Dyke Motors published her enemies list.
Hair Balls points to Texas Monthly, which says all the things we've been thinking about those terrible Chron.com slideshows.
And Chris Hooks at the Texas Observer would like to remind you that Open Carry Texas -- Tarrant County or otherwise -- are not your father's gun nuts.
Off the Kuff sadly reminds a fifth-generation Republican who doesn't want to lose her Obamacare insurance subsidies that Greg Abbott doesn't care about her at all.
Libby Shaw, writing for Texas Kaos and contributing to Daily Kos, heard the president give one of the most memorable and moving speeches of our lifetimes.
From WCNews at Eye on Williamson: Dan Patrick wants to bust the spending cap without having to pay politically for busting the spending cap, in GOP Wants To Change The Rules In The Middle Of The Game.
"What the BLEEP happened to hip-hop?" asked PDiddie at Brains and Eggs.
Texas ranks 43rd in the US as a place to live for children. That's what happens when Republicans run the place. CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme says pro-life is just another way to say 'I've got mine, who gives a rat's behind about you!"
Texpatriate shared some thoughts on the Israeli-Iranian question following Netanyahu's speech to Congress.
Egberto Willies quoted T-Dubb-O asking you to see the world through his eyes.
Bluedaze and Dos Centavos have the Texas legislative alerts posted for this week: HB 540 on March 11, and SB 185 this morning.
Texas Vox features the citizen lobbyists who went to the Lege to advocate for local control.
Texas Leftist observes that while the state's coffers are flush, Texas cities are having to go into debt to provide necessary public resources.
Uber is just payday lending on wheels, according to John Coby at Bay Area Houston.
And Neil at All People Have Value -- who has spent a lot of time looking up at the sky lately -- catches a picture of a plane flying between overhead utility wires. APHV is part of NeilAquino.com.
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And here are some posts of interest from other Texas blogs.
Grits for Breakfast applauds Ted Cruz's flop-flop on marijuana, and Trail Blazers wonders if Greg Abbott could be the Texas version of former CA Gov. Pete Wilson.
The Rivard Report documents the crowded ballot that awaits San Antonio voters in May, while Randy Bear does the same for the charter amendments, and worries about trying to make changes in a low-turnout context.
Texas Clean Air Matters echoes the US military's call to diversify our energy options and shift more toward a clean energy economy.
Socratic Gadfly translated Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson's take on future oil prices.
To commemorate March as Women's History Month (and yesterday as International Women's Day), Free Press Houston asks Houston to make a few things happen. And in that vein, nonsequiteuse asks Free Press Houston to cancel the Summer Fest appearance of R Kelly.
The Lunch Tray would be happy to have celebrities market vegetables to kids.
Paradise In Hell declares that the real threat to marriage in Texas is serial heterosexuals.
BOR highlights the 2014 Texas League of Conservation Voters National Environmental Scorecard.
Better Texas Blog puts Texas' Medicaid spending in context.
Fascist Dyke Motors published her enemies list.
Hair Balls points to Texas Monthly, which says all the things we've been thinking about those terrible Chron.com slideshows.
And Chris Hooks at the Texas Observer would like to remind you that Open Carry Texas -- Tarrant County or otherwise -- are not your father's gun nuts.
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