Monday, September 23, 2019

The Weekly Wrangle

The Texas Progressive Alliance -- most of it, anyway -- waits patiently for some cooler weather here at the fall equinox.


Meanwhile the upper Texas Gulf Coast is drying out after a tropical system named Imelda quickly formed, moved inland, and parked itself, dumping a torrent of water on places previously flooded two years ago by Harvey as well as some that were not.




American Independent News Network, via ShareBlue, reported that 4 Texas Republicans -- Brian Babin, Dan Crenshaw, Pete Olson, and Randy Weber -- all voted against a bipartisan temporary funding bill for FEMA's flood insurance program just as TS Imelda hit SE Texas.

Against the backdrop of Imelda's flooding, the #YouthClimateStrike on Friday underscored the urgency of immediate action.


David Collins was on the scene at H-Town's city hall; Austin rallied at the Capitol.


Before we move on, let's close a long climate lead-in with a few additional items.

Downwinders at Risk says that LafargeHolcim, a multinational European cement manufacturer, is a 'conscientious corporate citizen' everywhere except Midlothian, Texas.

There is some good news ...


Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India visited Houston on Sunday, and Trump was at NRG Stadium to greet him, along with 50,000 of Modi's devotees and a few thousand protestors.




In election related developments:

Annie's List has endorsed Lorraine Birabil for Texas House District 100 and Dr. Eliz Markowitz for Texas House District 28 in advance of the November 5 special election, and TXElects reports that the the Harris County Republican Party endorsed Luis LaRotta for HD-148.

Republicans constitute a little over a third of (HD-148)'s electorate. If they unite behind LaRotta, it would be very difficult for any two of the 12 Democrats running to qualify for the runoff ahead of him.

Also from TXElects regarding the HD-100 special election:

In an email to supporters, Democratic candidate Paul Stafford announced he was ending his special election campaign because his “ballot application, which was originally accepted by the Secretary of State, was rescinded” because he had not lived in the district for at least 12 months. Stafford voted in the May mayoral election from an address outside of the district. Stafford said he would run for the seat in the March primary. Nonprofit executive James Armstrong III, attorney Lorraine Birabil (as referenced above), business owner Daniel Clayton, and former Dallas council member Sandra Crenshaw remain on the ballot.

Kuff looked at Crystal Mason's illegal voting conviction, which just had its appellate hearing.

In 2020 Democratic presidential developments last week ...

SocraticGadfly ranked some of the candidates by cult level of their following.  PDiddie at Brains and Eggs had two of his usual weekly Updates; the first focusing on MSNBC's #ClimateForum and the second with news about the #LGBTQforum, the US Green Party's Black Caucus debate, and the piece from the Chron/SAEN's Marina Kormbaki about the Texas Green Party.

At the Lege, the TexTrib's Ross Ramsey compared Speaker Dennis Bonnen and redistricting to a haunted house story, while Stephen Young at the Dallas Observer is just enjoying the Dan Patrick/MQS fight.

With an update on Space City elections, PDiddie here in this space posted about the city council and mayoral favorites, his and the most likely, while Above the Law had a laugh at Tony Buzbee.


As we come to the end of another Wrangle, there are some historical papers to view ...


... and some history to review.


Glasstire announces the Houston Cardboard Art Parade.


The Texanist addresses the question of whether one can be a liberal and a Texan at the same time.


And Nicholas Frank at the Rivard Report posted a eulogy for San Antonio media titan and philanthropist Houston Harriman Harte.
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