Wednesday, October 06, 2021

Hump Day Wrangle from Far Left Texas


The most recent redistricting developments kick us off today.


Kuffner made excuses for them with the "every man/woman for themselves" bromide, but you just don't see Republicans standing with Dems twisting the shiv like this.  If there's an exception, it's Kel Seliger, who's going to need some help pulling that knife from between his shoulder blades.

“You’ve decided to take out the downtown area, which as I said was formerly the residence of African Americans, Texas Southern University, and University of Houston,” said Rep. Jackson Lee. “So I’m asking for those economic engines in the 18th congressional district to be restored.”

Rep. Jackson Lee says the new maps draw her home out of her own district and put it in Rep. Green’s district.

“It doesn’t look right for the only two persons in the state of Texas to be running against each other in a congressional district from the same party to be of African ancestry,” said Rep. Green.

Census data shows Black, Hispanic, and Asian residents made up 95% of Texas’ population growth since the last time maps were drawn in 2011.

However this year marks the first time in decades lawmakers won’t have to get federal preclearance to ensure the maps aren’t discriminatory. A 2013 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court struck down that part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

This is probably the only way the Republicans stood a chance at getting SJL -- or Reverend Al, as the case may be -- out of Congress.  So they lost their sight, as it were, and took their shot.


Moving on to other Lege fails.


I don't think Dade Phelan has lost Mark Jones, but it's a crine ass shame to see Jones carrying water for Dan Patrick.  Dear Rice University: you can find better.  Please do so.

I have more.


The criminal and social justice news.


Still no mention of all this Democrat-on-Democrat violence from Shelly.  Maybe he hasn't opened that section of the Houston Chronicle over the past few weeks.

(I mean really.  How would we all survive if he didn't read the newspaper and then tell us what it meant?  Probably a little better than if Facebook crashed for a few hours.)

How's that 'eliminating all rape in Texas' going, Governor?


Concluding this segment with some updates from the border.


A few current pieces about Texas Republicans behaving badly.


Dodge the Times paywall here.

Democrats call Cruz’s actions an abuse of the nomination process and the latest example of Washington’s eroding political norms. They also say he is endangering national security at a time when only about one-quarter of key national security positions have been filled.


Yes, these are all Republicans.

One environmental piece.


Closing out with the soothers (and what better than some wine?)

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