“People in Texas really like their gophers,” the mother mistakenly said of the beaver mascot. Then she mispronounced the rest stop as “buseys” instead of “buck-ees.”https://t.co/KRrgVEdvuU
— MySA (@mySA) December 7, 2021
When someone asks how many tamales I’ve had on any given December day before noon pic.twitter.com/ksnIQcmzAW
— Maddy Skye (@MaddySkye) December 7, 2021
Not what you clicked over for? Okay. Back to politics.
Kim Olson announces bid for Texas Democratic Party chair https://t.co/ovEFuH876r via @houstonchron #hounews
— Matt Schwartz (@SchwartzChron) December 6, 2021
Chairman Padrino looks a little defensive back there (and this photo wasn't taken recently). Maybe the Colonel was already ragging him about something.
Dowd says he doesn’t want to “be the one who stands in the way of the greater diversity we need in politics.”
— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) December 7, 2021
His announcement comes as Carla Brailey, the @texasdemocrats vice chair who is Black, is poised to enter the primary. #txlege https://t.co/HWj9jtZYa9
I'm wondering if Svitek has ever written "who is White" or "who is Latin@" after someone's name. Smells like elitism to me, and that's on an upwind day. I retweet him a lot but I have to be honest: the stench of clubby oligarchy hangs thick on the guy. He's been snuggling with Evan Smith, the Roger Ailes of the Lone Star State, since the TexTrib first got going, and now they are two sides of the same coin. Even Scott Braddock and Harold Cook aren't this bad (but they're still bad).
Battin' a thousand for how seriously I take potential candidacies this year.
— Scott Braddock (@scottbraddock) December 7, 2021
I told you weeks ago they’d screw this up. https://t.co/1TeMsNnALL
— Harold Cook (@HCookAustin) December 6, 2021
These aren't the drones we're looking for. This isn't the democracy I paid for.
#PearlHarbor80 more cartoons https://t.co/Rh8RyPwFDB pic.twitter.com/Ob8J0T7VVf
— Walt Handelsman (@Walt_Handelsman) December 7, 2021
But my satisfaction wasn't guaranteed, and I don't get my money, or the decade I spent trying to change the Democratic Party from within, back. If I could, though, I would use it to build my pie higher. I'da been a better capitalist. Made a lot more money and then become an expat by now. That's still the plan.
Less than 1 week to go until the 12/13 #TX2022 filing deadline & #TX voters may end up having a 3rd party option in only 2 of 13 statewide races.
— Mark P. Jones (@MarkPJonesTX) December 7, 2021
Governor:@TXGreens @DelilahforTexas @LPTexas @Mark4Gov or @JewellGovernor
RRC:@TXGreens @timelordcrow
Filing fee = $3,750#txlege
I cracked back on Dr. Jones earlier for this.
#TXLege #TX2022 @MarkPJonesTX @TXGreens https://t.co/rL0EgwEgR5 pic.twitter.com/cLenUbTapO
— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) December 6, 2021
I'll let others pick up the slack.
See Miller v. Doe challenging Texas election statutes for minor parties and independent candidates. Motions for Summary Judgment have been filed. https://t.co/VwZC97aHWG
— Mark Miller (@mamndw) December 7, 2021
It shouldn't cost any money to file to run for office. This is a big reason why so many poor & working class people don't run for office.
— ♿π️ π π Vaccines Are Healthcare (@LeftwardSwing) December 7, 2021
It's more proof our system is rigged to those who got theirs. #Poorpeoplescampaign
Democrats and Republicans should pay, since they conduct primary elections. Greens and Libertarians nominate at convention, so filing fees for them -- as well as stringent requirements for independent candidates -- are just a ballot access cockblock. Which is the way the Blues and Reds like it. Couple that with the Sviteks and Smiths who won't so much as acknowledge minor party candidates, and it's a perfect storm of indifference.
To his credit, Braddock is an adept purveyor of snark without fear of its potential consequences, like losing access.
If only there were some independent minded Republicans who had freed themselves up to run for something else #txlege https://t.co/7zkfF8K052
— Scott Braddock (@scottbraddock) December 7, 2021
Then again, Larson capitulated to the wingnuts. He gave up all his power, so swinging at him after he's left the building seems gratuitous.
Let's move on to the criminal and social justice news.
Attorney Brent Coon, founder of @BrentCoonAssoc announced the massive lawsuit Monday against rapper and headliner Travis Scott and other defendants.https://t.co/lYf4Kc1IWY
— Chron (@chron) December 7, 2021
Texas could test one of Biden's core political bets
— Dick Lavine (@dlavine) December 7, 2021
Studies have shown that more than 1 in 5 children in TX do not regularly get enough to eat, "one of the worst rates of childhood food insecurity in the country," says @MarisaBono of @EveryTxn. #txlegehttps://t.co/rCT1uXWWv6
Of course, there are many people who were not citizens when they got their driver’s licenses many years ago but now are. Just one of the many problems with this. https://t.co/H8c14sXZXt
— Michael Li ζδΉζ¨Έ (@mcpli) December 7, 2021
BREAKING: Our client, Eloisa Cavazos, has just had her land returned to her after fighting against the government’s seizure and border wall construction since 2018. pic.twitter.com/26orWHKAFo
— Texas Civil Rights Project (@TXCivilRights) December 7, 2021
it is notably not illegal to carry large amounts of cash but civil asset forfeiture allows cops to seize your money and not charge you with a crime and if you want it back it's on you to prove it wasn't part of a crime https://t.co/vuOmFtDFtT
— Steven Rich (@dataeditor) December 7, 2021
After no response from Lakewood Church on the money found in the wall recently, Crime Stoppers of Houston is gifting $20,000 to the man who found it. https://t.co/SEbwN9dOHa
— KXAN News (@KXAN_News) December 7, 2021
When the top TX prison psychiatrist testified in court last month, he likened prison to a “design magazine,” called it an inmate's "natural environment" & claimed ppl would kill each other for psych meds
— Keri Blakinger (@keribla) December 6, 2021
If you ever wondered why ppl don't trust prison healthcare, here's a THREAD pic.twitter.com/b5Xkkl0a7a
Is "nowhere to protest" a feature or a bug of a city funding parks through public-private partnerships and handing them over to conservancies to manage https://t.co/R80AWXEzjX
— Allyn West (@allynwest) December 6, 2021
@exxonmobil you can't hide! We can see your greedy side! End the unfair labor practice lockout of @USWLu13_243 in Beaumont, TX- your union busting attempt is disgusting! pic.twitter.com/Pw2YLZjjRH
— Houston DSA (@HoustonDSA) December 6, 2021
We are hosting a holiday fundraiser for the locked out workers of @USWLu13_243. It's at @bohemeos's, 708 Telephone Rd., Houston, Texas, 77023, this Sunday, December 12, from 12 pm to 4 pm. RSVP: https://t.co/FVSENC7mbI (thread)
— Houston DSA (@HoustonDSA) December 7, 2021
Oil and gas are making Texans sick. #TXLEGE https://t.co/LAHFLUgvWm
— CleanTheirMess (@CleanTheirMess) December 7, 2021
That's my segue to the environmental updates.
Trump-era Oil & Gas Drilling Boom Continues Under Biden, Despite Campaign Pledge https://t.co/oJbzmU2c8X
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) December 7, 2021
In Texas, nearly a dozen oil and gas export terminals are slated to come online in the next decade. They could make the U.S. one of the largest oil and gas exporters in the world—but at a dangerous cost. 1/
— Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) December 7, 2021
Story by @amalahmed214/ Photos by @ivanflr: https://t.co/6KJLJpdbLA
This heavy flaring has been going on since Sunday and @ShellDeerPark has not provided any information about what chemicals are being released. @TCEQ @HarrisCoPC @HarrisCoPct2 https://t.co/sUNsVBMRWL
— Air Alliance Houston (@airallianceHOU) December 7, 2021
Texans need the agency to stick up for us when industry breaks the law. The economy shouldn't depend on #sacrificezones. TCEQ should make sure it doesn't.
— One Breath Partnership (@OneBreathHOU) December 7, 2021
This is what the sunset review, starting in 2022, will be all about.https://t.co/U7rAVQre7v
Ending today with the calm-me-downs.
It just would not be the holiday season without tamales to grace your table.
— Texas Highways Magazine (@TexasHighways) December 8, 2021
We’ve rounded up the best delivery and take-away tamales and tamale-making classes around the state so you can celebrate deliciously. https://t.co/uRFZ5LbF7H
Charley Lockhart was 3'7" tall but that didn't keep him becoming Texas State Treasurer 3 times. He was the Scurry County treasurer for 18 years before that. Charley died in 1954 at the age of 79 and is buried in Snyder, Texas. He was quite popular and had a great sense of humor. pic.twitter.com/4yfYTCSHik
— Traces of Texas (@TracesofTexas) December 8, 2021
OTD in 1935, over 20 inches of rain fell over Western Harris County and lead to widespread flooding. Over 100 city blocks were flooded, leading to 8 fatalities. Buffalo Bayou rose 10 inches an hour for 24 hours. This event led to the creation of the @hcfcd #TXwx #HOUwx pic.twitter.com/NIOc5BqCOA
— NWS Houston (@NWSHouston) December 7, 2021
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