Let's talk about the weather.
BREAKING: In Round Rock, a debris field is becoming apparent from @KVUE fixed cameras, including bark shredded from trees. pic.twitter.com/Dqxjjp0vbi
— Tony Plohetski (@tplohetski) March 21, 2022
Here’s a few more pics from my scene at Jacksboro Elementary School as it’s now daylight. Cars tossed around, twisted metal, partially collapsed buildings. The power of a tornado. #txwx @CBSDFW pic.twitter.com/03bGehGnC5
— Nick Starling (@NickStarlingTV) March 22, 2022
Just the usual in H-Town; flooded streets, swollen bayous, some power outages. A different story in the Panhandle, though.
There are several wrecks this morning from the heavy snow last night. This is one of several. I-40 eastbound was at a standstill at Dowell rd. Drive with caution. Some reports of 9" of snow are trickling in this morning.#txwx #okwx #nmwx #phwx @ABC7Amarillo @StormSearch7 pic.twitter.com/SSvD1vgqmc
— Corbin Voges WX (@CorbinVogesWX) March 22, 2022
So I guess we can talk about the climate.
Texas is threatening to cut ties with some of the world’s biggest financial firms over their efforts to address the climate crisis. It's the latest move from Texas leaders to stifle a climate movement that they believe endangers the state's bottom line.https://t.co/0PPDMwjxrZ
— Inside Climate News (@insideclimate) March 21, 2022
#Texas Leads #EnergyTransition into #Wind as #Renewables Reach 13% of #US #Energy Mix#Solar & Wind Prices Remain Indifferent to Putin!https://t.co/17qdcXrV3q
— Arik Ring - Energy Engineering Expert (@arikring) March 12, 2022
Kindly RT#ClimateAction #SDGs #Sustainability#Carbon #DemVoice1 #Oil #Climate@KAdnoub @unixdoss @DidiFrench pic.twitter.com/KkzUZbg9pf
Mother Jones: The “Environmentalist” Lawyer Fighting to Protect Big Oil -- Phil Goldberg has a powerful strategy to shield fossil-fuel giants from litigation#txlege #oilandgas #Oil #Renewables https://t.co/MjeqTGpCqj
— Texas Energy Report (@TxEnergyReport) March 22, 2022
If @GregAbbott_TX has no problem using energy CEOs as political human shields, why should one of them care if Abbott becomes collateral damage in a lawsuit against @BetoORourke? Via @quorumreport: https://t.co/a7vB1Kkrdq #txlege
— Scott Braddock (@scottbraddock) March 21, 2022
A healthcare update:
Here’s an infographic we put together in the 87th session to show that Texas would actually make money by expanding Medicaid. #txlege still didn’t budge. Fiscally irresponsible. @Texas2036 https://t.co/4TF14qShNf pic.twitter.com/NBu1YNjoqI
— Donna Howard (@DonnaHowardTX) March 21, 2022
American Community Survey results released last week show Texas' uninsured rate at twice the national average — 17.3%, which was 3 points more than the state with the next-highest uninsured rate, Oklahoma. #txlege #txhealthhttps://t.co/Dmd2TriOHN
— Texas 2036 (@Texas2036) March 22, 2022
"I just don't agree with abolishing private insurance", says Rep. Sylvia Garcia, pictured above. We have a lot of shitty Democrats in the Lone Star State, and La Congresista isn't even the worst one (that title goes to my Congress creature, Lizzie Fletcher. But at least Fletcher isn't pretending to be something she isn't: progressive).
I suppose that segues to Ted Cruz.
“That’s not to say this hearing should be non-substantive and non-vigorous,” says Ted Cruz, while being non-substantive and non-vigorous. https://t.co/oUqJoeO4z2
— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) March 21, 2022
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) refers to sexual assault allegations against Justice Brett Kavanaugh as “teenage dating habits.” pic.twitter.com/dpXl8kjFXC
— The Recount (@therecount) March 21, 2022
A 23-second video shows a visibly frustrated @TedCruz speaking with two female representatives at the @UnitedAirlines check-in desk. It later shows him speaking with a male officer as the senator gesticulates with a cell phone in his hand. https://t.co/3Av7ukfJpT via @YahooNews
— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) March 22, 2022
Here's some updates to yesterday's and also last Thursday's posts.
#Breaking: Appeals court reinstates injunction in Texas CPS case. State will be barred from investigating parents solely for providing gender affirming care to their transgender kids.
— Lauren McGaughy π (@lmcgaughy) March 22, 2022
State will likely appeal to TX Supreme Court. Background: https://t.co/K60iOVL6bt #txlege
Founder of home for sex-trafficking victims in Bastrop tells #txlege that 'predator in our midst' groomed girls, got 'em to take nude selfies, sold photos & rewarded girls w/illegal drugs.
— Bob Garrett (@RobertTGarrett) March 22, 2022
Also, state official resigns after lashing out at federal judge.https://t.co/hW8bNYGuwq
Former Director of Child Care Investigations Justin Lewis resigns after Texas Senate committee hearing (and following media coverage) that he says focused undue attention on two of his staff members. An "inebriated" text also came to light showing Lewis insulting Jack. #txlege pic.twitter.com/y8J6okUNNk
— Isaiah Mitchell (@IsaiahMitch_tx) March 21, 2022
"Public schools have become lodestones for the nation’s accelerating culture wars. This is merely the latest incarnation of a decades-old Republican playbook to discredit, defund, and ultimately destroy the Texas public education system." https://t.co/g3t6s7uHjJ
— Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) March 21, 2022
Republicans and white Americans increasingly see themselves as victims of discrimination despite ample evidence to the contrary. For @FiveThirtyEight, @NeilLewisJr and I examined *why* this is the case and how these perceptions have changed over time. https://t.co/D8YWFLGWTX
— Alexandra Samuels (@AlexSamuelsx5) March 21, 2022
And more shootings.
It was a tragic week in Texas with too many families forever changed by gun violence. Texans deserve to feel safe, and our lawmakers have the moral duty to protect our communities. #txlege #endgunviolence #enough pic.twitter.com/gV9wTfGNRv
— Texas Gun Sense (@txgunsense) March 21, 2022
This weekend, during SXSW, Austin police arrested over 30 people, 19 of whom had handguns. And even though over 150 officers were on the streets - *seven times* the normal number - four people were shot.
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) March 20, 2022
Tell me more about good guys with guns… #txlege https://t.co/8lNCRheuuF
And two soothers, one referenced yesterday.
The latest effort in Mineral Wells' rebirth is a sleek boutique hotel that retains its vintage flair. The seven-story hotel features 37 rooms and nine retail businesses. https://t.co/92YbWDqO1Y
— Texas Highways Magazine (@TexasHighways) March 20, 2022
#BarrioDogs 12th Anniversary Celebration & Pedal for Paws on Sunday March 27th, noon to 6pm at @bohemeos.
— Barrio Dogs, Inc. (@barriodogs) March 10, 2022
To ride with Pedal for Paws, sign up individually or create a team: https://t.co/e9oEiuc34q.
For additional information email: gloria@barriodogs.org#HoustonEvent pic.twitter.com/aXfWbtk5pB
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