"Voting freshens your breath, whitens your teeth, and improves your sex life." -- Molly Ivins
It may even make you immune to Ebola, I've heard. But only if you are not a Republican. In which case... you're catching that shit for sure. The Texas Progressive Alliance reminds you that EARLY VOTING HAS BEGUN as it brings you this week's roundup.
Off the Kuff published an interview with John Cook, the Democratic nominee for Land Commissioner.
Libby Shaw, writing for Texas Kaos and Daily Kos is sickened by the "corporations are people" Supreme Court for allowing Greg Abbott to disenfranchise 600,000 Texans of their right to vote: TXGOP, Greg Abbott stand by discrimination and disenfranchisement.
Two special days in the blogosphere last week: Blog Action Day for inequality was a global initiative, and Texas blogs dropped a money bomb for Wendy Davis. PDiddie at Brains Eggs has details on both.
After this week's big announcement, Texas Leftist is left to wonder... Did the Dallas Morning News editorial board incorporate facts into its endorsement process for governor? If so, maybe this week's decision for Greg Abbott would have gone the other way. Clearly the DMN ed board should've taken a few minutes to read their own paper.
Republican racism revealed in TWIA emails about storm damage to Brownsville ISD property. CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme encourages everyone in South Texas to go vote. You can stop the racism. VOTE!
From WCNews at Eye on Williamson had two campaign ads worth checking out: Must See TV - Great Ads from Mike Collier and Sam Houston.
Neil at All People Have Value wrote about things he is doing to make a difference in the 2014 elections in Texas. Neil says you can make a difference as well. APHV is one of many interesting things to see at NeilAquino.com.
Texpatriate mixes it up with their endorsements in statewide races: George P. Bush for land commissioner, Sam Houston for Attorney General, and Mike Collier for Comptroller.
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And here are some posts of interest from other Texas blogs.
nonsequiteuse has her voting recommendations, which include a Green for agriculture commissioner.
Dan Solomon speaks from personal experience when he says that the Wendy Davis wheelchair ad shines a long-overdue light on the devastating effect tort "reform" has had on victims of medical malpractice.
The Inanity of Sanity has Part II of 'Abbott Disses the Disabled'.
The Lunch Tray keeps fighting the fight for healthier school lunches and snacks.
Grits for Breakfast calls on Texas jails to opt out of the Secure Communities program.
Texas Vox documents the big heat waves of 2013.
Socratic Gadfly was pleasantly surprised by the SCOTUS ruling that overturned the Fifth Circuit order allowing HB2 to go into effect pending appeals.
Helen Philpot would like for someone to explain to Greg Abbott where babies come from.
LGBTQ Insider compares Wendy Davis and Greg Abbott's positions on LGBTQ issues.
Andrea Grimes has the GIF-based explanation of the HB2 timeline that you've been waiting for.
It may even make you immune to Ebola, I've heard. But only if you are not a Republican. In which case... you're catching that shit for sure. The Texas Progressive Alliance reminds you that EARLY VOTING HAS BEGUN as it brings you this week's roundup.
Off the Kuff published an interview with John Cook, the Democratic nominee for Land Commissioner.
Libby Shaw, writing for Texas Kaos and Daily Kos is sickened by the "corporations are people" Supreme Court for allowing Greg Abbott to disenfranchise 600,000 Texans of their right to vote: TXGOP, Greg Abbott stand by discrimination and disenfranchisement.
Two special days in the blogosphere last week: Blog Action Day for inequality was a global initiative, and Texas blogs dropped a money bomb for Wendy Davis. PDiddie at Brains Eggs has details on both.
After this week's big announcement, Texas Leftist is left to wonder... Did the Dallas Morning News editorial board incorporate facts into its endorsement process for governor? If so, maybe this week's decision for Greg Abbott would have gone the other way. Clearly the DMN ed board should've taken a few minutes to read their own paper.
Republican racism revealed in TWIA emails about storm damage to Brownsville ISD property. CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme encourages everyone in South Texas to go vote. You can stop the racism. VOTE!
From WCNews at Eye on Williamson had two campaign ads worth checking out: Must See TV - Great Ads from Mike Collier and Sam Houston.
Neil at All People Have Value wrote about things he is doing to make a difference in the 2014 elections in Texas. Neil says you can make a difference as well. APHV is one of many interesting things to see at NeilAquino.com.
Texpatriate mixes it up with their endorsements in statewide races: George P. Bush for land commissioner, Sam Houston for Attorney General, and Mike Collier for Comptroller.
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And here are some posts of interest from other Texas blogs.
nonsequiteuse has her voting recommendations, which include a Green for agriculture commissioner.
Dan Solomon speaks from personal experience when he says that the Wendy Davis wheelchair ad shines a long-overdue light on the devastating effect tort "reform" has had on victims of medical malpractice.
The Inanity of Sanity has Part II of 'Abbott Disses the Disabled'.
The Lunch Tray keeps fighting the fight for healthier school lunches and snacks.
Grits for Breakfast calls on Texas jails to opt out of the Secure Communities program.
Texas Vox documents the big heat waves of 2013.
Socratic Gadfly was pleasantly surprised by the SCOTUS ruling that overturned the Fifth Circuit order allowing HB2 to go into effect pending appeals.
Helen Philpot would like for someone to explain to Greg Abbott where babies come from.
LGBTQ Insider compares Wendy Davis and Greg Abbott's positions on LGBTQ issues.
Andrea Grimes has the GIF-based explanation of the HB2 timeline that you've been waiting for.
