The Texas Progressive Alliance reminds you that Labor Day is more than college football, binge drinking, and sleeping late, and offers the resources of the Zinn Education Project to use and peruse as you wish.
Off the Kuff looks at the state's voter ID outreach efforts, which began last week.
Libby Shaw at Daily Kos is hardly surprised to learn about the veil of secrecy that shrouds the $2.5 million Texas Voter ID education effort.
Socratic Gadfly hears about a new idea in the newspaper biz, charging people to have candidate endorsement letters to the editor published, and rips it to shreds.
After listening to Donald Trump's white nationalist speech, CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme woke up very angry at the Republican party. Remember the ugly, angry GOP debate audiences in 2012? These were the special people invited to attend. Think about Senate Republicans blocking a Supreme Court nominee, threatening the full faith and credit of the US and so very much more.
It's Labor Day, and according to (faulty) conventional wisdom, we can all begin to pay attention to the coming election, writes PDiddie at Brains and Eggs.
Neil at All People Have Value says his friend Libby gets enthused by ideas. APHV is part of NeilAquino.com.
Texas Vox posts the details of the Texas Railroad Commission candidates' forum, in Austin on September 10.
The city of Lewisville reported its 16th case of West Nile virus in mosquitoes tested there, reports the Texan-Journal.
Txsharon at Bluedaze details her white privilege at age four.
And Texas Leftist got hungry and went out for lunch after blogging about the Trump surrogate's fear of 'taco trucks on every corner'.
The Texas Observer's Patrick Michels writes about how a campaign to keep a Jesus sign brought discord to a God-fearing East Texas town, while John Wright reports on El Paso's challenge to the anti-trans rhetoric of the GOP.
Grits for Breakfast exposes the Democratic Party's hypocrisy on criminal justice reform.
PoliTex asks whether Ted Cruz still has the golden touch.
Steve Snyder takes a deep dive into the voter ID litigation agreement.
Megan Woolard Arredondo explores the challenge of climate change for San Antonio, and Space City Weather explains why hurricanes are strongest on the right side.
Swamplot maps where Houston's pot smokers live.
Cherise Rohr-Allegrini critiques the anti-vaccinations film Vaxxed.
Eileen Smith calls on her fellow Texans to keep Rick Perry on "Dancing With The Stars" for as long as possible.
Houstonia raises a glass to the mannequins of summer.
And Pages of Victory finally cops to his age.
Off the Kuff looks at the state's voter ID outreach efforts, which began last week.
Libby Shaw at Daily Kos is hardly surprised to learn about the veil of secrecy that shrouds the $2.5 million Texas Voter ID education effort.
Socratic Gadfly hears about a new idea in the newspaper biz, charging people to have candidate endorsement letters to the editor published, and rips it to shreds.
After listening to Donald Trump's white nationalist speech, CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme woke up very angry at the Republican party. Remember the ugly, angry GOP debate audiences in 2012? These were the special people invited to attend. Think about Senate Republicans blocking a Supreme Court nominee, threatening the full faith and credit of the US and so very much more.
It's Labor Day, and according to (faulty) conventional wisdom, we can all begin to pay attention to the coming election, writes PDiddie at Brains and Eggs.
Neil at All People Have Value says his friend Libby gets enthused by ideas. APHV is part of NeilAquino.com.
Texas Vox posts the details of the Texas Railroad Commission candidates' forum, in Austin on September 10.
The city of Lewisville reported its 16th case of West Nile virus in mosquitoes tested there, reports the Texan-Journal.
Txsharon at Bluedaze details her white privilege at age four.
And Texas Leftist got hungry and went out for lunch after blogging about the Trump surrogate's fear of 'taco trucks on every corner'.
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The Texas Observer's Patrick Michels writes about how a campaign to keep a Jesus sign brought discord to a God-fearing East Texas town, while John Wright reports on El Paso's challenge to the anti-trans rhetoric of the GOP.
Grits for Breakfast exposes the Democratic Party's hypocrisy on criminal justice reform.
PoliTex asks whether Ted Cruz still has the golden touch.
Steve Snyder takes a deep dive into the voter ID litigation agreement.
Megan Woolard Arredondo explores the challenge of climate change for San Antonio, and Space City Weather explains why hurricanes are strongest on the right side.
Swamplot maps where Houston's pot smokers live.
Cherise Rohr-Allegrini critiques the anti-vaccinations film Vaxxed.
Eileen Smith calls on her fellow Texans to keep Rick Perry on "Dancing With The Stars" for as long as possible.
Houstonia raises a glass to the mannequins of summer.
And Pages of Victory finally cops to his age.
