The Texas Progressive Alliance is firmly bracing itself for the mostly white, male, and middle-aged Texas legislators to work their will on the rest of us in the biennial 85th session, which begins tomorrow in Austin.
Off the Kuff looked ahead to the upcoming Houston elections for 2017.
Libby Shaw at Daily Kos understands that if pain and suffering have to be inflicted on the American people, the cruelest party for the job is the Texas Republican Party. Yes, they are coming after Social Security. Worse: the hatchet man is a Texas Republican.
With January 20 just two weeks away, Socratic Gadfly takes an initial snapshot look at President Obama's legacy from the left. Updated Presidential rankings to follow.
CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme remembers the greedy corporate interests fighting the white nationalists in the 2000s. The white nationalists won that one. We're at it again with today's Texas Legislature.
Texas Leftist piles on the Lord of the Lavatory, Lite Guv Dan Patrick, and his petty, potty politics.
The top environmental stories affecting Lewisville were summarized by the Texan Journal.
Dos Centavos has a few thoughts on the HISD board vacancy.
The latest -- and hopefully the last -- on "русские сделали это" was posted by PDiddie at Brains and Eggs.
Txsharon at Bluedaze is not as Trump as you drink she is.
After many years toiling away for the liberal cause in Amarillo, Ted at jobsanger announces his relocation to Austin.
DemBlogNews surveys the playing field in the contest to be the next DNC chair.
Neil at All People Have Value was out on the streets of Houston calling for kindness, respect, and not giving up. APHV is part of NeilAquino.com.
More stories from around Texas!
Peggy Fikac at the SAEN sees us all on tenterhooks waiting for the state's revenue estimate from ComptrollerJethro Bodine Glenn Hegar. Update: And the bad news breaks: almost $105 billion, or about $4 billion less than necessary to meet continuing obligations. Yuuge cuts in state services are in store. Follow Better Texas Blog for the deep dive.
The Houston Communist Party respectfully requests that the real hackers please stand up.
Grits for Breakfast suggests that if SD-17 Sen. Joan Huffman is serious about busting unions with her recently-filed legislation, she shouldn't leave out the police labor organizations.
John Wright makes five queer predictions for LGBT Texans in 2017, and Ashton Woods at Strength in Numbers says, simply: when people's lives are under assault, the proper response is to fight back.
Paradise in Hell wants the holes in the Texas Freedom of Information Act to be patched.
The TSTA Blog explains how the state abuses school property taxpayers, and the Rivard Report sends home the report card from the state's public school districts on the state education agency's A-F accountability score. Their grade? Incomplete.
The Bloggess submits an application to become a vampire, and It's Not Hou It's Me
gives a hand with your New Year's resolutions with a guide to working out in Houston.
And Pages of Victory had some truck trouble in the cold over the weekend.
Off the Kuff looked ahead to the upcoming Houston elections for 2017.
Libby Shaw at Daily Kos understands that if pain and suffering have to be inflicted on the American people, the cruelest party for the job is the Texas Republican Party. Yes, they are coming after Social Security. Worse: the hatchet man is a Texas Republican.
With January 20 just two weeks away, Socratic Gadfly takes an initial snapshot look at President Obama's legacy from the left. Updated Presidential rankings to follow.
CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme remembers the greedy corporate interests fighting the white nationalists in the 2000s. The white nationalists won that one. We're at it again with today's Texas Legislature.
Texas Leftist piles on the Lord of the Lavatory, Lite Guv Dan Patrick, and his petty, potty politics.
The top environmental stories affecting Lewisville were summarized by the Texan Journal.
Dos Centavos has a few thoughts on the HISD board vacancy.
The latest -- and hopefully the last -- on "русские сделали это" was posted by PDiddie at Brains and Eggs.
Txsharon at Bluedaze is not as Trump as you drink she is.
After many years toiling away for the liberal cause in Amarillo, Ted at jobsanger announces his relocation to Austin.
DemBlogNews surveys the playing field in the contest to be the next DNC chair.
Neil at All People Have Value was out on the streets of Houston calling for kindness, respect, and not giving up. APHV is part of NeilAquino.com.
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More stories from around Texas!
Peggy Fikac at the SAEN sees us all on tenterhooks waiting for the state's revenue estimate from Comptroller
The Houston Communist Party respectfully requests that the real hackers please stand up.
Grits for Breakfast suggests that if SD-17 Sen. Joan Huffman is serious about busting unions with her recently-filed legislation, she shouldn't leave out the police labor organizations.
John Wright makes five queer predictions for LGBT Texans in 2017, and Ashton Woods at Strength in Numbers says, simply: when people's lives are under assault, the proper response is to fight back.
Paradise in Hell wants the holes in the Texas Freedom of Information Act to be patched.
The TSTA Blog explains how the state abuses school property taxpayers, and the Rivard Report sends home the report card from the state's public school districts on the state education agency's A-F accountability score. Their grade? Incomplete.
The Bloggess submits an application to become a vampire, and It's Not Hou It's Me
gives a hand with your New Year's resolutions with a guide to working out in Houston.
And Pages of Victory had some truck trouble in the cold over the weekend.
