The Texas Progressive Alliance celebrates the 152nd anniversary of Juneteenth with this week's lefty blog post roundup.
Off the Kuff looks at the latest approval ratings in Texas for Donald Trump.
SocraticGadfly takes a much more extensive look at universal basic income, finding it one tool — one nice tool, yes — but only one in a full arsenal of what working Americans need.
Maybe he's just a little crazy from the heat and a slowly-forming tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico, but PDiddie at Brains and Eggs arrived at the conclusion that voting might not be making enough of a difference in our country's future direction.
Grits for Breakfast applauds Samantha Bee's takedown of junk forensic science.
El Jefe at the Beauty Salon links to that Rolling Stone piece, and refers to the prevailing condition as the "disaster of the Democratic Party".
jobsanger passes along the statistic that there is no state in the Union in which a person earning minimum wage can afford a two-bedroom apartment.
State Reps. Ron Simmons and Pat Fallon held a town hall meeting in Lewisville and answered pre-submitted questions about abortion, sanctuary cities, and GOP legislative priorities, as detailed in the Texan-Journal.
Neil at All People Have Value asked for citizens to consider in advance their response if Trump fires special counsel Robert Mueller. APHV is part of NeilAquino.com.
More news items from around the Lone Star State!
The Tribune shared their most recent survey results of Texans who were asked about immigration laws and bathroom bills. Deep partisan splits were revealed.
Even as Quorum Report saw the Texas Parent PAC holding open rehearsals for a challenger to Dan Patrick, the Austin Statesman was on the scene as Mike Collier became just the second Democrat to announce for a statewide office in 2018.
The San Antonio Express News opines about the demise of one-punch straight-ticket voting in requiring the electorate to exercise preparation and forethought ahead of casting their ballot.
RG Ratcliffe at Burkablog strapped on his helmet to report from the front lines of the battle Greg Abbott is waging on your local government.
The Beaumont Enterprise, via the Associated Press, took note of the Texas companies who have jobs they cannot fill because of immigration fears.
The Somervell County Salon passes along news on her former state representative and now state agriculture commissioner Sid Miller's latest foible: fined by the Ethics Commission for violating campaign finance laws.
Sen. Kirk Watson invites Greg Abbott to take a deep whiff of Austin.
Paradise in Hell finds the transcript to that Trump cabinet meeting.
Kyle Shelton and Yujie Hu at the Urban Edge identify what makes some intersections dangerous.
Lone Star Ma suggests an old school tactic for pressuring lawmakers on Trumpcare.
And Houstonia scooped the traditional media with news of the birth of Beyonce's twins.
Off the Kuff looks at the latest approval ratings in Texas for Donald Trump.
SocraticGadfly takes a much more extensive look at universal basic income, finding it one tool — one nice tool, yes — but only one in a full arsenal of what working Americans need.
Maybe he's just a little crazy from the heat and a slowly-forming tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico, but PDiddie at Brains and Eggs arrived at the conclusion that voting might not be making enough of a difference in our country's future direction.
Grits for Breakfast applauds Samantha Bee's takedown of junk forensic science.
El Jefe at the Beauty Salon links to that Rolling Stone piece, and refers to the prevailing condition as the "disaster of the Democratic Party".
jobsanger passes along the statistic that there is no state in the Union in which a person earning minimum wage can afford a two-bedroom apartment.
State Reps. Ron Simmons and Pat Fallon held a town hall meeting in Lewisville and answered pre-submitted questions about abortion, sanctuary cities, and GOP legislative priorities, as detailed in the Texan-Journal.
Neil at All People Have Value asked for citizens to consider in advance their response if Trump fires special counsel Robert Mueller. APHV is part of NeilAquino.com.
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More news items from around the Lone Star State!
The Tribune shared their most recent survey results of Texans who were asked about immigration laws and bathroom bills. Deep partisan splits were revealed.
Even as Quorum Report saw the Texas Parent PAC holding open rehearsals for a challenger to Dan Patrick, the Austin Statesman was on the scene as Mike Collier became just the second Democrat to announce for a statewide office in 2018.
The San Antonio Express News opines about the demise of one-punch straight-ticket voting in requiring the electorate to exercise preparation and forethought ahead of casting their ballot.
RG Ratcliffe at Burkablog strapped on his helmet to report from the front lines of the battle Greg Abbott is waging on your local government.
The Beaumont Enterprise, via the Associated Press, took note of the Texas companies who have jobs they cannot fill because of immigration fears.
The Somervell County Salon passes along news on her former state representative and now state agriculture commissioner Sid Miller's latest foible: fined by the Ethics Commission for violating campaign finance laws.
Sen. Kirk Watson invites Greg Abbott to take a deep whiff of Austin.
Paradise in Hell finds the transcript to that Trump cabinet meeting.
Kyle Shelton and Yujie Hu at the Urban Edge identify what makes some intersections dangerous.
Lone Star Ma suggests an old school tactic for pressuring lawmakers on Trumpcare.
And Houstonia scooped the traditional media with news of the birth of Beyonce's twins.
