The Texas Progressive Alliance is doing its best to stay warm as it brings you this week's roundup.
Off the Kuff highlights the introductory campaign video by Senate candidate Maxey Scherr, who vividly links her opponent Sen. John Cornyn to his junior master, Sen. Ted Cruz.
Texpatriate opened voting for its 2nd Annual Person of the Year contest. Please consider voting for who YOU think had the biggest impact on Houston and Texas politics by clicking on the link!
Eye On Williamson is still, yes still, blogging at our temporary home. Without any new ideas, the Texas GOP resorts to scare tactics: Fear and the Texas GOP.
Nelson Mandela and the life he lived taught us much about human rights and peaceful protest, observed PDiddie at Brains and Eggs, but the conservative response to his passing taught us almost as much about them.
CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme thinks that the GOP candidates for lieutenant governor are vying for king of the racist homophobes, aka the Republican base. Will David Dewhurst outdo Todd Staples?
Neil at All People Have Value posted a picture of the oldest structure in Harris County, Texas. The longstanding virtues of home and family are only strengthened when we add the more modern values of full inclusion for all our fellow human beings. All People Have Value is part of NeilAquino.com.
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And here are some posts of interest from other Texas blogs.
Austin Contrarian explains the difference between "filtering up" and a general rise in rents.
Robb Fickman concludes that one of the biggest problems in our criminal justice system continues to be how we treat the poor.
Paul Burka eulogizes Texas historian T. R. Fehrenbach.
Zippidy Doo Dah gives an update on Rep. Steve Stockman.
Lone Star Ma criticizes the principal that forbade students from speaking Spanish at school.
The Bloggess promotes her annual holiday philanthropy project.
Off the Kuff highlights the introductory campaign video by Senate candidate Maxey Scherr, who vividly links her opponent Sen. John Cornyn to his junior master, Sen. Ted Cruz.
Texpatriate opened voting for its 2nd Annual Person of the Year contest. Please consider voting for who YOU think had the biggest impact on Houston and Texas politics by clicking on the link!
Eye On Williamson is still, yes still, blogging at our temporary home. Without any new ideas, the Texas GOP resorts to scare tactics: Fear and the Texas GOP.
Nelson Mandela and the life he lived taught us much about human rights and peaceful protest, observed PDiddie at Brains and Eggs, but the conservative response to his passing taught us almost as much about them.
CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme thinks that the GOP candidates for lieutenant governor are vying for king of the racist homophobes, aka the Republican base. Will David Dewhurst outdo Todd Staples?
Neil at All People Have Value posted a picture of the oldest structure in Harris County, Texas. The longstanding virtues of home and family are only strengthened when we add the more modern values of full inclusion for all our fellow human beings. All People Have Value is part of NeilAquino.com.
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And here are some posts of interest from other Texas blogs.
Austin Contrarian explains the difference between "filtering up" and a general rise in rents.
Robb Fickman concludes that one of the biggest problems in our criminal justice system continues to be how we treat the poor.
Paul Burka eulogizes Texas historian T. R. Fehrenbach.
Zippidy Doo Dah gives an update on Rep. Steve Stockman.
Lone Star Ma criticizes the principal that forbade students from speaking Spanish at school.
The Bloggess promotes her annual holiday philanthropy project.
