At least one member of the Texas Progressive Alliance thinks that, in desiring to represent all Americans, calling some 'deplorable' was simply a bad gaffe.
Off the Kuff encourages you to read the Houston Chronicle's story about how special education services have been systematically denied to Texas families.
Libby Shaw at Daily Kos is not in the least bit surprised to know that Greg Abbott threw his hat into the ring with the The Grand Wizard of Birtherism.
On Sept. 11, Socratic Gadfly looked back at 9/11 and reminded readers of many repeated, recurring causes of death that kill almost as quickly as 9/11, some with political connections, that still don't get truly addressed.
CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme blames Republicans for playing mean political games instead of addressing real problems like the spread of the Zika virus. Cruel like Texas Republicans denying services to disabled children
Political polling wizard Nate Silver tells Democrats they can start to panic this week, as passed along by PDiddie at Brains and Eggs.
Neil at All People Have Value took the Harris County volunteer deputy voter registrar class this past week. It takes a long time to really be able to register anybody after you take the class because the Republicans who run the county don't want you to register anybody. APHV is part of NeilAquino.com.
Egberto Willies has Tim Kaine's five reasons for millennials to vote for Hillary.
The gap between the lives experiences of white Americans and Americans of color is significant. With this in mind, Texas Leftist offers a viewpoint on and justification for Black Lives Matter. Most that have lived the experience of being unlawfully detained (or worse) by police see the movement as not only valid, but necessary.
The Agonist says that fastest-growing region of the country for labor organizing is the South, but there's no media around to cover it.
And Lewisville's Western Days festival is this weekend, report the Texan-Journal.
More posts from around the state!
Meagan Flynn at the Houston Press writes that Harris County's defense of its bail system is going to cost county taxpayers a lot of money, and Grits for Breakfast interviews Rebecca Bernhardt, executive director of Texas Fair Defense Project, one of the plaintiffs suing Harris County over its bail practices.
City Lab, via Houston Strategies, praises The Cisterns, Houston's once-forgotten underground city water storage that has become its own art exhibit.
The Digital Heretic thinks that bashing a large swath of the electorate is a counter-productive get-out-the-vote strategy.
Better Texas Blog has a bit of good news in the fight against food insecurity.
The Lunch Tray packs up six years of lunch packing advice.
Streetsblog wonders why TxDOT doesn't believe its own data that show Texans are driving less per day on average than they were a decade ago.
Bonddad encourages Clinton Democrats to buck up.
Eileen Smith has a few questions about those charitable Trump portraits.
The TSTA Blog sounds the warning about school vouchers again.
And Somervell County Salon has the H&M spot that turns the word 'lady' on its ear.
Off the Kuff encourages you to read the Houston Chronicle's story about how special education services have been systematically denied to Texas families.
Libby Shaw at Daily Kos is not in the least bit surprised to know that Greg Abbott threw his hat into the ring with the The Grand Wizard of Birtherism.
On Sept. 11, Socratic Gadfly looked back at 9/11 and reminded readers of many repeated, recurring causes of death that kill almost as quickly as 9/11, some with political connections, that still don't get truly addressed.
CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme blames Republicans for playing mean political games instead of addressing real problems like the spread of the Zika virus. Cruel like Texas Republicans denying services to disabled children
Political polling wizard Nate Silver tells Democrats they can start to panic this week, as passed along by PDiddie at Brains and Eggs.
Neil at All People Have Value took the Harris County volunteer deputy voter registrar class this past week. It takes a long time to really be able to register anybody after you take the class because the Republicans who run the county don't want you to register anybody. APHV is part of NeilAquino.com.
Egberto Willies has Tim Kaine's five reasons for millennials to vote for Hillary.
The gap between the lives experiences of white Americans and Americans of color is significant. With this in mind, Texas Leftist offers a viewpoint on and justification for Black Lives Matter. Most that have lived the experience of being unlawfully detained (or worse) by police see the movement as not only valid, but necessary.
The Agonist says that fastest-growing region of the country for labor organizing is the South, but there's no media around to cover it.
And Lewisville's Western Days festival is this weekend, report the Texan-Journal.
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More posts from around the state!
Meagan Flynn at the Houston Press writes that Harris County's defense of its bail system is going to cost county taxpayers a lot of money, and Grits for Breakfast interviews Rebecca Bernhardt, executive director of Texas Fair Defense Project, one of the plaintiffs suing Harris County over its bail practices.
City Lab, via Houston Strategies, praises The Cisterns, Houston's once-forgotten underground city water storage that has become its own art exhibit.
The Digital Heretic thinks that bashing a large swath of the electorate is a counter-productive get-out-the-vote strategy.
Better Texas Blog has a bit of good news in the fight against food insecurity.
The Lunch Tray packs up six years of lunch packing advice.
Streetsblog wonders why TxDOT doesn't believe its own data that show Texans are driving less per day on average than they were a decade ago.
Bonddad encourages Clinton Democrats to buck up.
Eileen Smith has a few questions about those charitable Trump portraits.
The TSTA Blog sounds the warning about school vouchers again.
And Somervell County Salon has the H&M spot that turns the word 'lady' on its ear.
