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I fell behind taking time off this week, and a few things happened.  Some are worth revisiting.

Snow in the Panhandle, fires in West Texas, tornadoes near Austin, DFW & Houston -- a wild weather day in Texas. https://t.co/DnwrS3U5aC pic.twitter.com/KvipFdl3FA

— KXAN News (@KXAN_News) March 22, 2022

At least one person is dead after a large tornado hit New Orleans Tuesday night. This comes as at least 20 tornadoes tore through parts of Texas and Oklahoma on Monday. https://t.co/MJpNVUAxWV

— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) March 23, 2022

Here's a path comparison of the May 27, 1997 F5 Jarrell tornado vs the March 21, 2022 EF-1 Jarrell tornado. Monday's tornado crossed the 1997 path in two places. This coming May marks the 25 year anniversary of the May 27 tornado, the last F5 to have struck the state of Texas. pic.twitter.com/joDlEmS4ER

— NWS Austin/San Antonio (@NWSSanAntonio) March 24, 2022

A ma te acuerdas do you remember that time I was driving home from a my job interview at Whataburger and me and my camioneta roja got caught in a tornado.

That is the most Texas story it needs a corrido. #txlege https://t.co/ecDLxxGWsK

— Armando Walle (@RepWalle) March 26, 2022

#NEW Riley Leon, the 16-year-old that drove his red truck through a Texas tornado, got the job he was driving home from interviewing for and is being gifted a new Chevrolet Silverado.

DETAILS: https://t.co/44IQ3JHD7r

— FOX 7 Austin (@fox7austin) March 25, 2022

And some are not.  But I document the atrocities here, so ...

"This is nothing our lawyers are taking seriously at all because he's so wrong about the law. We thank the attorney general for his interest, but we will continue to celebrate Pride." - AISD spokesman @JasStanford https://t.co/Mw3Ugiy8z7

— Progress Texas (@ProgressTX) March 23, 2022

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick reduces profile of higher education in Texas Senate after attacking tenure https://t.co/oCVCFHgSuB#txed #txlege #highereducation #education #Texas

— San Antonio Review (@SanAntoReview) March 23, 2022

I can't get over the fact that Ted Cruz yelled at Montana airport employees "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?" and they had to call the cops on him because he was so pissed that he was missing his flight back to DC to ask Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson if babies are racist

— Laura Bassett (@LEBassett) March 22, 2022

Sen. John Cornyn claimed he wasn’t 'arguing the merits or lack of merits of same-sex marriage' while questioning Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson over her views of the Supreme Court’s role in policymaking…but it sounds like he is. Watch the exchange 🤔 pic.twitter.com/oTPJjKcl7k

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) March 22, 2022

Here we go again…#StatesRights…the SAME argument #WhiteMen used to justify #slavery! Here’s @JohnCornyn ‘states should be allowed to set laws on it’#txlege #NeverEnds #BS

Cornyn rips 2015 same-sex marriage ruling in SCOTUS hearing: https://t.co/8qBdD2AYTR via @houstonchron

— Señor Peña (@SenorPena) March 22, 2022

🧵 @SenTedCruz vowed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing wouldn’t become a “political circus.”

Two days later, Cruz was yelling after his time had run out and asking Jackson to define “woman.”
✏️ @BenjaminEW
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— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) March 24, 2022

The last flickering embers of Ted Cruz's sense of decency leaving his body after his shameless and shameful performance in the @JudiciaryDems hearing today. https://t.co/Bpfad8jfux

— Blake Rocap (@BlakeRocap) March 24, 2022

NEW: @GranburyISD’s superintendent is saying the quiet part out loud. This audio is evidence that book removals in the district are occurring because of anti-LGBTQIA+ bias.

Discrimination has no place in any school, anywhere. https://t.co/X9ccN4i1Kr

— ACLU of Texas (@ACLUTx) March 23, 2022

Here's some Houston and Harris County developments that the two Democrat blogs who allegedly cover this beat haven't mentioned yet.

Harris County Judge grilled following 'bid rigging' allegations https://t.co/rZO7z8c4y6

— FOX26Houston (@FOX26Houston) March 22, 2022

I've never seen that look on Judge Hidalgo's face before.  She appears nauseous.  Hope she's feeling okay.  (Probably feels better than Felicity Pereyra).

Kim Ogg accuses Commissioners Court of defunding’ DA’s office, asks for $6M more https://t.co/NfX4hBPyQ4 via @houstonchron #hounews

— Matt Schwartz (@SchwartzChron) March 22, 2022

Today I learned I live in the congressional district with the highest uninsured rate in the nation #TXCD29. It is beyond embarrassing that @LaCongresista does not support #MedicareForAll legislation that could help the 30% of my neighbors that have no health insurance. https://t.co/drNURmQdeC pic.twitter.com/TPN4qbaeQs

— RoB (@xroblockx) March 22, 2022

One last item regarding two other blue losers.

Asked about #TX28 runoff, @SpeakerPelosi says she is continuing to support incumbent Rep. Henry Cuellar.

“I support my incumbents. I support every one of them.”

Asked abt FBI raid of his home, she says: “I haven’t seen anything, have you? Do you know what it’s about?”

— Madlin Mekelburg (@madlinbmek) March 23, 2022

More politics, more criminal and social justice and injustice news, some environmental updates, and a large collection of soothers coming.