The Weekend Wrangle from Far Left Texas

Going light on the unpleasant news to end the week.  If you need to get your sweat on and expend some outrage at our Guns Over People politicians, there are outlets to do that across the state today.

Houston, The Woodlands, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Wichita Falls, Pharr, Frisco, Longview, Rockwall... https://t.co/l3DvOIjECc #TXLege #MarchForOurLives #GunSafetyNow

— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) June 10, 2022

Meanwhile Pussy Riot at the Capitol.

PUSSY RIOT x IKIYA X UNICORN PROTESTS THE ATTACK ON REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS WITH “MATRIARCHY NOW!” BANNER AT TEXAS STATE CAPITOL

MOMENT OF ACTION BEING MINTED AS NFT AND AUCTIONED VIA PARTY BID, ALL FUNDS TO REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTShttps://t.co/WFPqZjh8nY pic.twitter.com/hYqU6x5aqZ

— 𝖕𝖚𝖘𝖘𝖞 𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖙💦 (@pussyrrriot) June 9, 2022

I'm not watching the January 6th hearings.  I saw that movie the day it came out.  I'm waiting for the awards shows criminal prosecutions of the people at the top who conspired to motivate the useful idiots, the ones currently being held to justice.  I'm more concerned about things like this.

Do you think @JoeBiden legitimately won the 2020 presidential election? Texas responses from February 2022 @TxPolProject Poll, by party ID
GOP: yes 22%; no 68%; DK 11%
Dems: 91%/5%/4%
Ind: 51%/33%/16%https://t.co/62JqCtrPAF #txlege #January6thCommitteeHearings pic.twitter.com/wMFOncMVyM

— Jim Henson (@jamesrhenson) June 10, 2022

"Christian Fascists" is now not just a moniker, but an actual organized movement. Welcome to Texas. (Multiple videos of this incident in the thread, each one worse than the others.) https://t.co/r3p589Svhr

— Dan Perlman ☮ (@dmperlman) June 6, 2022

Good Christian values - Texas style https://t.co/1GIai1Nv8u

— Leigh Parente (@1bed2men4dogs) June 1, 2022

I presume there's polling happening right now that will update us on any changing of hearts and/or minds.  Same with assault weapons, Greg Abbott's re-election chances, etc. and all that, you know.  So we're waiting.

Meanwhile we're burning up about a few other things.

Our hearts are with our client Antonio, his family, and all trans youth whose families have been subjected to this terrifying state surveillance and cruel punishment.

Trans youth shouldn't have to fight this hard to live. https://t.co/B7ttPU5F2x

— ACLU (@ACLU) June 9, 2022

The one thing that they are willing to talk about is mental health. Everyone ought to read @alexdstuckey series for @HoustonChron about the failures of our mental health system that the TX GOP has presided over. https://t.co/s8EltbNkiz

— Luanne Platter (@fabalasays) June 1, 2022

Judge plans to levy “substantial fines” after Texas failed to comply with court-ordered fixes to its foster care system https://t.co/6Wo42BulO9

— KPRC 2 Houston (@KPRC2) June 8, 2022

Some of the 70 missing children found in West Texas were trafficked in #DFW https://t.co/LHe7hyKgVu #TXLege

— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) June 10, 2022

Hey Texas - we’ve been so inundated with tragedy, it feels necessary to lift up that the Texas Rangers papered over this private, Christian ranch that abused kids. …another example of wasted tax dollars, political CYA, and finally… broken kids that no one cares about. #txlege https://t.co/kB4xniVwpc

— genevieve (@genvc) June 2, 2022

I guess that's the segue to cops doing their usual thing.

In South Texas, a huge dome of #border #security has been built over mostly Latino communities near the #Mexico-US line. It took a teenager only seconds to pierce it in #Uvalde. https://t.co/xIlrBw4VQ1 - via @TexasObserver

— Lise Olsen (@LiseDigger) June 7, 2022

Texas prison officials have suspended inmate transports after a convicted murderer allegedly killed a man and his four grandchildren after escaping from custody. https://t.co/4hWzDsFDex

— ABC News (@ABC) June 8, 2022

Yes, we all remember the good old days when prisoner transfers went right by the book.

I did say 'burning up'.

"Heat has become one of America’s most prolific environmental killers, causing at least 10,000 deaths in the U.S. between 1999 and 2016. About 70 Texans have died each year of heat-related causes since 1999."https://t.co/bYFHDBfy8w

— Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) June 5, 2022

Q: What is the cost of #ExtremeWeather in #TX ?

A: 12 separate $Billion dollar disasters in #TX during 2021#MegaDrought #WildFires #Hurricanes #ClimateChange #TXLege

via @NOAA ▶️ https://t.co/IsTjC0sXhb pic.twitter.com/fEPEkjnkQP

— @CCLHouston (@CCLHouston) June 7, 2022

New poll(!): Texans want the state to expand #CleanEnergy and improve infrastructure bc #ClimateChange. https://t.co/zte3hcTx6w #txenergy #txlege

— Emma Pabst (@PabstBlasts) June 9, 2022

More left for Monday on Texas conservatives' latest response to protecting children: poutrage at drag shows.  Right now I need some calm-me-downs.

First: so long to these two Texans.

He was the first great running back in franchise history. https://t.co/4JaPQolkbL

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram (@startelegram) June 10, 2022

Jim Seals died yesterday at the age of 80.

In the February 2020 issue, @MikeHallTexas told the story of Seals' musical roots in West Texas, which would help launch the seventies soft-rock revolution. https://t.co/evdFWiRZhA

— Texas Monthly (@TexasMonthly) June 7, 2022

“I have problems: I am out of clean clothes, I cannot find my glasses, my English paper is late, and my pockets are not big enough for all the heroin I have,’ reads the Thompson-esque opening line of her 300-page memoir, Corrections in Ink…”https://t.co/gGABPW4FeY

— Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) June 7, 2022

The Austin Public Library and BookPeople will hold a series of events that "engage with books that have been banned or challenged." https://t.co/LLPakAX3qB

— Austin 360 (@austin360) June 8, 2022

Juneteenth commemorates the freedom of Black Americans, celebrates Black history, art, & culture, and reminds us of the progress yet to be made toward racial justice.

We’ve compiled a lineup of #Juneteenth events across the state over the next few weeks: https://t.co/rok6Cnqiza

— Progress Texas (@ProgressTX) June 6, 2022

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle is sailing through the Galveston Ship Channel this morning. It's the largest tall ship in active service of the U.S. govt at 295 ft with 3 masts, 22,300 sq. ft. of sail, and 6 miles or rigging. The last time it visited was 1972. #TXwx #GLSwx https://t.co/05819wemS8

— NWS Houston (@NWSHouston) June 10, 2022

The "Bad News for Baptists and Greg Abbott" Wrangle

Scattershooting (*groan*) while the Texas Progressive Alliance stands around and watches the neo-Nazis in Ukraine rebrand themselves ...

Don't believe I've ever seen Governor Fish Lips' lips so tight.  He must be under duress.

NEW: Some of Texas’ biggest GOP donors — self-proclaimed “gun enthusiasts” — signed a letter in today’s @dallasnews calling for more background checks, red flag laws and raising gun purchase age to 21. They add: “We vote for Republican Senators. We believe in the 2nd Amendment.” pic.twitter.com/plUCPb90cr

— Tony Plohetski (@tplohetski) June 5, 2022

We again dedicate our entire Sunday opinion section to Uvalde, starting with our full-page editorial about Greg Abbott's response. A powerful man does nothing. pic.twitter.com/F4RAVXn0Yw

— Josh Brodesky (@joshbrodesky) June 5, 2022

Perhaps that additional $50 million that Dave Carney was bragging about last month is out of reach now.  Speaking of $50 million:

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls for spending $50 million to buy bulletproof shields for school police-AAS:https://t.co/2sdUXGZt0u

— TxLRLClips (@TxLRLClips) June 6, 2022

More committees, fewer school doors, bulletproof shields for cowardly cops; anything they can think of to avoid the actual problem.  Speaking of shitty law enforcement officers:

Here are the biggest shifts in the official account of the #Uvalde school shooting https://t.co/UmSzeyki7h #TexasSchoolMassacre #UvaldePoliceCowards #DefundThePolice #AbolishThePolice

— Dana Fairbanks MD #ForProfitHealthcareIsImmoral 🌹 (@dcfairbank) June 3, 2022

“We don’t want those policemen to be here,” Mary Rodriguez, 86, said. “I pray that they get new jobs somewhere else.”

Their failure to act decisively during the shooting, she said, is inexcusable. https://t.co/4MZHdtxTKL

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) June 4, 2022

I’m here in Uvalde, trying to be respectful with everyone’s fresh grief. Standing outside while a funeral is going on. Police still thought it was necessary to coordinate with bikers to order reporters to “stay on the sidewalk” and physically obstruct cameras. Really? pic.twitter.com/bZ6dSugcEL

— Julian Gill (@JulianGi11) June 2, 2022

"the cops are lying"
-the cops pic.twitter.com/iULfLe69Xk

— Whack, with a silent 'H' (@WhackNicholson) June 1, 2022

Texas law enforcement has been working with the “Patriots for America militia,” routinely allowing the civilians with handguns, AR-15s, and tactical gear to question migrants. The ACLU of Texas has called on the Justice Department to investigate. #txlege https://t.co/72054ENSiG

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) June 5, 2022

A retired Federal agent from Texas was one of 6 people in regular communication with the white supremacist Buffalo murderer. 30mins prior to the attack the shooter invited the former agent to review his attack plans and watch his live stream.https://t.co/TKC8hvlqre

— The Sparrow Project (@sparrowmedia) May 27, 2022

On and on it goes, with no end in sight.  Same old shit, same old nothing.

"Ignore guns, talk inflation": Memos show GOP strategy after the #UvaldeMassacre https://t.co/bmBI2kRXG4 #TXLege

— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) June 5, 2022

Vote harder.  "Vote Blue".

Republicans flood South Texas special election as national Democrats keep distance https://t.co/vgiBa6lQcc via @TexasTribune

— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) June 6, 2022

I just don't think that's going to work out any better than it has for the past twenty-something years.

Despite his campaign claims to #FixTheGrid, Robert O’Rourke took $388,000 for his 2022 campaign from oil/gas sectors, according to Opensecrets. His words are as hollow as Joe Biden’s.

Texas needs @DelilahforTexas, who doesn’t take their money.

Join us: https://t.co/e8J1H4PjXU

— Justin, #RegisterGreen2022 🦖🌻 (@JustinInBmore) May 31, 2022

Consider the definition of insanity.  Then consider doing something besides what you've been doing over and over again.

Listen up Texas, you do not have to vote for either war mongering, pro poverty, neoliberal or conservative corporate shills this election. Ask your local paper why they don't cover all candidates for the election in November! We are here for the people, not the profits!

— DelilahForTexas💚☮🌻🌎 (@DelilahforTexas) June 2, 2022

Just a suggestion.

When I read this my first thought was, "Hey! Maybe Shelley Kuffner has finally seen the light!"  Then I read 'her', and realized, 'nope, not yet'.

“I can no longer work for a company that ignores all the alarms and dismisses the risks of climate change and ecological collapse.” This safety consultant just quit her job with Shell after 11 years of contracting with the UK-based energy giant.https://t.co/BuyI1jVB9g

— Inside Climate News (@insideclimate) May 26, 2022

Here's a few more environmental notes.

Record-breaking triple-digit heat is expected in Central Texas this week https://t.co/BRzn3D0unV

— KVUE News (@KVUE) June 6, 2022

Please stop thinking about #climatechange as a 2050 thing. It's happening *now.* The climate doesn't care what you believe. We're getting more extreme weather anyway. Let's reduce emissions & adapt. #txlege #txclimate #ClimateCrisishttps://t.co/iUwIzgoX3w https://t.co/Z0X3AtPevC pic.twitter.com/eB5FrnCPpG

— Doug Lewin (@douglewinenergy) June 2, 2022

The amount of corn it takes to fill an SUV with ethanol could feed a person for a year, and the U.S. and Europe could immediately replace the lost grain exports from Ukraine’s breadbasket by cutting their biofuel production in half. @CanaryMediaInc https://t.co/AmonLhk1S9

— GO GREEN (@ECOWARRIORSS) June 2, 2022

The Biden administration has set new requirements that increase the amount of ethanol that must be blended into the nation’s gasoline supply. https://t.co/JWywiyK6QG

— ABC News (@ABC) June 4, 2022

“The swindle appears simple: Pretend to help solve a problem, while making the problem worse, socialize the costs and liabilities, and privatize the profits.”

More from @rex_weyler on the carbon capture scam from the beginning ⬇️ https://t.co/iz8dfqcOWK

— Greenpeace (@Greenpeace) June 2, 2022

Once again: thank you, Joe Biden.

A few social justice tweets; bad news first.

"Released on May 22, the report details the findings of an independent investigation into how the SBC dealt with sexual abuse within its ranks over the past two decades."https://t.co/7LgZT7Kw2p

— Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) June 6, 2022

An ugly protest today. A mob of self described “Christian Fascists” tried to force their way into a gay establishment in the gayborhood of Dallas holding a family event while chanting “Groomers” pic.twitter.com/2F9NE4rs0P

— Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club (@EFJBGC) June 4, 2022

Some good news and some activist items.

howdy y'all, we fucking did it 🥹✊ first unionized starbucks in the lone star state!!! @sbwuatx45lamar pic.twitter.com/3gbegFrYyI

— morgan💫 (@mo_el_le) June 3, 2022

The vigil is set for Monday, June 6 in support of the detained WNBA star and Nimitz High School graduate. https://t.co/eL89mzrnNw

— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) June 6, 2022

Gays for Safe Gun Rights March & Rally on June 11 in New Braunfels.

We protect our children by demanding common sense safe gun ownership legislation.

Want to make signs/speak? DM us or comment below. pic.twitter.com/oEbs1EX9sd

— Claudia Zapata for Congress, TX-21 (@PoderConClaudia) May 31, 2022

Segue-ing into the soothers.

Houston’s restaurants are celebrating #Pride2022 and giving back https://t.co/lw2BV1GOxd #HTX #Pride

— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) June 2, 2022

How do you spell winner? T-E-X-A-S!

San Antonio 14-year-old Harini Logan claimed the top spelling bee spot last night, making her the seventh Texan champ in the last ten years. https://t.co/n3eZzRv4pS

— Texas Monthly (@TexasMonthly) June 4, 2022

One of my very favorite historical photos of Houston, a house that stood at 900 Franklin Street. This was taken by John Vachon in 1943. You'd think it has been colorized but it was actually taken with color film, probably Kodachrome of Ektachrome. Incredible details! pic.twitter.com/vOmFaYu2Jw

— Traces of Texas (@TracesofTexas) June 6, 2022

A Green Lynx Spider sits atop a Texas Lantana Bloom. pic.twitter.com/G5jDCR6PW7

— Summer Stolarcyk (@summerstoli) June 3, 2022

Sunday Absurdist Funnies

A Really Lousy Week Wrangle

It's too late for me to catch up on all the atrocities that went down since the last non-toon post, but like our pathetic Democrats in Washington and Austin trying to pass some gun safety legislation -- or anything approaching that -- I'll give it a go anyway.

8/ The idea of a “God-given right” to bear arms has been increasingly embraced in the Texas Legislature, where the conversation around issues such as gun rights and abortion has centered more around morality and theology than facts and science. https://t.co/pU0ozZHJh2

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) May 29, 2022

It’s like screaming into a well at this point. “Give me a vest, give me a vest” this woman basically telling the cops standing there doing nothing to give her their gear. They did not, she still ran in. Twice https://t.co/m5cI2DMgyl

— Jasmina Kelemen (@JasminaKelemen) June 4, 2022

Well this is escalating fast. Uvalde ISD police claiming their taxpayer funded building is private property and threatening to arrest reporters? https://t.co/3ptf3iM16R

— Jeremy Wallace (@JeremySWallace) June 1, 2022

Texas Department of Public Safety now referring all questions about Uvalde shooting investigation to District Attorney Christina Mitchell Busbee. She declined comment when reached by the @AP

— Jim Vertuno (@JimVertuno) June 1, 2022

Texas Gov. Abbott says the Uvalde school shooter had a "mental health challenge" and the state needed to "do a better job with mental health" — yet in April he slashed $211M from the department that oversees mental health programs. https://t.co/sUoDT3GQ6o

— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 28, 2022

Imagine patting a father who just lost his child to a school shooting on the back and being like "well, could've been worse." https://t.co/mekT8jYQwm

— Moecco (@creezee) May 28, 2022

NEW from @PatrickSvitek: Hours after the #Uvalde school shooting, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott attended a fundraiser 300 miles away https://t.co/7ZmrHQSM7O @TexasTribune #txlege

— Joshua Fechter 📝 (@JoshuaFechter) May 25, 2022

Truth is truth #txlege pic.twitter.com/i1orFoSasY

— Jay Leeson (@jayleeson) May 27, 2022

As you know, Beto did his best to capitalize on all of these blunders.  The blue partisans and the media got honked up about it, but some of us saw it for what it was.

Too bad it was a completely performative stunt. Beto is a loyal party soldier, whether it's unceremoniously dropping out to endorse Biden in an effort to stop Bernie or refusing to criticize Dem leadership for doing nothing. https://t.co/ZE4jUZxxCa

— 2022 Jump Street (@IrateMaxwell) May 26, 2022

Then there was the NRA convention here in H-Town, which was filled with its own theatrics.  Inside and out.

"Unlike some, I didn't disappoint you by not showing up." - Trump, at the #NRAconvention in #HTX today. #HouNews #TXLege (not just @GregAbbott_TX. @DanPatrick and @JohnCornyn and @DanCrenshawTX IIRC) https://t.co/tp03DC1coe

— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) May 28, 2022

Yeah this time is gonna be different. This is in front of the NRA convention in Houston. pic.twitter.com/3BLhKK1St9

— David Hogg 🌻 (@davidhogg111) May 27, 2022

The man with two Ivy League degrees, a wife who is a partner at Goldman Sachs, sends his kids to expensive private schools, and vacationed in Mexico while his constituents froze to death has some thoughts to share about the "elites" in this country. 🙄 https://t.co/ZbHYn07aZP

— scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) May 29, 2022

Here at the anti-NRA protest in Houston, I just witnessed North Texas based right wing provocateur who goes by the name Chet Goldstein get ejected by the crowd for trying to disrupt the event pic.twitter.com/PkW7tLQs7p

— steven monacelli (@stevanzetti) May 27, 2022

We spoke directly to Wayne LaPierre at the NRA Convention and thanked him for all his thoughts and prayers. pic.twitter.com/EfdDrgD4Af

— The Good Liars (@TheGoodLiars) May 29, 2022

Because the NRA convention in Houston ran behind schedule, @GregAbbott_TX's pre-taped speech went on at the exact same time he was speaking live in #Uvalde.
He sent 2 messages re: new laws
In Uvalde: "All options are on the table"
At NRA: Gun laws don't stop mass shooters pic.twitter.com/HJRF5R1WjQ

— Zach Despart (@zachdespart) May 29, 2022

Annnddddd @therecount has the visual:pic.twitter.com/0Er2GsNaU5

— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) May 31, 2022

So, #BLMHOU & ALL the other organizers who turned out thousands don't exist? Its sad that your tweet I'd a great example of Black led organizing being erased through white gaze + respectability politics. Turner could have led by canceling the NRA conference. I guess money talks. https://t.co/1Tari9MrSi

— Ashton P. Woods (@AshtonPWoods) May 31, 2022

Houston mayor @SylvesterTurner refusing to cancel the #NRAconvention: "But we'll be sued!" https://t.co/jFtjB4hg9R

— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) May 27, 2022

NEW: @tedcruz was confronted about the Uvalde school shooting while he ate at a sushi restaurant in Houston. https://t.co/Lf9PjjlqdT

— Ariana Garcia 🇵🇷 (@Ariana_noGrande) May 28, 2022

If I blog any more about this topic at this length it'll be about the cops and their failures, coverups, lies, and whatever other corruption gets uncovered in the days to come.

The Texas DPS official who fielded a barrage of criticism about his department's response to the mass shooting in Uvalde is the same man who interrogated death row inmate Melissa Lucio into giving what her lawyers said was a false confession. https://t.co/Cdaiaqk007

— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) May 28, 2022

Coming from a guy who covered Astroworld, where the Houston police chief (briefly) floated the idea a security guard had been injected with drugs and collapsed (not true) ⬇️ https://t.co/1mqXZmzWeG

— Zach Despart (@zachdespart) May 31, 2022

Be reminded that absofuckinglutely nothing will be done to stop the next tragedy.

Mitch McConnell: ‘Get Your Crying Done Now Because We’re Not Passing Shit’ https://t.co/rzw3qTQOtx pic.twitter.com/AUFYCGrBf6

— The Onion (@TheOnion) May 26, 2022

Since 2013, there have been 78 school shootings on Texas school grounds - the most of all states, according to data. https://t.co/R6BsBy6kro

— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) May 25, 2022

There were some other bad things that happened while I was away.  You probably noticed.

Southern Baptist leaders released a confidential list of hundreds of accused sexual abusers Thursday evening that tracked names, dates and details about a burgeoning abuse crisis — but was kept secret for more than a decade.https://t.co/o8MYVsXtTC

— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) May 30, 2022

Rep Louie Gohmert on Navarro indictment: "If you're a Republican, you can't even lie to Congress or lie to an FBI agent or they're coming after you" pic.twitter.com/8eIkkycukd

— Jason Campbell (@JasonSCampbell) June 3, 2022

I would like to think that after he leaves Congress early next year, we will have heard the last of Louie.  But I doubt it.

Garcia: If Cuellar survives Democratic runoff, it’ll be because Republicans saved him https://t.co/dhHrvsN9Fd

— San Antonio Express-News (@ExpressNews) May 25, 2022

Cuellar has survived because of the assistance provided by Republicans Nancy Pelosi, James Cyburn, Steny Hoyer, and Joe Biden.

Pro-NRA, anti-choice Henry Cuellar narrowly won his primary thanks to Nancy Pelosi going to Texas to campaign for him. 19 little children in Texas shot to death on the same day.

Call Nancy Pelosi's office and let them know you are no longer a Democrat: 202-225-4965 pic.twitter.com/jA2eYOp9wI

— Prof Zenkus (@anthonyzenkus) May 25, 2022

Oil and gas giants are raking in billions of increased profits while families across the country are struggling to afford the gas they need to simply get themselves to work, school or even the grocery store.#GeneralStrikeRevolution https://t.co/ry9C0H8aau

— 🌹 🔥 Dark Warlord 🔥 🌹 (@drkwarlord) May 26, 2022

‘There’s going to be some real sticker shock here.'

Residential electric rates in deregulated portions of Texas have surged by > 70% since last June, @mitchschnurman reports.

For family using 1,000 kWh/mo, that's a monthly bump of $80. Ouch.https://t.co/WkhwpHeWH6 pic.twitter.com/7yPrkMSw6p

— Bob Garrett (@RobertTGarrett) June 3, 2022

But there were also some good things.  And some of those involved Texas Democrats.

It's over in Texas CD-30. @JasmineForUS cruises to victory over @JaneHopeTX in race to replace @RepEBJ: https://t.co/ZHHRXAh5yD

— Gromer M. Jeffers (@gromerjeffers) May 25, 2022

This is an embarrassing defeat for Matt Angle, who had taken to calling Jasmine "Crypto Crockett" in his slimeball attempts to wedge his chosen Blue Dog into this seat.  Crockett isn't even all that progressive; nobody's talking about welcoming her to The Squad's cast of pretenders.  She may not be as shitlibby as Colin Allred or Lizzie Fletcher; we'll have to wait and see.

We did it.

To every supporter, volunteer, and voter—thank you.

This race doesn’t have to be easy; it just has to be possible.

Donate to elect new leadership in TX-21 and defeat Chip Roy in November: https://t.co/mCnxOpgXUZ pic.twitter.com/6FqUH9yqsL

— Claudia Zapata for Congress, TX-21 (@PoderConClaudia) May 25, 2022

A tough road still ahead for Zapata against Chip Roy.  She's made all the right moves and the winds seem to be prevailing.  She's one of the very few I would say: help if you can.

Austin council member Chito Vela "hopes that any cities who wish to protect their citizens from red state abortion bans will take inspiration from the GRACE Act." #TXLege #ATX https://t.co/7zowE8OA39 via @commondreams

— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) May 31, 2022

Congratulations to @SEIUTX Janitors in Houston! 🧹✊🏽 Our strength is what bonds us together. At @32BJSEIU, we have your backs! This is the power of our union! #UnionStrong 💪 https://t.co/1eUSnXzJXx

— 32BJ SEIU /// #UnionStrong 💪💪🏻💪🏽💪🏿 (@32BJSEIU) June 2, 2022

45th & Lamar in Austin just became the first Starbucks store to win their union in the state of Texas!

— SBWorkersUnited (@SBWorkersUnited) June 3, 2022

San Marcos voters may have to chance to pass an ordinance decriminalizing marijuana after grassroots organizations gathered thousands of signatures to get an initiative on the ballot. https://t.co/FsNbOCddSs

— FOX 7 Austin (@fox7austin) June 2, 2022

That's enough for now.  More on Monday.  A couple of soothers:

A nest of endangered sea turtle eggs was found on the beachside of Galveston Island State Park last week — the first nest found at the park in over a decade. | via @HoustonPubMedia https://t.co/7a55OwkPiS

— KUT Austin (@KUT) May 24, 2022

The story of Japanese immigrants coming to Texas is one of resourcefulness and resilience, starting with the cultivation of rice on the Gulf Coast. https://t.co/j2ptnXFO2h

— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) May 23, 2022

Texas, Our Texas Gun Nuts

Inside any random MAGA household:

And through the generations, Texas Republicans understood ...

... and so did Texas Democrats (not Henry Cuellar, though).