Immigration Reform from the GOP Side

As returning readers know, Texas Leftist is a site that makes no issue with having a Left-leaning perspective (as though the name was not sufficient enough to decipher that). But even with that acknowledgement, there are many issues that are simply too big to confine to a singular point of view. I also believe that … Continue Reading ››

Texoblogosphere: 7-15

The Texas Progressive Alliance stands with Texas women as it brings you this week's roundup.

Off the Kuff gives some advice on what to do now that the anti-abortion bill has passed.

Horwitz at Texpatriate explains why he is a Democrat.

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City Council debates the True Cost of 380 deals

Last week, I had the honor of doing something that I've yet to do while living in Houston... I attended Houston City Council at City Hall. Sure I have watched the meetings all the time, but attending gives additional layers of perspective that just don't, can't come across through the HTV cameras.
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Movin: Houston Named Number 1 Exporter in US

Some more welcomed economic news for a city that is already on the move... literally and figuratively. From the Houston Chronicle, Houston has surpassed New York City to become the number 1 metro for exports in the United States...

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2014: How Texas Democrats Get There

If you're like most Democrats in Texas right now, you're probably disappointed that the GOP were able to win this round of the battle for Women's Rights. I don't intend to make light of that fact... this law will be devastating to hundreds of thousands of Texas Women.