The Texas Progressive Alliance is busy enjoying springtime as it brings you this week's roundup.
Off the Kuff evaluates the Castro-Patrick debate.
Libby Shaw at Texas Kaos is horrified by the Texas Republican campaign strategies that vilify women and immigrants. Boats N' Hoes, Snake Oil Dealers and … Continue Reading ››
Monthly Archives: April 2014
Sides Weigh In on Houston NDO Debate
Back on October 3rd, I published the questionnaire response from Council Member Cohen, and she not only confirmed full support for the Non- Discrimination Ordinance, but gave valuable insight into how to move it through Council...
TL: With the exception of city government and some other select businesses, Houstonians can still be fired for being … Continue Reading ››
Houston NDO Draft INCLUDES Private Employment Protections
After months of intense negotiations, the Draft of Houston's Comprehensive Non-Discrimination Ordinance has finally arrived, with some most excellent news. Though the original language as planned (via the Mayor's State of the City speech and several other public comments) did not include protections that extended to private employment, some important changes have been made. Directly … Continue Reading ››
Texoblogosphere: week of April 14th
The Texas Progressive Alliance honors the legacy of LBJ and the continuing struggle for civil rights as it brings you this week's roundup.
Off the Kuff looks at the Republican statewide slate and is unimpressed.
Bay Area Houston says the Texas State Troopers Association has … Continue Reading ››
Off the Kuff looks at the Republican statewide slate and is unimpressed.
Bay Area Houston says the Texas State Troopers Association has … Continue Reading ››
GOP Continues To Ignore Changing Texas
In last Sunday's Houston Chronicle, Gary Scharrer's op-ed provided an epic indictment of the Texas GOP-dominated legislature and it's priorities. He tells it like it is...
Texas is headed for the ditch, but few people are aware of the state's perilous path. The demographers have seen the future, though, because … Continue Reading ››
MSNBC Coming to Texas Southern University
Some exciting news for MSNBC fans. From the Texas Southern University website...
“NOW with Alex Wagner” will broadcast live at 3 p.m. CT from Texas Southern’s University Plaza, near the Tiger Walk, just in front of the Sterling Student Life Center. MSNBC hosts and contributors will also be onsite for … Continue Reading ››
‘Hotel Mania’ for Downtown Houston
As written previously, Downtown Houston is in the beginning stages of a major construction boom, that will continue to ramp up through the course of 2014 and 2015. As the clock ticks closer and closer to Super Bowl LI, to be hosted in the Bayou City, a flood of new projects are … Continue Reading ››