The Texas Progressive Alliance celebrates the advance of marriage equality and looks forward to the day when it comes to our state as we bring you this week’s roundup.
Off the Kuff published his interview with Mike Collier, Democratic candidate for Comptroller.
Libby Shaw writing for Texas Kaos and Daily Kos wants to make sure Texas women voters remember in November. TX Greg Abbott’s War on Poor Women is Real and it is Mean.
So there was this ad about a guy in a wheelchair on teevee last week. PDiddie at Brains and Eggs thinks that people observing Texas politics that don’t live in Texas just don’t get it.
As crunch time arrives, Texas Leftist wants voters to know just how far out in the political fringe we have to put Republican Dan Patrick. So far out, this week he started running against Rick Perry. Plus, don’t miss my interview with the only sensible candidate in the Lt. Gov. race, Democrat Leticia Van de Putte.
From WCNews at Eye on Williamson. Of all the bad GOP statewide candidates, and there are many to choose from, Ken Paxton may be the worst, GOP AG Candidate Ken Paxton’s Legal Predicament, Will He Be indicted?
Vote this November with CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme if you want Latinas treated with dignity, people of African descent given life-saving efforts when ill, and Texas women to have proper health services.
Neil at Blog About Our Failing Money Owned Political System wrote about the two ebola cases in the United States. BAOFMOPS is one of many worthy pages to review at NeilAquino.com.
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And here are some posts of interest from other Texas blogs.
Unfair Park tallies the cost of assuaging irrational fears about Ebola.
Mark Phariss, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit seeking to overturn Texas’ ban on same sex marriage, urges the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to schedule oral arguments in that case already.
Nonsequiteuse reminds us that sneakers are made for blockwalking as well as filibustering. Pink is optional.
Christopher Hooks provides another example of Breitbart Texas being stark raving loony.
The Lunch Tray wrote a piece for the New York Times on the ongoing school lunch wars.
The TSTA Blog highlights another education cutter seeking to get back into office.
Greg Wythe teases his return with a promised look at how the early vote is going.
Mustafa Tameez condemns Dan Patrick’s “irresponsible” border ad.
Juanita speaks as a person with disabilities about that Wendy Davis ad.
Finally, the TPA congratulates Grits for Breakfast on its tenth anniversary of blogging.
Coyell County Courthouse in Gatesville, Texas (photo credit: Kevin Stewart on Flickr)