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Texas Wins: Business Leaders Push Back Against Discrimination Efforts

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With historic progress now being made toward the goal of marriage equality in the state of Texas, new initiatives are ready to take on a much larger, more complex fight. The new campaign, called Texas Wins, is focused on stemming the tide of Anti-Equality populism that has taken over many state legislatures across the country. … Continue Reading ››
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Texoblogosphere: Week of March 9th

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The Texas Progressive Alliance is all about springing forward as it brings you this week's roundup. Off the Kuff sadly reminds a fifth-generation Republican who doesn't want to lose her Obamacare insurance subsidies that Greg Abbott doesn't care about her at all. Libby Shaw writing for Texas Kaos and contributing to Daily Kos … Continue Reading ››
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Could Texas Legislature End Daylight Saving Time??

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It's the first Monday after people across the state lost an hour of sleep due to Daylight Saving Time.  And although most have general discontent over the situation, one small and prominent group of Texans seem to have had enough.  Movement is building rapidly within the state Legislature to end the practice of Daylight Saving … Continue Reading ››
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State Senate: ‘We’re Holding Texas Medicaid For Ransom’

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Despite overwhelming cries from across the state, the Texas Senate has once again ignored all common-sense on Medicaid.  Instead of taking critical dollars that Texans are already paying for under the ACA, Austin lawmakers would rather make threats to cut the existing program, unless the Obama Administration meets a plethora of demands.  Here's the story … Continue Reading ››
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While State Hoards Cash, Texas Cities Borrow

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Ask almost any Texans living north of Greater Houston and they can tell you... 2015 has been an exceptionally rough winter for the Lone Star State.  North Texas is just now thawing out from a rare March snowfall, in a year that has seen record winter events. But long after this (hopefully) final bit of … Continue Reading ››
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Local Control Texas Launches, Builds Support

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As previously discussed, the opposition by city and county leaders to Texas-style Big Government has formed. Launched just this week, the group Local Control Texas has already proven to be quite the diverse group.  Whether Liberal or Conservative, urban or rural, all have united because they recognize that recent actions by Governor Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. … Continue Reading ››
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Texoblogosphere: Week of March 2nd

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The Texas Progressive Alliance thinks the dress is blue and black and that the llamas should get their own TV show as it brings you this week's roundup. Off the Kuff notes that Republican hostility to local control doesn't extend to the proposed high speed rail line, where a bill to give cities and … Continue Reading ››