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Texoblogosphere: Week of January 21st

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The Texas Progressive Alliance hopes the Supreme Court finishes the job on marriage equality as it brings you this week's roundup. Off the Kuff offers some thoughts on emphasizing local elections for the next cycle or two. light seeker, back from his sabbatical leave at Texas Kaos, reexamines the state of the Democratic Party … Continue Reading ››
Texas Politics

Bexar County GOP Votes Down Anti-LGBT Resolution

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As the Republican Party's Civil War over LGBT equality continues to play out, it's always nice to hear about those that are standing up for common- sense and fairness.  Here's what happened recently in the city of San Antonio, via Out In SA...
The executive committee of the Bexar County Republican Party on January 8 … Continue Reading ››
Texas Politics

Big Government Texas Part 2: ‘Open Scary’ Spooks Texas Lege

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All year we've heard from various Texas lawmakers about their rights the 2nd amendment... even Governor-Elect Greg Abbott himself has pledged to sign the first Open Carry Bill that comes across his desk.  If enacted open-carry legislation would allow gun owners to take their lethal weapons to virtually any public venue. But apparently what legislators … Continue Reading ››
Houston, Houston Politics, Texas Politics

Without Medicaid Expansion, Harris County Healthcare Workers Laid Off

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Home to an estimated 4.4 million people, there's not too much that is small about Harris County, Texas.  It is the 3rd-largest county in the United States of America, and of course is the home for most of the city of Houston. As a rapidly-growing county, no one should be surprised that there is also a … Continue Reading ››
Equality, Houston, Politics, Texas Politics

Big Government Texas Part 1: TX Lege Defending Discrimination??

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You know the old saying Everything is bigger in Texas right?  Well that's especially true when it comes to government oppression from the state legislature and Governor's office.  Sure, Texas TEA-CONs (TEApublican CONservatives) like Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick love nothing more than to scream and yell about how President Obama and Washington are violating … Continue Reading ››
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Texoblogosphere: Week of January 12th

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The Texas Progressive Alliance is girding its loins for what is likely to be an ugly legislative session as it brings you this week's roundup. Off the Kuff highlights the ongoing voting rights dispute in Pasadena by showing how fallacious the city's argument for changing to a hybrid At Large/district model for its City … Continue Reading ››
Equality, Politics, Texas Politics

So Many Prisons. So Many Shattered Lives.

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When someone makes the statement "the United States has a lot of prisons", it probably doesn't sound like a surprising fact to most.  On a daily basis, we hear about the local, state and federal prisons that are in close proximity to our communities. But as a matter of scale, did you know that the United … Continue Reading ››