TLCQ 2015: Doug Peterson

In the Fifteenth installment of the 2015 Texas Leftist Candidate Questionnaire we hear from Doug Peterson candidate for Houston City Council, At-Large Position 3. Please note: Responses are directly from the candidate, and have been posted ver batim from the email received. This is done out of fairness to all candidates. Publishing these responses does not … Continue Reading ››

TLCQ 2015: Joe Ferreira

In the Fourteenth installment of the 2015 Texas Leftist Candidate Questionnaire we hear from Joe Ferreira candidate for Mayor of Houston. Please note: Responses are directly from the candidate, and have been posted ver batim from the email received. This is done out of fairness to all candidates. Publishing these responses does not constitute an endorsement, … Continue Reading ››

Texoblogosphere: Week of October 5th

The Texas Progressive Alliance is happy to feel a little fall in the air as it brings you this week's roundup. Off the Kuff highlights a new poll showing a gap between what the people of Texas believe and what their government stands for. Libby Shaw at Texas Kaos and contributing to Daily … Continue Reading ››

TLCQ 2015: Sharon Moses

In the Thirteenth installment of the 2015 Texas Leftist Candidate Questionnaire we hear from Sharon Moses candidate for Houston City Council, At-Large Position 5. Please note: Responses are directly from the candidate, and have been posted ver batim from the email received. This is done out of fairness to all candidates. Publishing these responses does not … Continue Reading ››

Ted Cruz Spews Islamophobic Comments in Michigan

Last month, there was a glimmer of hope for Texas Senator Ted Cruz, as he rebuked salacious comments (well, sort of) by another GOP rival Ben Carson, whom said that a Muslim could never be President of the United States. But those that have watched Cruz closely know that what he says today will likely … Continue Reading ››

Are Texas Workplace Injuries Under-Reported??

At the height of his influence, former Governor Rick Perry was darting across the country to tout his role in the Texas Miracle.  As other states have continued to slowly climb their way out of the Great Recession, Texas seemed to be blasting off like never before.  Particularly for those wanting to start a … Continue Reading ››

Music Musings: ‘Unbreakable’ Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson is back. It's a statement that can still seem more fiction than fact.  Even for someone that finally experienced the star in live format earlier this week via the Unbreakable Tour, I watched in disbelief as Miss Jackson defied conventional wisdom by sailing through her massive string of hits while executing dance moves far … Continue Reading ››

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