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Texoblogosphere: Week of May 25th

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The Texas Progressive Alliance welcomes the unofficial beginning of summer as it brings you this week's roundup. Off the Kuff takes a look behind the scenes at the deal struck between Houston's Metro and US Rep. John Culberson. Lightseeker at Texas Kaos injects a little Colbert humor into his piece about craven Texas politicians … Continue Reading ››
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Federal Judge Blocks Major Provision of Texas Anti-Abortion Law

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HUGE news from Texas yesterday, as the mega-controversial HB2, Texas' 2013 law which was set to close all but 7 comprehensive women's health facilities in the state, is given a major rebuke.  Here's the story from the Houston Chronicle...

AUSTIN – A federal judge struck down a key piece of Texas's … Continue Reading ››

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Brookshires, Kroger Don’t Support Equal Pay for Texas Women

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Sad, but very true. This shocking story came from Patricia Kilday Hart at the Houston Chronicle...

Gov. Rick Perry vetoed a bill that would have let victims of wage discrimination sue in state court after receiving letters against the measure from the Texas Retailers Association and five of its … Continue Reading ››
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Myth EXPOSED: How Texas Democrats Nailed GOP on Abortion

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For forcing a Special Session and protecting Women's Rights, State Senator Wendy Davis is now a bonafide Texas hero. But as the bright spotlight has focused most of the attention on her, another huge part of the story has been overshadowed. As we head into a second Special Session, it's critical to get … Continue Reading ››
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SB5 Falls: Wendy Davis, Texas Women Still Standing

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American politics is a living, breathing thing. And it is constantly changing. Those changes occur in very small increments... A new people moving to an area, people talking at work, or learning about new neighbors. It's difficult to actually see that change happening until we take a "snapshot" of it through an election. But this week … Continue Reading ››