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Texoblogosphere: Week of January 5th, 2015

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The Texas Progressive Alliance is still waiting for someone to invent the hoverboard as it brings you this week's roundup. Off the Kuff published special election candidate interviews with Diego Bernal, Trey Martinez-Fischer, and Ty McDonald. Libby Shaw writing for Texas Kaos and Daily Kos learned important lessons from her volunteer … Continue Reading ››
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City or Senate? The Van de Putte Dust-Up

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Though the dust hasn't even begun to settle on 2014's contest, it's pretty amazing how one tweet can set off a whole new political firestorm.  But such was the case this week in San Antonio, where a recently defeated Democrat is proving that she still has plenty of political clout.  Here's what's going on from … Continue Reading ››
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Texas Doesn’t Want Everyone To Vote

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With the approaching apex of election season, debates over voting rights and procedures are certain to become vigorous.  Last week on Houston Matters with Craig Cohen, I even managed to enter the fray with fellow panelists Russ Capper and Lisa Falkenberg over the issue.  Russ stated that he is clearly in favor of Voter … 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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Texas Democrats: Still Chicken vs. Egg

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For all of the buzz that has surrounded Wendy Davis' candidacy for Governor, eventually Texans are going to have start looking down at the rest of the 2014 ballot. For Democrats, this remains a particularly unsettling task. As Noah M. Horwitz of the Texpatriate blog justly points out, it's some pretty 'slim … Continue Reading ››
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Putting the 2014 Ballot Together

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As the gravitational pull of the 2014 elections weighs ever closer upon Texas, the Republican party's dominoes seem to be falling in line. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is off to pretty massive start, having well over $20 million dollars in the bank for his Gubernatorial campaign. But even all that money hasn't … 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 ››