SocraticGadfly: Texas Progressives talk Kenny Boy, Southwest, more

December 03, 2025

Texas Progressives talk Kenny Boy, Southwest, more

Off the Kuff observes how Ken Paxton is filing lawsuits in small counties, in search of favorable judges.

SocraticGadfly looks at the decline and possible fall of Southwest Airlines. 

Petard-hoisting time! The Trump Admin is massively cutting federal money for rural broadband expansion in Texas (and of course presumably elsewhere in what is heavily "red" country nationally). Havana Ted Cruz blusters about the petard-hoist at the link.

Nutter Troy Nehls is the latest GOP wingnut to say they're leaving Congress. It's OK, though; his nutter and less politically successful twin wants to replace him. 

Mike Morath wants more Charlie Kirk in Texas schools. 

Forest Wilder looks at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's big expansion — an expansion that apparently continues to ignore officially acquiring the lakes and surrounding land of many old coal-fired power plants that make up parks in East Texas all on rented land. 

Meet Pam Perillo — formerly on Texas' death row. 

Evil MoPac quantified the best and worst things about Thanksgiving. 

Bay Area Houston celebrates the end of DOGE. 

The Texas Signal examines what it means when Texas counties partner with ICE.

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