Texas Progressives

Off the Kuff has another bonkers update from Loving County. 

SocraticGadfly read Reality Winner's new memoir and was less than totally impressed while also having new questions about undiscussed portions of her childhood. 

The latest Kenny Boy Paxton scandal — his office allegedly funneled hotel room vouchers to donors. 

Other Kenny Boy news — a federal judge allowed him to un-represent acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock in a First Amendment suit over school vouchers. 

Qualified immunity wrongly strikes again, letting Starr County officials off the hook in an abortion false arrest lawsuit. 

Saving black lace cactus is nice; can't anybody involved with that stop the dirty coal lignite mining that threatens them as well? And, why can't people also devote this attention to the dunes sagebrush lizard?

Goodbye to Houston meteorologist Matt Lanza, Robin to Eric Berger's Batman, and goodbye to your love for an Ike Dike that won't do everything you claim. 

The Observer has a story about past, present and future of renewable energy in Texas, and doesn't discuss whether or not any of the anti-renewables people quoted in the story, or others, are overgrazing their land right now, or will be in the future with ongoing climate change. Just another failure from a magazine that often punches sideways. 

Neil at the Houston Democracy Project reported on Houston City Council public comment session focused on Salinas/Pollard/Kamin HPD/ICE ordinance & asked if there was any authoritarian threat at all the City of Houston would confront.

Your Local Epidemiologist breaks down the recent jury verdicts against social media companies.

Law Dork analyzes the SCOTUS hearing on birthright citizenship.

Texas Rural Reporter reminds us that a lot of important legislative work is going on right now.

The Barbed Wire talks to a nonbinary educator to check on what it's like for them in the schools now.

John Coby tells of his very positive experiences owning an electric car.

The TPA is sad to hear about the closure of the Fort Bend Star, a local publication since 1977. We wish them all well with whatever comes next.