The Texas Progressive Alliance is still celebrating love's victory — and pondering Texas AG Ken Paxton's combination on that of political pandering with lack of backbone — as well as pondering what SCOTUS will do when it again rehears the Fisher vs. University of Texas affirmative action case, as it brings you this week's roundup.
Off the Kuff discusses the next steps for equality advocates.
Lightseeker at Texas Kaos shares personal stories about the heartbreaking impact of overt racism. And though he has come to hate prejudice and racism with a white hot passion, Lightseeker said the time has finally arrived for sharing the truth, change and healing. Time for Truth, Change and Healing is NOW.
Lost in the earth-shaking Supreme Court developments last week was a report from a former Harris County deputy sheriff that Adrian Garcia did not tell the truth when he said he did not know about the mentally ill jail inmate in a littered, feces-filled cell over a year ago. PDiddie at Brains and Eggs says it's a headache for the Houston mayoral contender, but shouldn't damage his prospects... unless things take a turn for the worse.
Socratic Gadfly notes that new polling from Yale shows that people concerned about global warming are NOT a minority, even in a red state like Texas, even to the point of supporting a carbon tax, and suggests there are political activism and outreach lessons to be learned.
From WCNews at Eye on Williamson. No surprise in SCOTUS ruling on Obamacare, ACA, aka, Obamacare Subsidies Upheld By SCOTUS.
Neil at All People Have Value said that the 14th Amendment--cited this week by the Supreme Court to allow gay marriage--is the product of blood and sacrifice. APHV is part of NeilAquino.com.
Texas Leftist is still trying to recover from this weekend's monumental Houston Pride celebration. Fair warning... What "turns up" must eventually come down.
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And here are some posts of interest from other Texas blogs.
Scott Braddock adds up the success rate for getting bills passed for legislators who opposed Speaker Joe Straus.
Texas Watch responds to Rick Perry's claims about his record on health care.
BEYONDBones explains why we should eat bugs. No, really.
Juanita Jean updates us on the activities of one of Dan Patricks's citizen advisors.
The Lunch Tray says we all have a Sid Miller problem now.
The Texas Election Law Blog highlights a respected federal judge's change of heart on voter ID.
Better Texas Blog evaluates the legislative session.
Paradise in Hell bids an un-fond farewell to the ideals of the Confederacy.
Lone Star Ma addresses some of the crazy objections that have been made to the SCOTUS same-sex marriage decision.
(Blog publisher's note: I would be willing to try bugs if, per the blog post, they were made into flour or something — and presumably didn't have a Whole Foods-level pricetag on them.)
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