The Texas Progressive Alliance is always on the side of equality as it brings you this week's roundup.
Off the Kuff decries the Supreme Court ruling that will force a vote on whether or not to repeal Houston's Equal Rights Ordinance.
Harold Cook explains why the Republicans won't nominate Donald Trump, but won't be able to escape him, either.
Libby Shaw at Texas Kaos and contributing to Daily Kos never ceases to be amazed by Rick Perry's serial hypocrisy. Have YOU No Decency, Rick Perry?
Socratic Gadfly talks about the Dunning-Kruger effect and why many people think their local race relations are much better than national race relations.
CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme notes that many people in South Texas do not have clean drinking water. This should be a scandal, but, as Donald Trump has amply explained, Texas Latinos are nothing but piñatas to republicans.
Ben Hall and Steven Hotze, Ben Hall and Dave Wilson... a lot of prayers got answered for the Houston bigots and homophobes when the Texas Supreme Court ordered the City of Houston to either repeal its equal rights ordinance or put it on the November ballot. PDiddie at Brains and Eggs knows that we don't need another HERO referendum, but we're going to get one anyway.
With football season fast approaching in Texas, Neil at All People Have Value posted about the NFL's refusal to allow Junior Seau's family to speak at his Hall of Fame induction as Seau's family sues the NFL over his terrible head injuries. Football is unsafe to play at any level. APHV is part of NeilAquino.com.
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And here are some posts of interest from other Texas blogs.
The Texas Election Law Blog tries to clear up some confusion about resignations and vacancies.
Ex-pat Texan Elise Hu-Stiles documents what it's like to live and have children in Seoul, South Korea.
The TSTA Blog wishes our state leadership cared as much about schools as teachers, parents, and charities do.
Scott Vogel, editor of Houstonia, has some choice words for a couple of readers who objected to an ad showing a multi-racial family.
Tamara Tabo examines the problems of jail surveillance cameras.
Paradise in Hell knows that Texas is great in spite of Rick Perry, not because of him.
Eric Berger geeks out over the pictures from Pluto.
Grits for Breakfast tries to distill some lessons from the Sandra Bland tragedy.
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