SocraticGadfly: TX Progressives get ready for #SuperTuesday

February 29, 2016

TX Progressives get ready for #SuperTuesday

The Texas Progressive Alliance is ready to rumble for November with approaching Super Tuesday — and for March Madness with another Big XII title for the Kansas Jayhawks — as it brings you this week's roundup.

Off the Kuff examines Ken Paxton's latest appeal of his fraud charges.

Nonsequiteuse saw everyone else getting in on the open letter game, and figured hey, I can write an open letter, too!

CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme wants to know what McAllen has to fear from their auditor?

Socratic Gadfly, using someone else's opinion piece, explained why this year as in previous elections this century, he won't be "enabling" the Democratic Party in the presidential race.

The GOP debate in Houston made room for a lowly progressive blogger, and PDiddie at Brains and Eggs was a first-hand witness to the culinary carnage.

Dos Centavos wonders if Latino Dems are splitting their votes between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.

Neil at All People Have Value said that kindness, patience and empathy are forms of resistance in this society. APHV is part of NeilAquino.com.

Egberto Willies has video of Ted Cruz accusing Donald Trump of Mafia connections.

Lewisville Texan Journal says Lake Lewisville gas leases may not be legal.


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And here are some posts of interest from other Texas blogs.

Russ Tidwell figures that the Presidential election and the 2021 redistricting effort will put an end to gridlock, one way or another.

Trailblazers discusses the money being dumped into stop Joe Straus.

The Lunch Tray dissects the socioeconomics of picky eating.

Juanita looks to the last contentious Presidential primary for context on this one.

Better Texas Blog adds up the tax revenues that undocumented immigrants provide.

BOR points out that the cost of implementing campus carry are falling on students and their families.

Dan Solomon finds another example of Republican politicians getting slapped for using a song without permission for campaign purposes.

The Texas Election Law Blog calls the Court of Criminal Appeals "soft on crime" for letting Rick Perry off the hook.

Lone Star Q discusses Dallas ISD's untruths about a state sports transgender ban.

Grits for Breakfast discusses pot arrests.

The Alliance encourages voters to support Jessica Farrar in HD-148, especially in light of her opponentís intentionally deceptive and hateful, anti-gay mailers.

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