TX Progressives talk Beto, Harvey

The Texas Progressive Alliance says sayonara to John McCain and also wishes retirement Happy Trails to Manu Ginobili as it brings you this week's roundup.

SocraticGadfly reads the new BuzzFeed longform about Beto O'Rourke and does some deconstruction of its several errors.

Brains and Eggs weighs in about the cult of personality Beto seems to be developing more and more.

Gadfly also had a poll about Beto and debates. Seventy percent of respondents, in his opinion, had the wrong answer:

Question, and POLL! for my Texas politically-savvy friends, based on this blog post: https://t.co/mktlJjihIf
Will Beto O'Rourke roll the dice on debating about debates even to the point of skipping debates with Ted Cruz entirely? .@BetoORourke .@tedcruz

— @realDonaldTrump 🌻 (@SocraticGadfly) August 21, 2018

One year after Harvey, Big Oil wants a federal construction bailout for climate-change related flooding potential problems.

Also one year after Harvey, Mayor Sylvester Turner and the Houston City Council ignore new floodplain-sited residential construction.

Neil at You Must Act Right now was a witness to an act of civil disobedience at the proposed location of the baby jail/family detention jail in Houston.

Raj Mankad explains the Harris County flood bond referendum and the need for a comprehensive vision.

Lara Purser visits Kashmere Gardens a year after Harvey.

David Bruce Collins writes about fauxgressives and fauxcialists.

Therese Odell reacts to the Asia Argento news.

In Dallas, the Observer notes that former Sheriff Lupe Valdez’s former department delayed work by volunteers trying to bail people out of Lew Sterrett.

Grits for Breakfast defends DPS in the matter of their proposed office closings.

Juanita laughs at some unintended comedy from the Fort Bend County Sheriff's office.

Sarah Martinez laughs at an attempt to crown Dallas as "Taco City".

Off the Kuff looks at the latest Senate race poll and compares how Beto O'Rourke is doing to how Lupe Valdez is doing.