TX Progressives roundup — the wall, the shutdown, the Lege

The Texas Progressive Alliance stands with federal workers and contractors and their families amidst the longest government shutdown in history as it brings you this week's roundup.

Off the Kuff congratulates Dan Patrick for his success in claiming victory on the bathroom bill.

SocraticGadfly saw the number of "names" already making 2020 presidential announcements, along with the speculation about many others, and offered his initial oddsmaking take on Democratic candidates along with other assessment.

Stace at Dos Centavos is back! Last week, he provided more context to the recent prison release of La Raza Unida Party's Ramsey Muñiz than the MSM. 

It's been a fun time, but Texas Leftist has decided to finally close up shop in the blog format.  But if you've enjoyed the great content over these years, please give my brand new venture a listen.  Welcome to the Ingressive Voices Podcast!!  Hope to see you (hear you??) there!!

And here are some posts of interest about Texas and the nation of progressive background.

State Rep. Erin Zwiener asks us to take sexual misconduct seriously.

Dan Solomon notes that the town of Marfa is now famous enough to be mocked by The Simpsons.

Grits for Breakfast gives the Lege a to-do list for criminal justice reform.

The Lunch Tray calls for action to oppose the weakening of school lunch nutrition standards.

Paradise in Hell remains our foremost interpreter of Individual One.

Swamplot finds a visual compendium of where Houston's neighborhood names came from.

David Bruce Collins has a roundup of Alexandria Ocasio Cortex thoughts.

Jill Stein's recount effort, having first produced results in Pennsylvania, including a requirement to move to ballots with a paper trail, added to that in Wisconsin, including getting to take a peek at the guts of voting machines.

The Children of the Confederacy plaque is coming down from the Capitol in Austin.