So, the Lege doesn't give a shit about shit, even as a protest of licensed plumbers is reportedly headed to Austin. And with that, here's the Roundup.
The Lege
Justin Miller at the Observer reports that Dennis Bonnen
pulled some short-term punches as first-term speaker with an eye on longer-termGOP power, starting with 2020 Census redistricting. At the same time, Vicky Camarillo notes
the Lege refused to spend money to help the Census in its counting, which could cost the state big time.
Sexual harassment fared poorly in the Lege even as it
addressed sexual assault. Details here.
The Lege joined 18 other states in the newest War on Drugs
stupidity, thinking “robotripping” is a threat to our way of life as we know it
and banning minors from buying NyQuil.
It also made pipeline protesting a felony.
It also made pipeline protesting a felony.
Better
Texas Blog has three Top Fives from the legislative session.
Stephen
Young has his own Best and Worst list from the session.
Texana
Rural East Texas has pockets with some of the higher suicide rates in
the nation. The Observer has details. Although it’s not part of the West, it mirrors in some degree the West’s
sociological profile — and that area leads the nation in suicides, especially of older white men.
Trump’s new tariffs on Mexico could seriously ding the Texas economy.
SocraticGadfly looked at a key period of early Anglo-Texas history to discuss how much of northern Mexico President Polk wanted, when and why, and connected this to the Compromise of 1850.
SocraticGadfly looked at a key period of early Anglo-Texas history to discuss how much of northern Mexico President Polk wanted, when and why, and connected this to the Compromise of 1850.
Off the Kuff was all over the reports of Republican Census rigging that emerged from the computer files of a deceased redistricting guru.
Benjamin
Collinger warns that exposure to lead-based paint is still a big
health risk for children.
Sunland Park, New Mexico, sadly caved to Kris Kobach et al
on a privately built strip of border wall.
Royce West continues to "do his due diligence" about running in the Dem primary to face John Cornyn. Royce is taking about as long to shit or get off the pot on this decision as Joaquin Castro, and having lived in his state senate district most the previous decade, say he'll probably get off the pot. He's got too much of a black eye potential from old Dallas Inland Port shenanigans, as both I and Jim Schutze know. He also was MIA on some south Dallas development issues next to his beloved UNT-Dallas. Beyond that, he and former Houston black state senate peer Rodney Ellis both have taken powders in the past on statewide runs. Read everything with my Royce West tag for more.
Royce West continues to "do his due diligence" about running in the Dem primary to face John Cornyn. Royce is taking about as long to shit or get off the pot on this decision as Joaquin Castro, and having lived in his state senate district most the previous decade, say he'll probably get off the pot. He's got too much of a black eye potential from old Dallas Inland Port shenanigans, as both I and Jim Schutze know. He also was MIA on some south Dallas development issues next to his beloved UNT-Dallas. Beyond that, he and former Houston black state senate peer Rodney Ellis both have taken powders in the past on statewide runs. Read everything with my Royce West tag for more.
Houston
David Bruce Collins documents the newest implosion of the
Harris County Green Party.
Dallas area
Stephen Young documents that the old Dallas business
coalition still considers itself in the business of mayor-picking. D Magazine also got the secret recording, and also blasts the Dallas old guard for untruthfulness. In a related matter, Jim Schutze tells Dallasites to vote for Scott Griggs because that's a vote against the Morning Snooze; Schutze shows how its op-eds have actually gone backwards under its current op-ed head.
(Please, activist investors, force Belo to privatize this POS, and put up a higher paywall for the online version so that few people other than that Dallas Old Guard read it.)
(Please, activist investors, force Belo to privatize this POS, and put up a higher paywall for the online version so that few people other than that Dallas Old Guard read it.)
Young also gets emails about his piece about the city of
Dallas' old Confederate statues. Great laughs.
Jim Schutze takes the Catholic Diocese of Dallas to the
woodshed over its response to a Dallas PD raid for material related to
allegedly child-abusing priests and kicks it hard in the ass.
National
Iowans have more opportunities than ever to get sick of
Robert Francis O’Rourke.
Rick Perry's back pain meds must be acting up, as the Department of Energy talks about "molecules of freedom." Juanita weighs in, getting high on Freedom Gas.
Rick Perry's back pain meds must be acting up, as the Department of Energy talks about "molecules of freedom." Juanita weighs in, getting high on Freedom Gas.
Brains has a Dems 2020 update, with a climate change scorecard.
Mean
Green Cougar Red touts the virtues of less-visited countries.
Sarah
Martinez reports on a fake Buc-ee's spotted in the country of Jordan.
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Sneak peek at next week's Roundup: We'll have an update on what Strangeabbott has sined and what he has made die on bills the Lege passed, a look at not-so-progressive librul Supreme Court justices and more. Last week's issue is here.
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Sneak peek at next week's Roundup: We'll have an update on what Strangeabbott has sined and what he has made die on bills the Lege passed, a look at not-so-progressive librul Supreme Court justices and more. Last week's issue is here.
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