SocraticGadfly: Texas Progressives look at Kenny Boy, voting and more

January 20, 2022

Texas Progressives look at Kenny Boy, voting and more

Off the Kuff notes Ken Paxton's latest legal problems, which he will surely act in an expeditious manner to correct.

The state's new voting law is leading to the rejection of many mail ballot applications.

Lupe Mendez notes that the Lege's attack on books mirrors that of Arizona a decade ago.

Meet Tiffany Kersten, the Valley woman who set a big birding record.

Noble Research Institute, among others, has touted the environmental value of regenerative agriculture and regenerative ranching in particular. The Monthly asks if it can be profitable. Answer? Possibly — with a lot of elbow grease (and marketing your meat as environmentally friendly; the Monthly doesn't talk about direct-to-consumer sales).

Is a geyser near Crane the sign of more to come in the Permian, a belated gift from a pre-fracking technique to boost old well production?

SocraticGadfly talks about getting to an all-electric-car future in light of discussing, or not discussing, "the environmental N-word."

Steve Vladeck highlights the problem of "judge shopping" in federal district courts, and a simple step to fix it.

G. Elliott Morris calls out a particular problem with political coverage of AmericaĆ¢€™s democratic decline.

Your Local Epidemiologist reminds us that the flu is still a thing that is happening.

Emily Eby shows how the new voter suppression law will affect your voting experience.

Common Cause urges you to be your own advocate for the freedom to vote.

Paradise in Hell shows that he is still one of our foremost interpreters of The Former Guy.

The Current breaks the news that a Buc-ee's in Tennessee is about to become the world's largest gas station, dethroning the Buc-ee's in New Braunfels.

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