Ross Ramsey tries to have his brisket and eat it too, fellating Texas exceptionalism while at the same time talking about all the things Texas needs to be fixed to be exceptional. I won't miss you from the Texas Trib any more than Evan.
Will Texas adopt a new teacher certification test? And, does this test have racial bias issues, as is the contention in some states?
SocraticGadfly said that the Green Party's call for a gas boycott from Earth Day to May Day ultimately came off as virtue signaling.
NOT virtue signaling? Or maybe, in some twist, it is? Baylor is granting its first charter to an LGBTQ organization. (It still faces multiple Title IX-based lawsuits.)
Justin Miller calls out the billions and counting fiscal cost of Strangeabbott's border bullshit. With the primary over and this not likely being an appeal to "independents" in his November showdown with Beto, this too is virtue signaling.
Strangeabbott says that Texas Hispanics are about to break GOP. The Monthly says polls say otherwise.
Stace tells us about Greg Abbott's sudden change of heart regarding who pays for his welcome wagon.
Off the Kuff wants to know where the coverage of mail ballot rejections in the May election is.
Will investors seeking to recoup past fracking-based losses lose their block on new drilling in the Permian? Russell Gold notes that a biggie like Schlumberger is interested, but labor and supply chain issues have the next block on drilling. Halliburton says US-based fracking outfits are booked through the end of the year.
Is Texas facing a California-like wildfire future? The Observer says it sure looks that way.
Beyond native Texans, Californians who are Californicating Texas are driving highway-NIMBY suburbanification of the Metromess.
Slate says SB8 is affecting not only abortion availability, but women's thinking and decision-making process.
Jef Rouner shows how more and more of Texas' government is now under Greg Abbott's control.
Rick Casey looks at one San Antonio school district's response to a book-ban inquiry.
Laura Morales shows how Greg Abbott's anti-trans executive order also harms intersex people.
Michael Li breaks down the weirdness of New York's Congressional redistricting process.
Paradise in Hell reacts to the Elon Musk Twitter news.
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