SocraticGadfly: Texas Progressives discuss start of Lege session

January 18, 2023

Texas Progressives discuss start of Lege session

The Observer offers its in-depth hot takes on the various stupidities the Lege, abetted by Strangeabbott and Goeb, are likely to inflict on Texans this year. One big issue it notes, only fueled since the last session of the Lege by inflation, is deteriorating salaries for state workers, especially those in Austin. The Observer also expects no good action, and possibly bad action, on gunz and the grid, among other things.

Raise Your Hand Texas also has an overview. 

Texas 2036 provides a brief overview on the budget surplus. 

Another item of battle will be "local control." Look for the hypocrites in the Lege to continue to gut that.

Joe Biden's EPA is full of hot air. Unfortunately, that means the Permian will remain full of ozone.

SocraticGadfly has a few thoughts on Glenn Hegar and the Chapter 313 mess.

The Supreme Court gave Areli Escobar a new lifeline.

Off the Kuff looks at how the Harris County executive office races went in 2022.

George Santos DID get starkly accurate coverage pre-election — from a highly Republican local newspaper that endorsed his Democratic opponent, per the WaPost. Shows how the world of news deserts even hits richer areas.

That came via Scott Dunn, who was actually talking more about news self-censorship, not news deserts. He notes the interestingness of the MSM only covering even the smallest of Ukrainian victories but never Russian ones, and ties it to other self-censorship.

Ooopsie for Warmonger Joe! At least for show, his classified document pinching is on the radar screen of total Blue Anon Congresscritter Adam Schiff. Schiff may in part be trying to pre-empt the Gym Jordans of the world. Good luck with that.

Reform Austin informs you how you can have a roach named after someone you know, and presumably don't like.  

Hajar Yazdiha calls out conservatives for deliberately misconstruing the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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