Texas Progressives: Arrests, campaigns, more

Off the Kuff wrote about the feds busting Nate Paul, which was somehow only the second-most interesting federal crime story of the week.

SocraticGadfly took a close look at Cornel West's announcement of his third-party run for president.

TPWD will use eminent domain to try to save Fairfield Lake State Park. I expect they'll lose. Or, if they don't lose, per Texas and US Constitutions, how much will they have to pay?

A state appeals court has dismissed Kelcy Warren's lawsuit against Beto O'Rourke.

Twenty-five years later, James Byrd's family wonders how much (or little) has changed.

Rural school districts, especially in West Texas, continue to struggle financially. Forrest Wilder argues the Lege and the Christofascist backers of many members, and even more the executive branch, want it that way, focusing on an interview of Fort Davis ISD's super.

The Observer offers its wrap on the "awful" Lege session. (And we haven't even gotten to Strangeabbott's special session[s].)

NO Collin County Republican leaders will condemn Allen Premium Outlets' mass murderer Mauricio Garcia's racist beliefs.

Gannett New Craphouse (actually it was OLD Craphouse) journos at the Austin Stateless are on strike.  Good luck; in all likelihood you won't get a real win, and certainly not one that's long-term.

William Rehnquist: Racist before he became Chief Justice, and also racist AFTER he became Chief Justice.

RIP James Watt. A black, a woman, two Jews and a cripple have surely been invited in his honor as honorary pallbearers, which quote is sadly not mentioned in NPR's milquetoast obit.

RIP Roger Craig, who had multiple St. Louis Cardinals connections. Weirdly (maybe he didn't teach Bruce Sutter directly) Bruce Sutter is not mentioned among big-name early practitioners of the splitter.

Harvey Kronberg says we're asking the wrong question about the forthcoming Senate trial of Ken Paxton.

Therese Odell had her bottle of indictment champagne ready.

The Dallas Observer advises you on how to tell if your man is listening to Andrew Tate.  

Houston Landing provides a guide to applying for federal Internet subsidies. 

 In the Pink is deeply skeptical of that Catholic charter school in Oklahoma.