Texas Progressives talk this and that

Why is the Railroad Commission allowing a lignite mine to expand when, beside the climate change issues, local residents don't want that?

Former Fetus Forever Fuckward Jonathan Stickland shilling for Ken Paxton — on Steve Bannon's show.

Sarah Palin, trying desperately to stay semi-relevant in today's GOP and East Wingnutistan.

Trump continues to claim the mounting indictments help him. And, that may be true in the GOP primary cycle. In the general election, polling says they'll hurt, and assuming that trials for one or more of these start in the middle of the GOP primary season and continues at least through the end of that, let alone into the general election season, I have no doubt the hurt will increase.

Climate havens are getting touted in the US more and more. In reality, there really is no such thing, and, going beyond the story, touting them is like carbon offsets — a way to try to avoid facing reality.

Off the Kuff stays on the Paxton impeachment beat, with the reminder that the real thing starts September 5

From his second, religion and philosophy-focused blogsite, SocraticGadfly notes, months after having to excommunicate a neo-Nazi pastor, Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod president Matthew Harrison now has one of Fani Willis' dirty 19 on his hands. And, in other bad religious news, the forged fake James Ossuary is coming to the Metroplex — for big grift and gilt.

Dos Centavos posts a Human Rights Watch report about their recent visit to the Texas Border.

ERCOT's continued conservation pleas show that Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick et al did NOT fix the power grid, just gouged our wallet to help rich utility companies. (It also shows that Californicators who moved to I-35 or east parts of Texas, with "not a dry heat," are wusses.)

Sweetwater is now becoming known for a trash pile of wind turbine blades (partially courtesy of the IRS, which also explains why all the older wind farms near Muenster were refitted a couple of years ago) as much as for its rattlesnake roundup.

For now, the state's takeover of Harris County elections stands.

"I'll take, 'Who's Will Hurd?' for $1,000, Alex."

Happy 80th birthday to Richard Winger of Ballot Access News!

Neil at the Houston Democracy Project says elected Democrats who have endorsed John Whitmire for Mayor must take steps to limit the damage to down-ballot muncipal Houston Democrats from Whitmire's need for strong Republican turnout.    

Franklin Strong cannot see how the Texas school library book "ratings" law can work.  

Jef Rouner reassesses a key scene from the 80s classic The Breakfast Club.  

The Bloggess presents her do-it-yourself horoscope.  

CultureMap breaks the news about Season Five of Love is Blind being set in Houston.