Texas Progressives talk Uvalde, more

The City of Uvalde has released the additional documents it promised to after the settlement of a lawsuit. There's nothing hugely dark in there, just more on the general shittiness of the Texas Department of Public Safety and bossman Steve McCraw. Speaking of, why won't the DPS, Uvalde CISD or the county follow the city's footsteps on document release?

Texas still is intransigent about refusing to fix foster care, right on the wake of the feds' findings about its juvenile justice craphole.

Strangeabbott wants hospitals to find out if they're treating Ill Eagles. Texas Hospital Association is reviewing his executive order, which sounds like it violates HIPPA, not that that's ever stopped Texas wingnuts before.

Odessa schools are Exhibit A on how the Lege fails to fund education.

Barbers Hill ISD got a softball ruling vs Darryl George.

Fracking wastewater, or produced water, can travel a dozen miles or more from its injection site. Proof positive that Permian fracking is blowing geysers in old abandoned wells.

The fix is in on the state's maternal mortality committee re mothers at risk of taking babies to term.

Shock me that Havana Ted is lying about Imane Khelif.

Nothing says "country" like Grand Prairie! In reality, Texas Monthly is moving Texas Country Festival to there from Waxahachie for one thing: $$$.

Off the Kuff provided a couple of updates on the CD18 nomination process. 

SocraticGadfly talks about the pending end of an era at Southwest Airlines, and whether this is going to be just the first domino in a whole set of changes.

The Church of England officially calls for an end to Israel's occupation of Palestine.

Neil at the Houston Democracy Project said Harris County Republican Sheriff nominee Mike Knox is clear how far to the right he is, and it is up to us and local media to make sure everybody knows.

Raise Your Hand Texas explains why school districts are running budget deficits. 

Cesar Hernandez shares what it's like to be in an un-air conditioned Texas prison in the summer.

The Lone Star Project finds our state's worst Sheriff.

Houstonia and the Fort Worth Report talked to some chefs about the Michelin Guide.

Therese Odell checks in on the Trump campaign.

Finally, the TPA mourns the death of old-school progressive blogger Steve Timberlake, known in the blogosphere as Linkmeister.