SocraticGadfly: Texas Progressives talk this and that

February 05, 2025

Texas Progressives talk this and that

Off the Kuff despaired at the frontal assault on vaccination that is coming in the Legislature. 

SocraticGadfly looked at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, and more, a "friends" support group, whoring itself out for oil and gas propaganda.

Bird flu will likely increase at Texas chicken and dairy operations. And, it's sad to see someone from the Texas Animal Health Commission sounding halfway like a Great Barrington dude on COVID and talking about herd immunity already. The Trib notes antivaxxer Brainworm Bobby's pushing of raw milk; we'll see if he gets the HHS confirmation or not.

The ACLU et al look prepared to sue local school districts if they adopt a bybul-infused state-OKed school curriculum.

Measles is here as antivaxxerism surges, with MAGAts getting a boost from Brainworm Bobby's MAHAts.

On EV charging stations, only in a news site like the state capital-bound Trib would a place the size of Longview be "a little town."

I highly doubt the death penalty will be eliminated in Texas, but I hugely welcome any possibility of restricting it. Will any Conservative Cafeteria Catholics in the Lege agree?

The Observer has an update on education bills in the Lege, and notes that on the House side, remaining anti-voucher Republicans (my flip-flopper David Spiller no longer being here) like Drew Darby continue to fight.

Arlington OKs new fracking one-fifth of a mile from a day care.

Six Texas kids under age 12 got out-of-state abortions in 2023 because they couldn't here. And, related, that means that the sexual abuse crimes against them weren't investigated.

The Barbed Wire catches Elmo Musk cheating at a video game and catching flak with some hardcore gamers/fanboys.  

Space City Weather does a postmortem on Hurricane Beryl.  

Deceleration talks fermentation, the food kind.  

Texas 2036 looks at the keys to water policy success.  

The Bloggess does not want to be polished by AI.  

Bayou City Sludge watched the Senate committee hearing on vouchers so you didn't have to.

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