SocraticGadfly: Texas Progressives talk vouchers, special elections, more

April 09, 2025

Texas Progressives talk vouchers, special elections, more

Off the Kuff encourages the filing of lawsuits to force a CD18 special election onto the calendar. 

SocraticGadfly talks about how Trump's tariffs and other actions could and will affect pro sports teams

We're getting closer to vouchers, with House tweaks to SB2 largely cosmetic, as are further increases to the WADA.

The TSTA Blog scoffs at the notion that the fight for vouchers is somehow a "civil rights" matter.

Elmo Musk is the latest beneficiary of the Lege's ongoing efforts to undermine local control of more and more issues.

Havana Ted is trying to put daylight between himself and The Donald over tariffs, while still leaving plenty of room to butt-kiss as deemed necessary.

No, Trib, you cannot backdate worries over Trump tariffs to late 2024. Rather, it was already likely then that momentum was building for a recession.

The political bottom line of this piece on Dallas tenant lawyer Mark Melton is "why does El Paso Democrat Joe Moody hate tenants?" I get Angie Button and the other Republicans, but, since Moody refused to talk to the Monthly, "he hates tenants."

Neil at the Houston Democracy Project reported on his remarks to the crowd of 6000 at the 50501 protest at Houston City Hall. Houston City Council must join the fight for our freedom.

Texas Monthly takes an Austin-centric view of the Tesla Takedown.  

Evil MoPac gives his next batch of Austin Truths.

 Deceleration reports on the very high cost of cleaning of Texas' fracking water.  

Mean Green Cougar Red has a bit of good news about monarch butterflies.

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