SocraticGadfly: Texas Progressives look "forward" to end of Lege session

June 05, 2025

Texas Progressives look "forward" to end of Lege session

I'll have more detailed thoughts in days and weeks ahead, beyond a few issues I already wrote about earlier this week. Meanwhile, here's this week's roundup.

Off the Kuff has some advice for THC retailers about what to do next. 

SocraticGadfly looks at the Supreme Court unanimously, yes, gutting the National Environmental Policy Act in light of his non-duopoly voting.

School district library censorship is here in Tex-ass, pending Strangeabbott's signature. Brad Buckley is wrong about removal of classics being a red herring. That said, I look forward to the bible, with incest, adultery, sanctioned daughter-killing and more, getting yanked.

The Texas Supremes are letting Kenny Boy Paxton keep investigating (and intimidating) Annunciation House.

At least the Lege didn't give Paxton even more power to investigate actual, alleged or made-up election crimes. 

The Lege's attempt to regulate mifepristone (and abortion telehealth) appears dead.

Dan Patrick is a lying nutbar about THC (like he is about many other things).

Neil at the Houston Democracy Project posted about the busy week for the Project ahead. This includes being the featured speaker at the June Spring Branch Democrats meeting.

The Eyewall takes one last look ahead to the hurricane season.

The San Antonio Report notes the cancellation of a major cyber security conference due to the "challenging" US policy climate.  

Houstonia writes about several Houston chefs who were DACA recipients and who are speaking out against Trump's immigration atrocities.

The Texas Living Waters Project adds up the wins and losses for water resources in the 89th Legislature.

In the Pink Texas read that Jake Tapper book so you don't have to.

Shock me the Lege didn't pass an ethics bill.

Per the Observer, RIP to Ronnie Dugger, its founding editor.

RIP Loretta Swit. From MASH regulars, it's Alda, Farrell, Farr and Burghoff left.

RIP Champagne Charlie Rangel.


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