Texas Progressives talk school takeovers, more

Off the Kuff produced the Q3 campaign finance reports for Texas Democratic candidates for Congress and the Senate.

SocraticGadfly noted that free speech is under attack at UNT .

It's "interesting" (repeat 11 or whatever times) that Gavin Newsom is waiting until after midterms to declare his expected presidential candidacy. Democratic midterm primaries are long done, so Zionism in the party can't be the excuse; maybe that's tied to the general, though. 

Long rumored and now official — TEA is taking over Fort Worth ISD. Another urban ISD where an Abbott flunky controls instruction. And, another big old fail on an article by the Trib, not even mentioning Marlin ISD among districts taken over by TEA in the past.

Cy-Fair has parents fighting back against the Christofascist Tim Dunn and Steve Hotze-backed wingnuts running its school board, who don't even allow textbooks. Contrast that to Solar Prep in Dallas. 

Abbott essentially admitted pushing an ideological purge in public universities. Per the piece, will this result in lawsuits? 

Kudos to Dr. Brett Cooper, deciding to stand up to Kenny Boy Paxton in a way that Dr. Mary Lau apparently decided not to. At the same time, a reminder to many liberals and many leftists that puberty blockers can indeed by overprescribed, per the May Clinic.

Neil at the Houston Democracy Project says the big peaceful October 18 No Kings protest in Downtown Houston was over-policed. The real criminals are the people running the state & running the country.   

The Barbed Wire notes the drop in attendance at the State Fair.

Texas Rail Advocates examines the first ever Statewide Multimodal Transit Plan for Texas.

Steve Vladeck and Law Dork wade into all of the National Guard litigation. 

The Texas Signal reports on an effort to defeat State Proposition 15.  

The Bloggess provides some education on various scams.

And, per this piece of mine yesterday, re Ana Marie Cox being removed from the feed? I again remind you that Charles Kuffner, aka Off the Kuff, loves No Kings protests and hates pro-Palestinian ones.