SocraticGadfly: Texas Progressives roundup — special elections, nature vacations, more

April 23, 2026

Texas Progressives roundup — special elections, nature vacations, more

Off the Kuff considers the possibilities for a special election in CD23. 

SocraticGadfly talks about "Death Valley Days" — the heart of his recent vacation, not a remake of the 1950s black and white TV oater.

Even if ERCOT is off by a factor of two, a doubling, not even a quadrupling, of electric power demand in just six years would be massively alarming. 

Will the Texas Medical Board's sanctioning of three doctors over inadequate care for pregnant women with complications, because the doctors were worried about the state's abortion ban, get either the Texas Lege or TMB to further address the issue next year? Probably not. Will yet more OB/GYN docs either quit practice or else leave the state? Possibly. 

Ibogaine clinical trials? Sure, cuz Dannie Goeb, alt-medicine, pseudomedicine and ivermectin in the wingnut world. And, per the story, it's likely a boondoggle.

Allen West: Not wingnut enough for Dallas County GOP. 

The Monthly visits the annual confab of the Philosophical Society of Texas, which can't be too philosophical if Shrub Bush is a member. 

Tech being sued over free speech and Charlie Kirk's death. 

Ten years ago, Elizabeth Bik upended the scientific research publication world. 

Mondoweiss says that Israhell is rushing to do more West Bank settlements because an opportunity is closing. I am skeptical of Dems, if they regain Congress, cutting off aid pipelines that much, especially if Trump vetoed any bill they were a part of. 

Neil at the Houston Democracy Project said we must show up for ourselves to speak, or in protest, at Houston City Council at Public Comment Session, Tuesday, 4/21. We must contact Council. Repeal of the ICE ordinance at command of Abbott means Houston is run by the far-right such as the police union.

The Texas Signal wonders what will happen when Texas experiences another disaster.

Pete von der Haar contemplates the Pope.

Your Local Epidemiologist expounds on EKGs and women's health, with a story line on The Pitt as a starting point.

The Dallas Observer checks in on Fort Worth ISD as it starts its taken-over journey.

Franklin Strong presents the Book Loving Texans' Guide to the May 2026 Elections, which this time allows for more of a focus on good candidates than on bad ones.

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