SocraticGadfly: Texas Progressivess round up the weekly thoughts

September 03, 2026

Texas Progressivess round up the weekly thoughts

SocraticGadfly talks about the reality, and non-reality, of Interior's mandatory cuts in Colorado River water supply.

The PUC ignored calls to wait from the Texas Lege and even Dannie Goeb his own self and OKed Oncor building two big, and bigly controversial, high voltage transmission lines to West Texas. The voltage — 765 kilovolt, a first in the area — as well as the routing, is part of the angst.

They don't — and won't for the foreseeable future — make Republicans like Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker any more. RIP. She stands in history as the first woman elected to the Senate without previously being named to fill a vacancy of her late husband's seat.

Will some people actually move out of the Guadalupe River basin rather than face a likely round 3? Will the Monthly use the words "climate change" next time it writes such a story?  

If your school district faces a takeover, blame Mike Morath

The Current reviewed Greg Abbott's cursed summer playlist.

The Dallas Observer reported on the use of Flock cameras on college campuses.

Texas Monthly talked to Billy Gibbons about the future of ZZ Top.

Caroline Pitchkolan copes with the fear created by immigration enforcement.

The Texas Observer has a message for Dan Patrick about his book-banning obsession, from an Abilene public school librarian.

Neil at the Houston Democracy Project Blog reported on the Houston City Council Public Safety Committee meeting where HPD Chief Diaz failed to show up. The bottom line appears to be we can’t have HPD/ICE transparency because HPD isn’t following the law.

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