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Texas blog roundup for the week of March 24

The Texas Progressive Alliance is glad for the distraction of March Madness as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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Weekend link dump for March 23

“But as delegates gathered for the opening of the 69th Commission on the Status of Women this week, they faced one major obstacle: an American administration that is dead set against a gathering like this and instead sees fighting gender … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of March 17

The Texas Progressive Alliance stands with Mahmoud Khalil as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff notes that the Trump “Justice” Department has dropped the redistricting lawsuit filed by the Biden Justice Department after the 2021 redistricting. SocraticGadfly … Continue reading

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Weekend link dump for March 16

“The history of the present King of Great Britain President of the United States is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, March 14 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week, in news from Dallas-Fort Worth, we have updates around the May elections and moving them to November; Mayor Johnson turns up in … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of March 10

The Texas Progressive Alliance stands with Rep. Al Green as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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Weekend link dump for March 9

“Speaker Johnson, do you believe there should be a multi-story golden statue of Donald Trump in Gaza?” “A Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”” I assure you, the … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of March 3

The Texas Progressive Alliance is a fan of Congressional town halls as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff looked at January campaign finance reports for Houston-are state legislators. SocraticGadfly went one better than Court of Criminal Appeals … Continue reading

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Weekend link dump for March 2

“Refusing vaccines is withdrawing from the community health bank without depositing anything back into it. A lot of people think that choosing not to vaccinate will only affect their own children, but this is not true.” “Too many male contestants … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, February 28 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week, in news from Dallas-Fort Worth: news from the Lege that will affect traffic and transit in north Texas; things the city is … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of February 24

The Texas Progressive Alliance wants to see Elon Musk in handcuffs as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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Weekend link dump for February 23

“The vice president has been very publicly pontificating — condescendingly lecturing others about the proper understanding of Catholic doctrine. Vance has been aggressively telling anyone who would listen that they just don’t understand that church teaching the way that he … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, February 21 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week, in news from Dallas-Fort Worth, we have a lot of recent stuff but also some catchup from the last month while I … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of February 17

There are no tariffs or surcharges applied to this week’s Texas Progressive Alliance roundup, but check with us next week because you just can’t be sure anymore. Off the Kuff has the January campaign finance reports for US Senate and … Continue reading

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Weekend link dump for February 16

“Daisy is, of course, not a real grandmother but an AI bot created by computer scientists to combat fraud. Her task is simply to waste the time of the people who are trying to scam her.” “Stories of Resistance: Lessons … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, February 14 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. It’s been a while since we’ve had news from Dallas-Fort Worth because your humble correspondent has had her first run-in with Covid. It’s been … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of February 10

The Texas Progressive Alliance remembers when widespread lawbreaking was considered a bad thing as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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Weekend link dump for February 9

Happy Super Bowl Sunday to all who celebrate! “Rep. Brittany Pettersen of Colorado, a Democrat, just became the 13th voting member of Congress to give birth in office. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, a Republican, was the 12th when … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of February 3

The Texas Progressive Alliance mourns the victims of the plane crashes in DC and Philadelphia as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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Weekend link dump for February 2

“The Jan 6 Pardons Are A Huge Liability for Trump”. An oral history of Twin Peaks. “Thousands of transgender service members serve in the military, though the exact number is unclear. Estimates from two research centers, the Williams Institute at … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of January 27

The Texas Progressive Alliance says one week down, 208 to go as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff analyzed three more Harris county races from 2024, in which Democrats did considerably better. SocraticGadfly looked at issues of … Continue reading

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Weekend link dump for January 26

“Ultraprocessed Foods Have a Terrible Reputation. They Don’t Deserve It.” “An AI app for creating nonconsensual nude images of anyone is getting the vast majority of its traffic directly from Meta platforms, where the app is buying thousands of explicit … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of January 20

The Texas Progressive Alliance hopes we’re all ready to fight back now as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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Weekend link dump for January 19

“The Rio Treaty’s Security Pact and Unintended Consequences of Threatening Canada, Greenland, and Panama”. “Bringing this all together, the technologies through which we see the public shape how we understand it, making it more likely that we end up in … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, January 17 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week, in news from Dallas-Fort Worth: news from the Lege and about the upcoming May elections in North Texas. Also: the Dallas City … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of January 13

The Texas Progressive Alliance sends its love to the people of Los Angeles as it brings you this week’s roundup. A portal of verified fundraisers for people affected by the fires is here for anyone who might like to make … Continue reading

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Weekend link dump for January 12

“It may be a foolish optimism, but if Trump can be nudged in the right direction and convinced, he came up with the idea, as he did with the successor to NAFTA, he might not be quite the disaster so … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, January 10 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week, in news from Dallas-Fort Worth, we have a short week for several reasons: first, we’re still recovering from the short week last … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of January 6

The Texas Progressive Alliance still thinks that 2025 is a science fiction year from the future as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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Weekend link dump for January 5

“Election Day Went (Relatively) Smoothly Because States Prepped For Violence Like 2020″. “I mean, no, I don’t know what to do about 20 million aggrieved and anti-social young men. But what to do about just one such young man? I’d … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, January 3 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week, in news from Dallas-Fort Worth, we have the tail end of 2024 and looks forward into 2025. In addition to the big … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of December 30

The Texas Progressive Alliance says good riddance to 2024 and casts a wary eye at the year ahead as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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Weekend link dump for December 29

Kylie Kelce > Joe Rogan. See here as well. “Quite simply, we want to find the birthplace of the solar wind.” “If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life”. “Reasonable people … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of December 23

The Texas Progressive Alliance wishes a Merry Christmas to all who celebrate as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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