The Texas Progressive Alliance hopes you all had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend as it brings you this week’s blog roundup.
This week on Left of College Station Teddy asks if Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell could be coming to an end, and Left of College Station covers the week in headlines. Teddy at will be looking back this week at highlights from Left of College Station’s first two years of blogging, and will be taking the month of June off from blogging. Look for more in depth coverage of politics and social commentary in July, including extensive research and investigations. Thanks to the Texas Progressive Alliance for supporting political and social thought to the Left of College Station.
WCNews at Eye On Williamson points out that even though there’s been another audit of TxDOT, nothing will change until Texas gets a new governor, TxDOT’s management audit, we’ve heard it all before.
Harris County is considering creating an elections administration department, with a non-partisan unelected appointee at the helm. PDiddie at Brains and Eggs is in favor of it, but irregular contributor OpenSourceDem is not.
CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme is tired of racist, republican fear mongers driving poor policy decisions on the border.
Off the Kuff took a close look at the UT/Texas Trib poll of the Governor’s race.
WhosPlayin hopes everyone has a nice Memorial Day, and has a message of gratitude and remembrance of those who have fallen in the service of our country.
A Houston right wing talk show host and former City Council Member calls for bombing of a Mosque. Bay Area Houston has an opinion. Imagine that.
Asian American Action Fund Blog‘s Justin invites everyone to Houston to attend the OCA National Convention June 17-20. Festivities include panel discussions, awards gala, and free Starry Night Market and Film Festival. Eric Byler and Coffee Party founder Annabel Park’s immigration documentary 9500 Liberty will be shown.
At TexasKaos, Libby Shaw helps us understand Rick Perry’s complaints about the EPA taking over the permitting process from the toothless, Minerals Management Service, I mean the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Surprisingly enough, Mr. “Act of God” is upset he can’t continue his business first, second and always approach to enviornmental regulations. Take at look at Governor Perry to the EPA: Back Off.
Neil at Texas Liberal offered up a 58 second video where he listed eight points about democracy while standing in front of a car demolition lot near the Houston Ship Channel. Everyplace is the right place to talk about freedom.