Can you believe how nice the weather has been in Houston lately? About the only nicer thing I can think of is this week’s Texas Progressive Alliance blog roundup. Click on for a cool breeze of the bloggy kind.
WhosPlayin took a look at the Daisetta Sinkhole and wonders what part the saltwater disposal well on the site exceeding its licensed capacity might have played.
Boadicea of Texas Kaos has a clue for hapless Congresscritter John Culberson, who had his ass handed to him on the floor of the House this week.Memo to Cubby-Read the Bill BEFORE You Speak.
CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme joins the chorus criticizing the border patrol’s plan to use hurricane evacuation as a means to find undocumented residents.
Refinish69 has a little talk with progressives over at Doing My Part For The Left about how Tomorrow never comes.
Not all of the countywide offices up for election in Harris County this year are high profile, but some of them should be more prominent on the public’s radar. Off the Kuff takes a look at one such office with his early overview of the County Attorney race.
In response to the Mainstream Media’s declaration (or whitewash) that the March 29 county and senate district caucuses were perfect, Vince at Capitol Annex says otherwise in the first of several pieces that looks at individual challenges to the conventions.
$422 Million. That is what most oil companies settle out of court for with Dallas super law firm Baron & Budd this past week. But the Texas Cloverleaf asks why is Exxon the lone holdout to want to go to trial in an election year?
Harry Balczak over at McBlogger takes look at a new website that’s really nailed Chris Matthews and Tim ‘Gotcha’ Russert.
North Texas Liberal‘s Texas Toad explores the GOP’s tarnished brand.[Also, please note that NTL has a new home: northtexasliberal.org.]
WCNews at Eye On Williamson posts on Speaker Tom Craddick giving up his number one job, protecting members of the Texas House in Lots Of Smoke, Little Fire, But Lots Of Ire.