The Texas Progressive Alliance has mostly thawed out as it brings you this week’s blog roundup.
This week on Left of College Station, Congressman Bill Flores gives talking point answers to softball questions. Also, a look at the Republican attack on birthright citizenship both nationally and in Texas, and how Republicans are undermining Texas’ economic future by cutting education funding today. Left of College Station also covers the week in headlines.
Off the Kuff reads an op-ed about how the budget should be balanced and detects a shift in where the center of the debate is.
TXsharon says, “So what,” to another attempt by the Big Gas Mafia to avoid regulation of hydraulic fracturing.
Eye On Williamson points out that it’s not what Gov. Rick Perry said in his “State of the State” address, but what he didn’t say, Un-meaningful measures.
Lightseeker reports on the coming coverup of the multi-billion dollar shortfall in educational spending in The once and future lie: Schools are in financial trouble because they have too many paper pushers. Check it out out over at TexasKaos.
This week, McBlogger takes a look at some bipartisan craziness that’s sure to clog up our courts forever.
CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme wants every parent to know Republicans hate teachers and public education.
Rick Perry spent time in California and Washington DC over the past week, returning to Texas briefly to give his “state of the state” address. Which revealed that he lives in a state of delusion. PDiddie at Brains and Eggs points out that the emperor is unclothed.
Bay Area Houston says Trusting Rick Perry with fiscal responsibility is like trusting a convicted child molester with the keys to a daycare.
Letters From Texas observes Republican priorities around the country and in Texas, and concludes that Republicans are at war with women.
Neil at Texas Liberal notes that having planned all the harm they can on health and education, Texas Republicans are now going after history and the arts. Neil also posted on comments made by Texas State Senator John Whitmire. Senator Whitmire made the astute point that average citizens themselves are going to have to organize and fight back if they want to stop the worst of what Republicans have planned for Texas.
TexasVox notes that TransCanada has already started condemning land in Montana for the Keystone XL pipeline to bring the world’s dirtiest oil to Texas refineries: is Texas next?