The Texas Progressive Alliance would have gotten rid of the entire sequester, not just the part that inconvenienced the few, as it brings you this week’s roundup.
Off the Kuff notes that we might actually get a worthwhile payday lending bill passed this session, if the House follows the Senate’s lead.
WCNews at Eye on Williamson highlights one example of how our when our legislators decide it’s almost always the case that Ideology trumps morality.
CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme wants you to know that enablers of racism and fear are planning to build more of that d*mn fence!
Greg Abbott is running for governor in 2014, but is Rick Perry? PDiddie at Brains and Eggs turned over the Magic 8 Ball and it said: “Reply Hazy Try Again”.
Over at TexasKaos, Libby Shaw nails Perry on his lethal governing philosophy. Check it out: Texas Recipe for Disaster: Small Government, Lax Regulation, Little Oversight.
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And here are some posts of interest from other Texas blogs.
I Wish Fifth Ward invites you to reimagine one of Houston’s historic neighborhoods.
Texans for Public Justice tracks the 12 Republicans who went from the Legislature to the lobby since last session.
Nonsequiteuse advises you on getting the most from your fundraiser.
Clay Robison eulogizes Demetrio Rodriguez, one of the earliest champions in the decades-long fight for equity in public school funding.
Harold Cook muses on lizards, henhouses, and snakes in the grass.
Texas Clean Air Matters asks if lax regulations or insufficient oversight are more to blame for the explosion in West.
Flavia Isabel reads “Lean In” and draws some lessons from it.
Pedestrian Pete demonstrates bad parking lot and traffic signal design.
Texas Leftist explains why Barbara is his favorite Bush.
Texpatriate discusses the latest legislative assault on voting rights.