The Texas Progressive Alliance is thankful for the mothers in their lives as it brings you this week’s roundup.
Off the Kuff has a Q&A with Robert Ryland, the founder of the Texas County Democratic Campaign Committee, whose mission is to help get more Democrats elected to county offices in Texas.
As the end of the legislative session draws near the threat of a special session looms. WCNews at Eye on Williamson tries to discern what it all might mean, The special dance begins and “conservative” confusion.
CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme notes John Cornyn is caught in his own obvious hypocrisy. In the Cornyn whacko, stupid party world, up is down, down is up. In reality, John Cornyn is a liar.
George P. Bush, Republican candidate for Texas Land Commissioner, has a quasi-rap sheet in Florida. PDiddie at Brains and Eggs observes that the heir to the Bush dynasty is either a creepy ex-boyfriend or a stalker. It’s difficult to tell from just the police report.
At TexasKaos, Libby Shaw explains that the Texas GOP Lawmkers Walk Back Its War on Women. For Now. Give it a read.
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And here are some more posts of interest from Texas blogs.
Brewed and Never Battered assures us that the craft beer bills are still on track in the Lege.
BOR reminds us that Texas’ Senators are a big part of the reason why Texas has so many federal judicial vacancies.
TFN Insider notes that despite some recent bursts of sanity, our State Board of Education still has a lot of loons on it.
Concerned Citizens laments the anemic turnout in the San Antonio municipal elections.
Nonsequiteuse discusses the Streisand effect and how it relates to a kerfuffle involving a Planned Parenthood event in Houston.
Texas Vox explores the connection between lax regulations and ghost towns in Texas.
And the TPA congratulates Amy Valentine for successfully turning her blog on surviving breast cancer into a book about surviving breast cancer.
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