The Texas Progressive Alliance is still learning the rules of team figure skating as it brings you this week’s roundup.
Off the Kuff published interviews with US Senate candidates Mike Fjetland and Maxey Scherr.
Horwitz at Texpatriate expresses shock and anger over Wendy Davis’ new positions on guns.
This week, House Republican leadership finally announced that the chances for Comprehensive Immigration Reform are “in serious jeopardy.” But thanks to the great people at Houston Matters, Texas Leftist was able to discover that there was never a real chance to pass it in the first place. The only way it’s going to happen is if Democrats take control the House and the Senate.
The news of the week was Wendy Davis coming out in favor of open carry, and PDiddie at Brains and Eggs fears that might be a fatal error.
Eye On Williamson on the group Texas Left Me Out (TLMO). Texans and their families that are purposefully being left without health care because of a cruel right wing ideology, Perry and the Texas GOP Left Me Out.
CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme wants everyone to know that Greg Abbott insulted the entire Rio Grande Valley. Way to reach out, Bucko!+
Neil at All People Have Value said Wendy Davis announcing support for open carry of guns like back in Wyatt Earp times recalls for us all yet again that the work of freedom is up to each of us and not politicians. All People Have Value is part of NeilAquino.com.
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And here are some posts of interest from other Texas blogs.
The Feminist Justice League does the math on the declining abortion rate nationally and in Texas.
The TSTA blog laments that self-styled education reformers are often part of the problem.
BOR highlights another example of the Texas Medical Association endorsing candidates that work against their own stated interests.
Texas Redistricting examines the components of Texas’ population growth.
Grits for Breakfast cheers a report showing that Texas led the nation in exonerations in 2013.
Molly Cox details how the Affordable Care Act would have saved her a lot of trouble and worry if it had been the law when she first got sick.
Texas Vox notes the House interim charges to watch.
PTA Mom Kim Burkett informs teachers they’ve received a wake up call.
Cody Pogue gives his perspective on Wendy Davis and open carry.