The Texas Progressive Alliance managed to tear itself away from watching the World Cup just long enough to bring you this week’s roundup.
Off the Kuff sets a standard for success for Democrats in the fall elections.
Libby Shaw at Texas Kaos is not in the least bit surprised to learn Texas Republican politicians are playing red meat politics with the Texas/Mexico border crisis. The Texas GOP: Now it’s IMMIGEDDON.
WCNews at Eye on Williamson on the Texas corporate toll road headed for a state bailout, I Hate To Say I Told You So…But.
Bay Area Houston has a picture of the face of the Texas Tea Party.
PDiddie at Brains and Eggs has a roundup of news from the Rio Grande “boarder”.
CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme knows that the Texas Republicans are anti-immigrant and anti-Hispanic. And, they lie about it.
Neil at All People Have Value speculated about the meaning of a Texas license plate he saw with both the Don’t Tread On Me Flag & the word “Glock” on the plate. All People Have Value is part of NeilAquino.com.
It’s a scenario that is almost unimaginable as a parent. The joyous day comes when your twin babies are born, and after welcoming them into the world, and caring for the young ones every minute, a court invalidates your biological rights to your precious kids. It may sound like a nightmare scenario, but Texas Leftist has discovered one Fort Worth gay couple that is enduring that pain right now.
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And here are some posts of interest from other Texas blogs.
The Texas Election Law Blog criticizes a state law that allows for elections featuring unopposed candidates to be cancelled.
Offcite declares that now is the time to save the ecosystems ringing our city.
TransGriot reviews the next steps in the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance fight.
Denise Romano documents the cost of lies about the Affordable Care Act.
Lone Star Q examines a bizarre pro-diversity campaign by the Metroplex Republicans that nobody else seems to know anything about.