It did not entirely escape my attention that Houston finally threw a free downtown Mardi Gras celebration. However, despite the unusually warm weather conditions, I did not get downtown. Instead I spent a big chunk of Saturday in Montrose, in a deep soul-searching session with some of my Green comrades: identifying sources of internal conflicts, recognizing are own culpability, figuring out ways to respond better when confrontations arise, and describing the emotional toll the last few years have taken on us as we have striven to the continued existence of a progressive political movement.
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Here's the blog post and news roundup from around the state...
Socratic Gadfly notes that various state Democratic activist groups can't get on the same endorsements page.
Houston Justice names five things Texas Democrats could learn from the Houston Astros.
In the Texas Senate District 10 D primary, the Texas Tribune finds the 2016 Clinton/Sanders feud still being contested.
Jonathan Tilove at the Statesman also covered the Dem primary for TX-21 and heard the same echoes of the national party debate between the liberal/progressive candidates—Derrick Crowe, Elliott McFadden, and Mary Wilson—and the centrist money leader, Joseph Kopser.
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Here's the blog post and news roundup from around the state...
Socratic Gadfly notes that various state Democratic activist groups can't get on the same endorsements page.
Houston Justice names five things Texas Democrats could learn from the Houston Astros.
In the Texas Senate District 10 D primary, the Texas Tribune finds the 2016 Clinton/Sanders feud still being contested.
Jonathan Tilove at the Statesman also covered the Dem primary for TX-21 and heard the same echoes of the national party debate between the liberal/progressive candidates—Derrick Crowe, Elliott McFadden, and Mary Wilson—and the centrist money leader, Joseph Kopser.
Texas Leftist published two more candidate questionnaires, from CD-10 Democratic candidate Kevin Roberts, and state Senate TX-5 candidate Brian E. Cronin.
The Lion Star details CD-16 Democrat Dori Fenenbock's financial flops, and Jim Schutze at the Dallas Observer drags former Channel 8 reporter and now ConservaDem CD-32 candidate Brett Shipp for some really lousy work in his old job.
Houston media blogger Mike McGuff was at CD-36 candidate Dayna Steele's fundraiser that featured Melissa Etheridge and David Crosby.
DBC Green has a couple of posts about Our Revolution Texas' endorsements.
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The Democratic judge in Dallas County hearing the case against 127 D primary candidates who may be disqualified from the ballot because the party's county chair did not properly sign their applications has indicated that he will not recuse himself, according to the Dallas News.
Gilbert Garcia at the San Antonio Express News sees Greg Abbott's heavy hand and fat wallet in a few GOP primaries disguising his personal vendettas as political principle.
From the Waco Tribune-Herald: Thirteen cases in the 'Twin Peaks' biker shooting were dismissed last week, and one of the defendants' lawyers said that McLennan County DA Abel Reyna showed "moral cowardice" in extending their prosecution for so long before he gave up.
Texas Vox announces that Public Citizen is a proud sponsor of Air Alliance Houston's 2018 State of the Air Gala.
In his regular collation of criminal justice news, Grits for Breakfast notes that the full 5th Circuit will hear the case of a teenager who was framed for assault by the Brownsville police.
The Texas Standard's own roundup of state news includes Lt. Governor Dan Patrick's rant at the TPPF regarding "Let Her Speak," the forthcoming movie about Wendy Davis' 2013 filibuster that will star Sandra Bullock.
Leif Reigstad at Texas Monthly passes along health news from one of Trump's evangelical advisory board members, Gloria Copeland of Fort Worth megachurch Kenneth Copeland Ministries.
The Lion Star details CD-16 Democrat Dori Fenenbock's financial flops, and Jim Schutze at the Dallas Observer drags former Channel 8 reporter and now ConservaDem CD-32 candidate Brett Shipp for some really lousy work in his old job.
Houston media blogger Mike McGuff was at CD-36 candidate Dayna Steele's fundraiser that featured Melissa Etheridge and David Crosby.
DBC Green has a couple of posts about Our Revolution Texas' endorsements.
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The Democratic judge in Dallas County hearing the case against 127 D primary candidates who may be disqualified from the ballot because the party's county chair did not properly sign their applications has indicated that he will not recuse himself, according to the Dallas News.
Gilbert Garcia at the San Antonio Express News sees Greg Abbott's heavy hand and fat wallet in a few GOP primaries disguising his personal vendettas as political principle.
From the Waco Tribune-Herald: Thirteen cases in the 'Twin Peaks' biker shooting were dismissed last week, and one of the defendants' lawyers said that McLennan County DA Abel Reyna showed "moral cowardice" in extending their prosecution for so long before he gave up.
Texas Vox announces that Public Citizen is a proud sponsor of Air Alliance Houston's 2018 State of the Air Gala.
In his regular collation of criminal justice news, Grits for Breakfast notes that the full 5th Circuit will hear the case of a teenager who was framed for assault by the Brownsville police.
The Texas Standard's own roundup of state news includes Lt. Governor Dan Patrick's rant at the TPPF regarding "Let Her Speak," the forthcoming movie about Wendy Davis' 2013 filibuster that will star Sandra Bullock.
Leif Reigstad at Texas Monthly passes along health news from one of Trump's evangelical advisory board members, Gloria Copeland of Fort Worth megachurch Kenneth Copeland Ministries.
“We’ve got a duck season, a deer season, but we don’t have a flu season. Don’t receive it when somebody threatens you with ‘everybody’s getting the flu!’ We’ve already had our shot...Jesus himself gave us the flu shot.”
Right Wing Watch has video.
Jim Henson and Joshua Blank at the Texas Politics Project, writing in the Rivard Report, weigh the question of whether the Texas conservative political climate might affect Amazon's HQ2 decision.
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KHOU reports on members of the Amish and Mennonite church communities traveling from out of state to assist Houstonians in rebuilding after Harvey.
Jim Henson and Joshua Blank at the Texas Politics Project, writing in the Rivard Report, weigh the question of whether the Texas conservative political climate might affect Amazon's HQ2 decision.
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KHOU reports on members of the Amish and Mennonite church communities traveling from out of state to assist Houstonians in rebuilding after Harvey.
"They’re cabinet makers, or they’re carpenters," said Scooter Buck. "And they’ll work until it gets dark. Show up, eat and do it again. That’s saving people thousands of dollars."
Buck, who is leading the Harvey Relief Volunteer Group for Cypress United Methodist says some Amish men first came to Houston nearly six months ago to help the community.
In the last five months, about 600 Amish or Mennonite men and women have flown or driven to Houston. They've come from California to New York and every state in between. They've tackled 120 homes so far.
"We’ve treated for mold. We’ve hung insulation. We’ve hung sheetrock," said McCollum. "We’ve taped, we’ve floated, we’ve textured and we’re painting walls."
Jonah Raskin at The Rag Blog interviews John Campbell McMillan, author of Smoking Typewriters, about the '60's underground press and the rise of alternative media.
AJ Bauer at the Texas Observer recalls the state's last liberal lion in the US Senate, Ralph Yarborough. (Don't confuse him with Grady.)
And Harry Hamid's resolution to change his life resulted in getting a new cat.
AJ Bauer at the Texas Observer recalls the state's last liberal lion in the US Senate, Ralph Yarborough. (Don't confuse him with Grady.)
And Harry Hamid's resolution to change his life resulted in getting a new cat.
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