Showing posts with label Texas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Texas. Show all posts
Friday, November 01, 2024

If you're a woman and need healthcare, don't go to Texas

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Or even be there. Yet another reason for pro-choice folks to vote for Proposition 139...and for anti-choicers to rejoice. From ProPublica -...
Monday, August 26, 2024

In Texas, R AG uses his position to persecute Latino Democrats

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Want to know what a 2nd Cheeto term will look like?  Move to Texas. From CBS News  - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton raids Latino Democrat...
Friday, March 08, 2024

Know what the most "liberal" thing about Texas is? Their definition of "disaster."

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Wonder if Ted Cruz has bought some tickets to a resort? From KXAN in Austin - Travis County issues disaster declaration ahead of total sola...
Sunday, January 14, 2024

Three immigrants drown in Rio Grande River; will Greg Abbott celebrate his selection as Cheeto's VP choice by dancing or laughing?

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I thought that Nicki Haley had the inside track for that, but (to the best of my knowledge) she hasn't racked up a body count...nor does...
Friday, July 21, 2023

TX is looking to unseat AZ as the "it's a dry hate" champion

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Personally, I've always thought they had a ways to go, but the difference isn't as much as it used to be (FL is in the race, too, bu...
Saturday, May 27, 2023

Will May 27th be Texas' version of January 6th?

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Guessing not, but the similarities between Texas AG Ken Paxton and Cheeto  are striking. Both have called for followers to rally/riot ( my ...
Thursday, April 13, 2023

Apparently, threatening to close things down is the MAGAt version of taking their ball and going away...when they don't get their way.

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Note: Llano County Texas is a small county northwest of Austin. From NBC - Texas county will keep library system open and comply with judge...
Tuesday, January 17, 2023

From the "You Just Can't Make This Stuff Up" department: Texan has anti-tank gun at airport

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From KXAN - TSA confiscates an anti-tank weapon from a passenger’s luggage at a Texas airport The Transportation Security Administration (T...
Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Paxton, the AG in Texas, flees from a subpoena

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Pretty sure that's not setting a good example for AGs...well...*anywhere* From The Texas Tribune - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fl...
Saturday, April 09, 2022

And so it begins... UPDATED

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Pointed at this by Taegan Goddard's Political Wire . This one may have happened in Texas, but you just know that Cathi Herrod and her wa...
Wednesday, February 23, 2022

In Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott is a lot like Cheeto - he wants to pardon criminals for political purposes

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From The Texas Tribune - Gov. Greg Abbott floats pardons for Austin police officers charged with excessive force in 2020 protests Gov.  Gre...
Wednesday, February 02, 2022

Hey, Arizona may not be perfect, but at least it isn't Texas

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Of course - we're a LONG way from perfect.   We elect people like Doug Ducey , Wendy Rogers , Kelly Townsend , Paul Gosar , and many oth...
Saturday, October 16, 2021

Holocaust Denial becomes official in Texas (sort of)

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From NPR - In one Texas district, teachers were told to give 'opposing' views of the Holocaust A Texas school district has once aga...
Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Apparently, Abbott and Paxton don't believe that the dead, dying, their families, and their friends are Texans

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Of course, both Abbott and Paxton are both ethically challenged. From KPRC -  ‘Protect the rights and freedoms of all Texans’: Gov. Abbot...