Daily Archives: August 9, 2018

July 2018 campaign finance reports: State House

We’e seen a lot of very good campaign finance reports, all of which speak to the enthusiasm and engagement of Democrats this cycle. This batch of reports is not as good. These are July reports from State House candidates, take … Continue reading

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Bail practices lawsuit hearing

We so need to be done with this. More than a dozen Harris County misdemeanor judges contend that public safety would be imperiled if they followed an “untenable” new pretrial release order by a Houston federal judge who has found … Continue reading

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Culberson’s continued stock problems

Oopsie. Two members of Congress from Texas — Republican U.S. Reps. Mike Conaway of Midland and John Culberson of Houston — purchased stock in a company last year that is now at the center of insider trading charges against one … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of August 6

The Texas Progressive Alliance knows that weekly blog roundups are not a crime.

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