Daily Archives: January 5, 2020

Weekend link dump for January 5

Welcome to the third decade of the 21st century… Do better, Chuck Todd. And if you don’t know how, get out of the way and let someone else do it. “Americans may feel as though Christmas lasts forever, but at … Continue reading

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Texas is on track to pick up three more Congressional districts

Put an asterisk next to this, as the actual Census will need to bear that out. The U.S. population continues to shift south and west, according to new Census Bureau data that offers the clearest picture yet of how the … Continue reading

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A view of Texas and polling

The premise of this is sound, but don’t read too much into it. In Texas, the nation’s biggest, most important red state, Trump’s disapproval rating has consistently lagged behind many of the 30 states he carried in 2016. This potentially … Continue reading

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How Nuro is mapping Houston

Really interesting story. On the muggy streets of suburban Houston, amid McMansions, bright green lawns and stately oak trees, a futuristic race is quietly afoot. The contestants are not people but late-model Toyota Priuses outfitted with an array of sophisticated … Continue reading

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