Daily Archives: January 2, 2022

Weekend link dump for January 2

“Now more than ever, you need to know these 9 phrases to avoid like the plague in 2022″. “It’s a small mercy that I at least never attended an anti-abortion protest. That was a little too tacky, too “political” for … Continue reading

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What does “race blind” redistricting even mean?

Good question. In states like Texas and North Carolina, Republican lawmakers in charge of redrawing the political maps for the next decade say that the new plans are “race blind.” Their opponents in court say that the claim is implausible and one … Continue reading

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Back to school, kids

It’ll probably be fine. And honestly, there’s no appetite for anything else. Most of Texas’ roughly 1,200 school districts will welcome students and staff back within the next week, even as other states debate whether to mandate vaccines for teachers … Continue reading

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Still no Metro redistricting

Check again in 2031. Growth in western Harris County outside Houston’s boundaries was not enough to tip Metro’s board to 11 members during the 2020 Census, transit officials said “It didn’t occur, so we have the same board composition,” said … Continue reading

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