Daily Archives: January 31, 2019

As the SOS advisory numbers get revised down

This really can’t be emphasized enough. State officials on Tuesday acknowledged widespread errors in their list of 95,000 Texas voters flagged as potential non-citizens, reinforcing the concerns of advocates who say the state’s effort amounts to illegal voter suppression. In … Continue reading

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Cornyn is not waiting on 2020

It’s what I’d do if I were Big John Cornyn. John Cornyn and other politicians say an incumbent should run in one of two ways: scared or unopposed. Given that philosophy, Texas’s senior senator is having nightmares about his 2020 … Continue reading

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Does the Astrodome redevelopment need air conditioning?

I hadn’t thought about this, to be honest. As work continues on the initial stages of preparing the Astrodome for its new life as a parking and events venue, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo raised questions last week about the … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of January 28

The Texas Progressive Alliance salutes Speaker Nancy Pelosi (or “Speaker Pelosi”, as we call her) for getting Donald Trump to fold in the shutdown fight as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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