Daily Archives: May 9, 2021

Weekend link dump for May 9

“From my vantage point Republicans are giving the left a massive opportunity to wedge them.” After the pandemic… “Remote Places Desperately Need Vaccines. Drones Could Help.” For a deep dive on the Josh Duggar backstory, and the “counseling” he got … Continue reading

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So we bail out the electricity providers

I guess I don’t know enough about our weird electricity market to suggest a viable alternative to this, but it sure doesn’t speak well of our system. An approximately $2.5 billion plan to bail out Texas’ distressed electricity market from … Continue reading

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GHP finally says something about voter suppression

Weak. After days of external pressure from Harris County politicians and internal calls from board members to speak out against voting bills in the Texas Legislature, the Greater Houston Partnership on Thursday evening issued a broad condemnation of efforts to … Continue reading

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Firefighters score a win in court

I confess, I had forgotten about this. A panel of appellate court judges on Thursday rejected the city’s attempt to strike down a key provision of state law that governs how police and firefighters negotiate their wages and benefits, dealing … Continue reading

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