Daily Archives: July 20, 2021

Day 7 quorum busting post: Don’t mess with Rep. Garnet Coleman

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Respect, always. For a week now, state Rep. Garnet Coleman has been hiding out in Texas, wondering if police are going to track him down. While dozens of other Texas House Democrats fled to Washington, D.C. to block a Republican … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | 1 Comment

Abbott preps another shot at trans kids

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

What an asshole. Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday he was preparing to take action to restrict transition-related medical care for transgender minors in Texas after legislation to do so failed during the regular session. “I have another way of achieving … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Virus And The Vote

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

As you may recall, there were a lot of concerns going into the 2020 election about the potential for things to go horribly wrong. Books were written about the weak points in our bizarre and super-distributed system for running and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on The Virus And The Vote