Daily Archives: June 5, 2025

Tarrant county does mid-decade redistricting and gets sued over it

First there was this. The Tarrant County Commissioners Court could get a bigger conservative majority next year under a new map passed Tuesday. Republican Commissioners Manny Ramirez, Matt Krause and County Judge Tim O’Hare voted to adopt the map. Democratic … Continue reading

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Why are we messing with pension reform?

I do not understand this. The Texas Legislature, with Mayor John Whitmire’s support, is on the cusp of rolling back reforms to Houston’s police and firefighter pensions, worrying experts who call the changes premature, ill-considered, even “stupid.” The proposal comes … Continue reading

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Abbott will be appointing a new Comptroller soon

Just a reminder. And that person will have a lot more influence than usual coming out of the gate. Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to choose a new state comptroller in the next few weeks, who will have an outsized … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of June 2

The Texas Progressive Alliance is always happy to hear sine die as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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