Daily Archives: June 2, 2026

Fighting back on multiple fronts

Posted on June 2, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

I approve. The top Democrats on three U.S. House committees are going after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, accusing him of ignoring consumer complaints about the Republican organization WinRed’s online fundraising tactics, while filing a lawsuit against the site’s Democratic … Continue reading →

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Three Flock stories

Posted on June 2, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

From Bandera: After months of discussion and outrage from residents, the city council of the tiny town of Bandera, Texas voted 3-2 to immediately end its contract with the surveillance company Flock. In the aftermath of the vote, one of the dissenting council … Continue reading →

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MLB takes another swing at India

Posted on June 2, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Interesting. At India’s first MLB Cup in 2021 — an under-11 competition — only 12 teams took part. In a country obsessed with cricket and soccer, it was difficult to find the necessary coaches and ballplayers ready to come out … Continue reading →

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Texas blog roundup for the week of June 1

Posted on June 2, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

The TPA would like to congratulate the Republicans’ eight-year-old strategist who came up with “Talafreako” as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff shares some post-runoff thoughts. SocraticGadfly had two post-runoff takes, one on The Art of No … Continue reading →

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