Texas blog roundup for the week of November 7

The Texas Progressive Alliance is happy this election is over as it brings you this week’s roundup.

Off the Kuff offers a modicum of sympathy to Republican women for the plague of Sid Miller.

Libby Shaw at Daily Kos shares her personal observations and polling data from a class she is taking to show how Hillary Clinton could carry Houston/Harris County. Why Hillary will likely carry Houston.

Switching gears away from politics, Socratic Gadfly offers up his 2016-17 NBA preview.(Sorry, Mavs fans.)

CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme wants everyone to know just how much Texas Republicans have abused workers, worker rights and their safety.

Neil at All People Have Value reminded folks that nasty Sid Miller was a big part of the forced sonogram law in Texas that is state-mandated rape. APHV is part of NeilAquino.com.

Control of the US Senate in 2017 looks to be a tighter race than the one for the White House, says PDiddie at Brains and Eggs.

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And here are some posts of interest from other Texas blogs.

Amy McCarthy recaps the highlights of Anthony Bourdain’s visit to Houston.

Kyrie O’Connor reminds us that “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” is at heart a feminist anthem.

Eva Ruth Moravec took the eight-hour DPS course on verbal de-escalation.

Susan Nold asserts that voting is not “rigged”, it’s power.

Jacquielynn Floyd calls Sid Miller’s latest tweet abomination a “breaking point”.

The Texas Election Law Blog gives credit where it is due on tamping down fear about “election rigging”.

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