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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 →

The Texas Progressive Alliance warily welcomes the unofficial start of summer as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff has his fun with the Trump endorsement of the crooked Ken Paxton over the dignity-deprived John Cornyn. SocraticGadfly offers … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance is not worried about hantavirus and neither should you be, especially when you could be reading this week’s roundup instead. Off the Kuff presented interviews with Reps. Christian Menefee and Al Green in advance of the … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance will hold on to a Callais-shaped grudge for a long time as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff interprets a pro-Cornyn election projection that assumes Republicans are already in deep doo-doo for November … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance knows that the Fifth Circuit is even more corrupt than SCOTUS as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff brings you two more polls showing James Taalrico leading the race for US Senate in … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance has never attended the White House Correspondents Dinner but it always brings you the weekly roundup. Off the Kuff rounded up the Q1 campaign finance reports for Texas Democratic candidates for Senate and Congress. SocraticGadfly read … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance is not currently blocking the Strait of Hormuz as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff considers the possibilities for a special election in CD23. SocraticGadfly talks about “Death Valley Days” — the heart … Continue reading →

After teleporting to the original Taco Cabana in San Antonio, the Texas Progressive Alliance brings you this week’s roundup along with a couple of bean and cheeses. Off the Kuff notes Dan Patrick‘s electoral blues. SocraticGadfly offers his thoughts on … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance wrote most of this week’s roundup while in a TSA line at Hobby Airport. Off the Kuff has another bonkers update from Loving County. SocraticGadfly read Reality Winner’s new memoir and was less than totally impressed … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance knows all it needs to know about Mormon wives as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff has one more look at statewide primary voting data. Neil at Houston Democracy Project said unelected Houston … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance likes vegans and beef eaters and bringing you weekly roundups. Off the Kuff points to CD23 as both an underrated pickup opportunity and a possible barometer of Democrats’ statewide fortunes. SocraticGadfly talks about the Cesar Chavez … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance might have a pinch of sympathy for the desiccated husk of John Cornyn if the man had any self-respect, but he doesn’t so we don’t and instead have a weekly roundup for you. Off the Kuff … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance can’t believe we’re in another stupid war started by another stupid Republican president as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff did his initial analyses of the 2026 primaries. SocraticGadfly had a roundup of … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance congratulates the winners of the primary elections and is ready for November as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff looked at the most recent pre-primary polls of the Democratic race for US Senate. … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance urges everyone to vote in the 2026 primary as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff rounded up all his interviews and Q&As for the primary cycle, including the late-breaking interview with Rep. Sylvia … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance stands with the people of Minnesota as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff interviewed three Congressional candidates: Todd Ivey in CD09, Jarvis Johnson in CD29, and Justin Early in CD31. SocraticGadfly offered up … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance stands with the people of Minnesota as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff interviewed three candidates for HD131 – Erik Wilson, Staci Childs, and Lawrence Allen – plus Danny Norris for HD142. SocraticGadfly … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance stands with the people of Minnesota as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff looked at Ken Paxton’s latest lawsuit against an out-of-state mifepristone provider. SocraticGadfly said “GACK” about Suzanne Bellsnyder, and also about … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance stands with the people of Minnesota as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff has interviews with Harris County Judge candidates Annise Parker and Letitia Plummer. Socratic Gadfly talked about the RRC stiffing Midland. … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance stands with the people of Minneapolis as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff has interviews with three Democratic candidates for CD38 – Melissa McDonough, Theresa Courts, and Marvalette Hunter. SocraticGadfly at least in … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance mourns the murder of Renee Nicole Good and urges everyone to join in the fight against fascism as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff published interviews with CD09 candidates Terry Virts and Leticia … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance has got its cup of kindness yet ready as it brings you this week’s year-ending roundup. Off the Kuff learned something new about whooping cough and its case levels in Texas. SocraticGadfly looked at discussion of … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance is out wassailing this week, so here’s the blog roundup to keep you company until we return. Off the Kuff looked at the Congressional campaign situation in Texas, where betting the under on that five-seat gain … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance has its lineup and is ready for the primary campaigns as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff has not one but two roundups of Deadline Day activity. SocraticGadfly looked at Texas and national … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance will take on the fight with the map we have as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff is happy to see a class action lawsuit filed over the Ten Commandments law. SocraticGadfly talks … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance hopes everyone has recovered from their Thanksgiving food comas as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff observes how Ken Paxton is filing lawsuits in small counties, in search of favorable judges. SocraticGadfly looks … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance has been tasting cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie for weeks now as it brings you this holiday-inflected roundup. Off the Kuff had multiple posts about the redistricting ruling. SocraticGadfly read about Joaquin Castro’s latest excuse for … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance is ready for even more Jeffrey Epstein document dumps as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff is amused by an effort to hold Ken Paxton to the same legal standard as Letitia James. … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance is feeling blue in the good way as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff has some initial election analysis and some good news from the school board races. SocraticGadfly notes that the push … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance has not yet suffered Whamageddon as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff rounded up the latest finance reports from the CD18 special election. SocraticGadfly noted that there are no magic silver bullets on … Continue reading →

Happy Halloween to all who celebrate and to all who read the weekly Texas Progressive Alliance roundups. Off the Kuff produced the Q3 campaign finance reports for Texas Democratic candidates for Congress and the Senate. SocraticGadfly noted that free speech … Continue reading →

Wouldn’t you rather see the weekly Texas Progressive Alliance roundups announced at airports instead of those dreadful Homeland Security videos? Of course you would. Off the Kuff published interviews with Amanda Edwards,Isaiah Martin, Christian Menefee, and Jolanda Jones, candidates in … Continue reading →

The Texas Progressive Alliance stands with the people of Portland and Chicago as it brings you this week’s roundup.

The Texas Progressive Alliance never shuts down as it brings you this week’s roundup.