It's Monday. Do you know what the
Texas Progressive Alliance blogs and bloggers have been up to this week? Well, our weekly round-up will tell you. This week's round-up was compiled by Vince from Capitol Annex.
refinish69 explains why
Travis County and Texas doesn't need another Keel at
Doing My Part For The Left.
Two White guys in Houston want each others' jobs. Former Gov. Mark might run for for mayor, and current Mayor Bill may run for governor.
PDiddie at
Brains and Eggs has
the Frick-and-Frack report.
Prepare yourself for a shock when you visit
Bluedaze and see the
BILLIONS in
handouts given to Big Oil.
TXsharon shows how these handouts, paid with our taxes, enable Big Oil to buy influence, work against our best interest, blatantly ignore laws and keep the US dependent on hydrocarbons rather than moving forward.
Mayor McSleaze at
McBlogger wonders why, if Washington is broken as McThuselah's campaign says,
McThuselah himself hasn't done something to fix it since he's been there more than, you know, 25 years.
The major media outlets may be arguing about whether experience, the war or the economy is the most important issue in this year's presidential election, but
jobsanger says there is
only one issue that matters, and it's not any of those three.
The Texas Cloverleaf exposes the plan by Congressman Michael Burgess and the Bush DOT to
make I-35 from Dallas to Denton a toll road!BossKitty at
TruthHugger is concerned about WATER and what our fearless leaders plan to do about it:
"Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink."Justin at
AAA-Fund Blog wonders when Houston will find good leadership – in government, in corporations looking for good PR, anywhere – for
recycling.
Off the Kuff criticizes State Sen. Dan Patrick and State Rep. Frank Corte for their request for a ruling from AG Greg Abbott that the Lege can require cities to
enforce federal immigration laws.
Texas Liberal says that
he is not a bridge builder.
Before she took off for the DNC convention in Denver, and the
Big Tent,
Texas Kaos frontpager
SCCS took a look at the state of the
Central Texas Congressional races.
The
rich get Visas while the poor were asked to
self-deport notes
CouldBeTrue of
South Texas Chisme.
WCNews at
Eye On Williamson posts about Perry, Dewhurst, and Craddick's new toll road plan,
Texas GOP Leaders Want To Use Public Pension Funds To Build Corporate Toll Roads.
Vince from Capitol Annex takes a look at
Republican State Representative candidate Van Brookshire's stupid press release about immigration and the incorrect facts he based it on.
North Texas Liberal shares
a stunning tribute to Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, penned by a great friend of the late congresswoman.
