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The Texas Progressive Alliance hopes everyone had a fine Labor Day weekend as we bring you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff looks at a movement to end pensions for public employees. Amy Price is one of just a few progressives running for Houston City Council in 2011, and PDiddie at Brains and Eggs is [...]

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The Texas Progressive Alliance is ready to say “Sine Die” for the second time as it brings you this week’s roundup. The Congressional map got its final legislative approval, and Off the Kuff analyzes the new districts. This week WCNews at Eye On Williamson posts on the (in)action at The Lege. Quorums were broken and [...]

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The Texas Progressive Alliance is wishing — not praying — for rain as it brings you the week’s roundup of the best blog posts from last week.  (Note from Citizen Andy: I am praying for rain, and also hoping everyone heading to Netroots Nation this week from Texas has an amazing time. I think when [...]

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The Texas Progressive Alliance thinks it’s never too early to plan your Sine Die Day activities as it brings you this week’s roundup. The long range plan to kill public education is reaching the end game. Over at TexasKaos lightseeker talks about seeing one of the (unintentional) moving parts at a public lecture given by [...]

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The Texas Progressive Alliance reminds you that it does not shut down as it brings you this week’s blog roundup. Off the Kuff discusses the bet the Republicans have made about how the voters will react to deep cuts to public education. At TexasKaos, Lightseeker warns Don’t Buy Into the Lie – Help Spread the [...]

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The Texas Progressive Alliance would have voted against HB1 as well as it brings you this week’s blog roundup. Off the Kuff notes that when one Bradley goes away, another one gets nominated. Three Wise Men examines the possibility of a federal government shutdown and what Republicans are doing with the budget in Texas. Musings [...]

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The Texas Progressive Alliance is ready for another sports-related tourist infusion as it brings you this week’s blog roundup. If the goal of the 81st Texas Legislature and Governor Rick Perry is to stifle job creation in Texas for the next two years, then Off the Kuff says they’re knocking it out of the park. [...]

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The Texas Progressive Alliance’s brackets are still in good shape as it brings you this week’s blog roundup. WhosPlayin has been focused on City Council elections and the criminal records of two of the candidates, each of whom has assault convictions, and each of whom lied on their ballot application. Off the Kuff discusses the [...]

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The Texas Progressive Alliance would like to thank the Academy for this week’s blog roundup. Off the Kuff published an interview with Chris Barbic, founder and CEO of the YES Prep charter schools, which included a discussion of what the looming budget cuts will do to charter schools. Doing My Part For The Left is [...]

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The Texas Progressive Alliance is hoping for a swift and player-friendly resolution to the NFL labor situation as it brings you this week’s roundup. Bay Area Houston submits a press release from Rick Perry: TX Gov Rick Perry puts the Chupacabra on emergency legislation. Off the Kuff conducted an interview with Houston City Attorney David [...]

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The Texas Progressive Alliance is ready to retire the phrase “blue norther” for another year as it brings you this week’s blog roundup. Off the Kuff took an early look at fundraising for 2011 city of Houston elections. The Big Gas Mafia says it’s impossible but hydraulic fracturing causes gas to migrate threatening life…AGAIN. TXsharon [...]

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The Texas Progressive Alliance congratulates the Packers and the Steelers as it brings you this week’s roundup. WhosPlayin helped organize a cleanup for an historic African American cemetery dating back to about 1845 that had been the target of litterbugs and illegal dumpers. Respect for the dead, and respect for the land are still values [...]

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The Texas Progressive Alliance wishes everyone a happy and prosperous New Year as it brings you the first blog roundup of 2011. Off the Kuff took another look at the coming fight over class size limits. Who decides who suffers in the Barnett Shale? TXsharon ponders this question at Bluedaze: DRILLING REFORM FOR TEXAS. Unless [...]

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EDITOR’S NOTE: We want to thank the TPA for sharing their roundup every week.  We may not agree with every story they put up (and some of them are more partisan and political than others or what we normally write about), but the content is always interesting and entertaining and a good snapshot of what [...]

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The Texas Progressive Alliance is tracking reports of sugar plum sightings as it brings you this week’s blog roundup. Off the Kuff reminds you that expanded gambling is still doomed in the next Legislative session. The EPA Imminent and Substantial Endangerment Order to Protect Drinking Water in Southern Parker County has spawned a media frenzy [...]

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