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The Texas Progressive Alliance’s weekly blog roundup will reach 32 million more Americans regardless of their pre-existing conditions. Last week, TXsharon made a video statement at the EPA Public Hearing on the proposed ozone standards. Who Needs a Proctologist when you have former State Representative Rick Green running for the Texas Supreme Court? This week [...]

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The Texas Progressive Alliance would like to thank the Academy by presenting it with this week’s roundup. TXsharon went undercover this week to Map Methane plumes in the Barnett Shale: “Stealth” measurements contradict Shale Gas industry safe air claims, new technology shows. Big Gas is so BUSTED! And it’s all reported on Bluedaze: DRILLING REFORM [...]

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Meet Mona Avalos. Mona is our charming, diligent global warming intern. She’s finishing up a master’s degree at Sam Houston State while working with Andy Wilson to educate the public about the strategies for and the benefits of energy conservation. Don’t be fooled by her studious demeanor; she is a fun-loving dork at heart. Plus… [...]

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It’s primary day! If you forgot/didn’t get a chance to go vote early(like me, grr), better not miss your chance today! Not sure where your polling location is? Visit the Secretary of State’s website and ask Hope (Andrade, she’s the sec’ o’ state, duh)! ### By promoting cleaner energy, cleaner government, and cleaner air for [...]

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The Texas Progressive Alliance congratulates the city of New Orleans for the Saints’ stirring Super Bowl victory, and reminds them that the “hair of the dog” trick doesn’t really help with the hangover. The Texas Cloverleaf highlights the sentencing of GOP Denton County Constable Ken Jannereth. Probation, anger management, laying off the bottle, and maybe [...]

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This week we’re working with Environment Texas and several other activist groups in Austin and Houston to host free activist workshops and training days!  The training is being run by The Public Interest Network and will feature sessions on: * the best techniques for organizing your neighbors to take action, and* the best ways to [...]

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The Texas Progressive Alliance is ready for the Super Bowl this Sunday as it brings you this week’s blog highlights. CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme thinks that the Houston Chronicle caught the essence of the GOP with this headline ‘Many attacks, but few suggestions‘. WhosPlayin is tired of hearing obstructionist Republicans whining about not having [...]

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The Texas Progressive Alliance congratulates the city of New Orleans for its first Super Bowl as it provides an instant replay of its blog highlights for the week. Something stinks about the recent TCEQ Barnett Shale air quality testing in Fort Worth and in Flower Mound. Bluedaze: DRILLING REFORM FOR TEXAS. Off the Kuff looked [...]

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With climate legislation held up in the Senate and the Copenhagen climate talks’ failure to produce a binding, international agreement, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has emerged as the critical agency in regulating greenhouse gas emissions. Through application of the Clean Air Act, the EPA has the authority to curb climate change. Unfortunately, U.S. Senator [...]

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With blue lips and chattering teeth, the Texas Progressive Alliance brings you a hot steaming mug of blog highlights for the week. This week on Left of College Station: the filling deadline has ended and the primaries in the Brazos Valley are crowded with candidates. Also, a look at who tweets among the primary candidates [...]

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The Texas Progressive Alliance brings you the highlights from the blogs. As the deadline to file for a place on the 2010 March primary ballot drew near, there was lots of activity on the Democratic side: Kinky Friedman followed Hank Gilbert over to the race for agriculture commissioner, Linda Chavez-Thompson was rumored to be running [...]

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Join Public Citizen Texas December 15th at Barr Mansion (we just can’t get enough) for the Second Annual Austin Green Holiday Social! This event will be co-hosted by seven of Austin’s best and brightest green groups. Join us again at the beautiful Barr Mansion, the first certified organic events facility in the nation, as we [...]

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Once again it’s time for the Texas Progressive Alliance to bring you the highlights from the blogs. Xanthippas at Three Wise Men airs out some thoughts on the escalation of the war in Afghanistan, and some painful lessons learned blogging about the war in Iraq. Bay Area Houston claims The Race for Houston Mayor is [...]

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The Texas Progressive Alliance is starting to feel an odd craving for can-shaped servings of cranberry sauce as it brings you this week’s highlights from the blogs. TXsharon continues to follow the abuses of Aruba Petroleum in a Barnett Shale backyard and Wednesday the Wise County Messenger picked up the story. It’s all on Bluedaze: [...]

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The Texas Progressive Alliance celebrates the start of early voting for the 2009 elections with its always on time weekly blog roundup. Human tragedies are mounting in the Barnett Shale as study after study shows high levels of toxins in the air. The only ones who can’t seem to find anything wrong are the regulators. [...]

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