02.21.11
Texas Blog Round Up (February 21, 2011)
The Texas Progressive Alliance stands in solidarity with the people of Wisconsin as they bring you this week’s blog roundup.
Off the Kuff examines the Perry/Combs slap fight over Amazon’s decision to leave Texas rather than pay taxes.
Letters From Texas reports on a note a pregnant woman sent to Texas state Senator Leticia Van de Putte, as the Senate prepared to pass the sonogram bill, and as the woman prepared to leave for the hospital to deliver her baby. Surprise #1: the woman is against the bill. Surprise #2: so is her father. Surprise #3: her father is another Texas state Senator.
This week the Legislative Study Group released an updated version of the “Texas on the Brink”, Eye On Williamson had this to say about how for Texas to get off the brink, we must fight for the impossible.
A gaggle of Houston bloggateers met with Metro’s CEO and board members and discussed the many changes the transit authority has completed in the past year. PDiddie from Brains and Eggs was there and filed a report.
Libby Shaw explains what the Texas GOP means by shrinking government over at TexasKaos. Give a read to Texas GOP “To Shrink Government to fit inside a Woman’s Uterus”.
Neil at Texas Liberal looked at some early campaign advertising by incumbent Houston Mayor Annise Parker and considered if Mayor Parker’s record matched her claims.
CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme wonders why republicans dislike women so much.
This week at McBlogger, your punishment is your reward!