Archive for May, 2011
Texas Progressive Alliance Weekly Round Up
No matter what the Lege chooses to do, the Texas Progressive Alliance is ready for summer as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff suggests that maybe a Rick Perry Presidential campaign might not be such a bad thing after all. The demise of the ‘sanctuary cities’ bill in the closing days of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Texas Ledge- The Gift That Keeps On Giving
The Texas legislature is still working out the final details of the state budget for the next biennium. The cuts to service, education are staggering. I won’t go into all of them because there are other bloggers who have so much more information on this than I do. The part that floors me is that [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Shame on Sen. Cornyn
Last night, Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) Tea Party-inspired budget didn’t even come close to passing the Senate. It was voted down 40–57. But 40 senators, including Sen. Cornyn, voted for Rep. Ryan’s budget that would replace Medicare’s guaranteed health care funding for seniors with underfunded vouchers for private insurance—forcing a typical 65-year-old to spend $6,359 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )New Report: Texas Seniors Health Care Cost Increase $6668.87 Under Representative Farenthold’s Plan
New Report: Texas Seniors Health Care Cost Increase $6668.87 Under Representative Farenthold’s Plan According to a newly released report, Representative Blake Farenthold’s (TX-27) plan to end Medicare and instead protect Big Oil would raise Texas seniors’ health care costs by $6668.87. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich even called Farenthold’s plan “radical” and “too big a jump.” “This report confirms [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Texas Progressive Alliance Weekly Round Up
The entire membership of the Texas Progressive Alliance was actually raptured this past weekend, but thanks to our foresight and the scheduling capabilities of our blogging software we were able to put together a weekly roundup for you anyway. Because that’s the kind of bloggers we are. The Lege reached a budget deal on Friday. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )WTF? President Obama is Now Talking About Drill, Baby, Drill
I campaigned my ass off for Obama and will most likely vote for him again in 2012 but he is really starting to piss me off on certain issues. I am stunned that he is now siding with Republicans on drilling and selling off drilling rights again. One of his campaign issues was developing alternative [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Is Cost of Runoff Election Cost of Democracy or Randi Shade’s Pride?
In the Place 3 Race for Austin City Counsel, Randi Shade received only 32.05% of the vote while her opponent, Kathie Tovo received 48.88%. Texas elections call for a 50% +1 for a winner but the second place candidate can decline a runoff election if they chose to. I am calling on Randi Shade to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Texas Progressive Alliance Weekly Round Up
The Texas Progressive Alliance salutes the final voyage of the “Endeavour” as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff took a look at the proposed new map for the State Senate and the effect it could have on incumbent Senators. The guy in charge of the Letters From Texas blog, which isn’t the Capitol Annex blog, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Texas Ledge…The Gift That Keeps On Giving
After the stupidity of the Texas Ledge this year, I am ashamed to admit I live in Texas much less actually vote. Texas voters have to be some of the dumbest people who have ever lived!!! They gave the Republicans in Texas a bigger majority than they have had in years and this is just [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 6 so far )Ricardo Sanchez??? Really????
By guest author Vince Leibowitz I read with bemused interest Wednesday’s Houston Chronicle story formally announcing the candidacy of Ricardo Sanchez for US Senate. About all I could muster up the energy to say initially was, “Really? This sh*t again?” After thinking about this more, I decided it was worth a far more extended commentary. [...]
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