Can't wait to see Sweeney Todd. … [Read more...]

Since 2005, the Texas Progressive Alliance has named a "Texan of the Year" to give recognition to one worthy Texan who has made a significant contribution to the world of politics or the progressive cause.For our Third Annual Texan of the Year … [Read more...]

I need to correct something in my latest post about the injection well. When I talk about injection wells, I'm talking about class II commercial injection wells. Trust that you don't even want to know about the other ones. … [Read more...]

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The Texas Progressive Alliance, a confederation of political blogs, bloggers, and online activists from across Texas, today announced its endorsement of Dan Barrett (D-Fort Worth) in the special election runoff in House District 97.Read more and the … [Read more...]

Lots happened today in the Rick Noriega Camp.NORIEGA WINS SUPPORT OF U.S. HOUSE MEMBERS FOR NEXT TOUR OF DUTY AS U.S. SENATORWASHINGTON, D.C. In an unprecedented early show of confidence in a candidate for the race for U.S. Senator from Texas, … [Read more...]

A 26 year old man is dead from massive blunt force injuries. The gas well he was trying to cap blew up.Pressure may have built up in the well and caused a failure in the cap system, police said....Investigators said Doman and Fisher were attempting … [Read more...]

A good scientist and educator was fired from the TEA, only they called it a resignation, and the circumstances surrounding her firing look a lot like an intelligent design political maneuver. This reaffirms my decision to homeschool.What follows is … [Read more...]

from exploratory campaign to an official Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator. I'm very excited and hopeful!Read his inspiring speech HERE.Help kick of the official campaign by making a contribution toward the goal of reaching $35,000 before … [Read more...]

It's Monday, and that means it's time for another edition of the Texas Progressive Alliance's weekly blog round-up. This week's round-up is compiled by Vince from Capitol Annex.Also, as a special note, the Texas Progressive Alliance would like to … [Read more...]

Love this quote: "The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." John Kenneth GalbraithFound it here. Only now, since it's no longer … [Read more...]