It is the Monday after the election, and that means it is time for another Texas Progressive Alliance weekly blog round-up--but with a twist. In this edition, TPA member blogs bring you some of their best posts from the last year of election … [Read more...]

Sign the Petition: Strip JoeWe've watched for years as Joe called us traitors, lied his face off, stabbed Democrats in the back and did everything he could to keep Barack Obama out of the white house. Lieberman laundered smears that even McCain … [Read more...]

From USA TodayPosted 18h 16m ago WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has decided there's no need to rid drinking water of a toxic rocket fuel ingredient that has fouled public water supplies around the country.EPA reached the … [Read more...]

It's Monday, and that means it is time for another edition of the Texas Progressive Alliance's weekly roundup. This week's roundup is compiled by Vince from Capitol Annex.CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme notices cronies are number #1 in Texas from … [Read more...]

Michael Williams refused to cooperate with the investigation, refused to even speak with Brett Shipp, until he didn't like the results of Shipp's findings.Commissioner disputes News 8 report in internet campaign Texas Cable News - Dallas,TX,USABy … [Read more...]

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I don't fully understand all this but, at first glance, it sounds like a very bad idea. action alert: tell cornyn you oppose hr6845 The following action alert comes from Jennifer McLennan with The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources … [Read more...]

Hurricane Ike destroys oil platforms in Gulf of MexicoHurricane Ike “appears to have destroyed a number of oil production platforms and damaged some of the pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico, federal officials said Sunday.” Lars Herbst, regional … [Read more...]

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Texas company reports oil spills where Ike hit DALLAS — A Texas company estimates it lost more than 1,000 barrels of oil in two spills near where Hurricane Ike struck the hardest on the Texas coast.Denbury Onshore LLC of Plano has filed initial … [Read more...]