The long-running war the religious right has waged on women and their freedom to decide for themselves whether and when to have children found a new target this weekend: the acknowledgement by state Sen. Wendy Davis, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor, that she had two abortions in the 1990s because of truly heartbreaking medical reasons. The first was […]
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The Week in Quotes (Aug. 31 – Sept. 6)
Here are some of the week’s most notable quotes culled from news reports from across Texas, and beyond. […]
The 65-Ton, 85-Foot-Long Dreadnoughtus in the Room
The anti-science crowd will be working overtime this weekend to account for this one: scientists have unearthed what could be one of the largest living things to ever walk the planet, a dinosaur so massive that it may have been heavier than a Boeing 737-900 passenger jet. The report from the L.A. Times: This hulking […]
Guide to voting in TX
What do I need to be able to vote? See the image at the bottom of this post. Does the address on my ID need to match my registration information? No. Only the names must match. Who can vote early? Everyone who is registered. Cast votes between Oct. 20 and Oct. 31. Find more about […]
Ted Cruz's Dad Pushes Offensive Racial History Lesson
Rafael Cruz, a right-wing evangelical Texas minister and the father of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, has some peculiar, offensive and absurdly inaccurate things to say on race and American political history. Speaking at a Western Williamson County Republican Club meeting near Austin on Aug. 21, Rafael Cruz argued that black people “need to be educated” about Democrats and […]
