Tag Archives: HB2

Where Are the Young Women?

Posted on November 1, 2013 by nonsequiteuse

This question  often gets asked by a generation that has been working longer than they should have been required to work to secure basic, fundamental rights to privacy and bodily integrity. We could have a long conversation deconstructing what is … Continue reading →

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DPS is Reading Your Tweets. And They Just Don’t Get It.

Posted on August 27, 2013 by nonsequiteuse

Thanks to a Texas Public Information Act request, the state Department of Public Safety has released almost 150 pages of their evidence and discussion about alleged plans that “orange shirts” had for being disruptive at the capitol during debate over … Continue reading →

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David Dewhurst & the Repro-Socialists

Posted on August 1, 2013 by nonsequiteuse

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has been on a tear, criticizing opponents of the anti-abortion legislation that the Texas Legislature passed during the second special session. One group he blamed for disrupting the process via the filibuster at the end of … Continue reading →

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Dialogue, Common Ground, and Blue v. Orange

Posted on July 7, 2013 by nonsequiteuse

Nobody drives halfway across Texas—or halfway across the country—because they are unsure about what they believe. Nobody takes time off work to sit in a capitol extension overflow room for 9 hours hoping a really smart stranger will completely change … Continue reading →

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Next Week in Austin (& Elsewhere)

Posted on July 6, 2013 by nonsequiteuse

Updated info on legislative process—SB1 and HB2 are companion bills. Each will progress through its own chamber of origin, but won’t have to go through mirror process in the other house. Senate will pass SB1, House, HB2, and one side … Continue reading →

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