Tag Archives: Texas legislature

Whitmire Makes the Case for Molly Cook for Texas Senate, Part II

Posted on February 21, 2022 by nonsequiteuse

The January 31, 2022 candidate forum featuring John Whitmire and Molly Cook attracted such a crowd that the organizers – South Asian American Voter Empowerment (SAAVETX) along with the West U and Bellaire Dems – had to open an overflow … Continue reading →

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It Would Be Funny If It Weren’t the Texas Lege

Posted on April 28, 2015 by nonsequiteuse

Tomorrow, in the House State Affairs committee, a bill will be considered. Freshman Rep. Molly White (R-Surely Another Planet) outlined all of the signs she thinks clinics should put up if they perform abortions. You know, to make the clinics … Continue reading →

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Doing Business in Texas the Republican Way

Posted on February 24, 2015 by nonsequiteuse

I am a small business owner, and an investor in two businesses that offer accommodations to the public, and I am here to tell you that Republican elected officials in Austin and elsewhere are impediments to doing business in the … Continue reading →

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Changing the Culture of the Texas Legislature

Posted on August 5, 2013 by nonsequiteuse

Olivia Messer wrote a remarkable story for the Texas Observer about sexism in the Texas legislature. Read the whole thing. Direct quotes from her piece: What surprised me was how many women who work in the Capitol—legislators, staffers, lobbyists, other reporters—felt the … Continue reading →

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Peremptory Challenge to Legislation

Posted on August 4, 2013 by nonsequiteuse

You knew, when he filed it at the end of the second special session, that he’d file it again in the third. He did not disappoint. Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr., the anti-choice Democrat from the Valley, is championing a most … Continue reading →

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