You May Be Done with the Drought, But It’s Not Done with You
The drought that began in late 2010 (or did it begin in 2009, or 2005, or 2003 with some wet periods in between?) is intensifying again.
Uh-oh, Dan Patrick’s Got Another Idea to Improve Women’s Health
It almost seems as if state Sen. Dan Patrick, the talk-radio Republican from Houston, spends his free time thinking up ways to antagonize people who are already in a politically disadvantaged position.
Selling the Ultimate Man Cave
Breastaurants have become a big business in Texas by marketing and selling a male-focused illusory experience. Turns out the ultimate male dream is pretty shallow.
Payday Loans: A Pound of Flesh—Fees May Apply
Let’s be plain about what makes these businesses so profitable: usury. Structuring a loan to charge $130 in fees per $100 borrowed (that’s the average for a payday loan paid back in installments) is usury, regardless of the political contortions that keep such businesses legal.
Texas Women’s Health Advocates to Bypass State in Bid for Federal Funds
Texas lawmakers have spent the past two years attacking family planning services in the state, cutting funds for programs that provide women with birth control and wellness exams. Now family planning advocates are fighting back.