Rick Perry Jumps the Shark – Again
by Bob Moser / Posted on | No CommentsIn the relatively rational universe of TV sitcoms, jumping the shark is a kiss of death. When Henry Winkler’s aging Fonzie did it during [...]
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Border Communities Unite to Head Off Militarization
by Melissa del Bosque / Posted on | No CommentsNational Guard troops are on their way to the border and Republican South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint can’t wait to build himself a 700-mile [...]
Read full postOut of the One Race, Still in the Game
by Abby Rapoport / Posted on | No CommentsOver at the Texas Tribune, Reeve Hamilton has the latest update on Texas’ application for the Department of Education’s Race to the Top grants. [...]
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The Midterm Surge
by Texas Observer Staff / Posted on | No CommentsAs the border wall went up in their communities, over their objections, elected officials along the Texas-Mexico border learned the hard way: Just because [...]
Read full postWhen John Cornyn and Ciro Rodriguez Need Sympathy
by Abby Rapoport / Posted on | No CommentsWhile diligently searching for some political news (hey, you never know the implications of Lindsay Lohan’s latest dramas) I happened on a rather unexpected [...]
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