Why should they come back to work? They’re not getting paid for it. That’s right! Before Governor Abbot swore out warrants for his political opponents’ arrest, the Governor of Texas vetoed funding for another branch of his own government. That case hasn’t come before the judiciary yet.

“Next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president of the United States, please pay attention.” -- Molly Ivins

The redistricting plan still got passed.

It’s not even paying them to narc — it’s just paying them to sue.

18 years ago, the GOP managed to put up a bill that gerrymandered the state even further than the one they had rushed through the legislature two years earlier. Texas Democrats left the state then, too. For nearly all of the next two decades, no Democrat was elected to statewide office. This time, Texas Democrats are…

Notice that they didn’t say Trump was lying - they said that the Voting System Companies say Trump was lying. This was merely avoiding a lawsuit, not a change of position.

I was born and raised in Texas, and Texas History has always been taught in the same awed tones that religious truths are taught in church. I learned all about the Native American tribal conflicts in West Texas, but when I asked about those in North Texas (what most would call the North-East part of the state), I was…

Whether Cosby wants it or not, he’s about to adopted by right-wing nutcases who will brand him a victor in the battle against both the “MeToo movement” and “cancel culture”.  Letting that happen may become the only way for him to earn a buck for the next decade.

The Democrats should use Option 3 FAR more often. Combine that with mandating a quorum.

Apparently the slim-to-none possibility that the current GOP congresspeople will come to their senses and inexplicably decide to not do what they have already declared they will do (oppose the President’s every single legislative effort until the next election) is more likely than cementing all of their constituents’…

Been a few decades since I spent much time in bars, but back then, it was common for the bartender to ask someone who ordered a soft drink if they were the designated driver. When that was the case, the soft drink (and a couple of refills) were often free. If so, I tipped five to ten dollars depending on how long my fr…

Definitely get a National Park pass - You’re going to be driving near a lot of interesting places. (Cumberland Falls State Park in Kentucky makes for a nice rest stop if you get close. And while leaving Texas, swing by Caddo Lake if you can.)

OffTopic: Is that Petey Wheatstraw, the film character, or Peetie Wheatstraw, the blues singer?  I suppose it could be both.

I have a hard time believing any Trump could ever possibly pronounce the N word without a hard R.

Given the last 50 years of economic history, trickle-down economics has been so dramatically disproven, it’s easily the most laughable economic theory of the past century. How the hell does this guy even show his face in public?

I was born and raised in Texas, and because I have always had a distinct fondness for legends and mythology, it didn’t take long to recognize patterns of myth-building in virtually every episode of “Texas History” being taught in the classroom. Abbott was raised with them too, he just refuses to acknowledge that what…

In-N-Out burgers reminded me of Sonic burgers, which remind me of burgers in my high school cafeteria: really cheap, accessible - not very good burgers, but a great combination if you’re hungrier than you are critical. A lifelong Texan, I feel the same about Whataburger. (Breakfast Taquitos remain the best fast food la…

Look it up, just to be sure.

The 7-11 near me has a charger station. People park there and walk nextdoor to the Starbucks.