June 19 (that’s this Thursday) there will be a demonstration at the offices of the Humana Insurance Company in San Antonio, TX at 6 PM.

Contact: Jane Lee Cantu (janelee [@] satx.rr [.] com)

Health Care for all Texas

We are a grassroots coalition that believes health care is a human right. Every person in the state of Texas deserves access to high quality health care at an affordable cost.

The Dallas Morning News says

When Mr. Perry learned the fire was arson, he said, his emotions “went from heartache to pretty damn mad.” This was his family’s home, he said, and a place where children have “slid down banisters and chased pets in the yard” for more than a century.
Mr. Perry didn’t say whether he was disappointed with the Department of Public Safety, whose troopers are responsible for safeguarding the mansion.

The mansion wasn’t just home to Perry, or W before him.  Read more 

Challenger Dr. Ludwig Otto endorses universal healthcare, but does not specifically endorse HR 676 or single payer. If you live in Texas’ sixth CD, you might ask him.

Al Green is committed to fighting for affordable, comprehensive coverage for all Americans.

Congresswoman Shelia Jackson Lee regards health care as one of the most pressing issues facing this country and the world.  Read more 

The Texas Democratic Party is warning that its March 4 caucuses could be delayed or disrupted after aides to White House hopeful Hillary Clinton raised the specter of an “imminent” lawsuit over its complicated delegate selection process, officials said Thursday night.

… Democratic sources said representatives from each campaign had made it clear they are keeping all their options open but that the Clinton campaign in particular had warned of an impending lawsuit.

Perhaps we can call in the 2000 Supreme Court and Catherine Harris to sort this one out…

Silver Falls, near Crosbyton, Texas
(Picture from TexDOT Expressway web site):
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The Talk Left Story by TChris comes hard on the heels of the scandal in the Texas Juvenile Corrections System.  Read more 

You can’t make up shit like this.  Read more 

Well here I am amongst by way-betters, but I felt compelled to write in based on the terrific environmental writing I’ve been reading over here.

Maybe you’ve heard of the TXU deal. TXU is a big-ass Texas Utility company which was recently bought up by a group of private-equity firms. This has been a big deal in Texas, where population is skyrocketing and power-needs exploding. The answer for TXU, like a lot of other companies, has been coal, and plenty of it. The new buyers were poised to build eleven coal-fired power plants in Texas. Not exactly what environmentalists and other oxygen-loving Austin-based life forms like to hear.

The Environmental Defense Fund, and a few thousand Texans, were ready to fight them to the end of their own pocketbooks.

What happened next is, at least on the surface, quite the good news.  Read more 

Digby has a great post on a guy who staged pig races on his property during prayer at the new mosque next door. The guy thought the Muslims wanted his land, but they don’t:

Earlier this month, Baker conceded that the Muslims probably aren’t after his land, but he said he had to go through with the pig races because “I would be like a total idiot if I didn’t. I’d be the laughingstock now because I’ve gone too far.”

“I’d be the laughingstock now because I’ve gone too far.” Remind you of anything? Maybe of our “Texas-stupid” Leader?  Read more