Yesterday's Slap-Rock was more than the usual disturbing, and everybody naturally had a take, so I'm sprinkling in some wildflowers today to take the edge off.
The bluebonnets have arrived. The astonishing beauty of Texas in places big and small is a comfort against the rising political ugliness. pic.twitter.com/qWRJzpT1l5
— John Schwartz (@jswatz) March 28, 2022
That doesn't mean I'm going soft on the morons, bigots, criminals, and assholes.
“If you do not issue this retraction, our clients will have no choice but to explore all legal options,” the letter sent on behalf of several abortion funds in Texas concludes. https://t.co/w5Ce1PfqTx
— Texas Signal (@TexasSignal) March 28, 2022
Rather than focusing on abortion itself, the lawsuits filed by Texas abortion advocacy groups argue that the law is unconstitutional because it violated the right to due process, free speech and equal protection under the law. https://t.co/2fygMMXJA0
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) March 24, 2022
This story also underscores why Trump is ride or die for @KenPaxtonTX and would never even consider supporting @georgepbush: Cruz and Trump were running out of other options to overturn the election when Paxton filed his lawsuit, which also didn't work https://t.co/rDoU0qcnMU
— Scott Braddock (@scottbraddock) March 28, 2022
Court-appointed watchdogs of Texas’ troubled foster care system found "ample evidence" that former sex trafficking victims were abused at a foster care facility, contradicting the Texas Rangers’ findings earlier this month. (Via @TexasTribune )https://t.co/TxOuppZ9qG
— CBS Austin (@cbsaustin) March 29, 2022
Supreme Court rules unanimously against Houston Community College board member who claimed a First Amendment violation; Read the full SCOTUS opinion - https://t.co/CIHtX0srnQ #KPRC2 #hounews #HTX @WeAreHCCS
— KPRC 2 Houston (@KPRC2) March 24, 2022
"You don’t tell us what to do and you can go take a flying shit." https://t.co/n67lVHjPDK
— Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) March 28, 2022
The good news is that no rural hospitals in Texas have closed in the last two years. The bad news? They’re still in crisis mode, and the state government is still struggling to find a solution. https://t.co/gF9R7rKz1N
— Ross Ramsey (@rossramsey) March 28, 2022
A man at an upscale Galleria-area hotel was hospitalized early Saturday after he accidentally shot himself in the testicles, police said. https://t.co/6nuftWwXsg
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) March 27, 2022
See? Right here's where we need some aromatherapy.
Sunday reset 🔁
— Houston (@VisitHouston) March 27, 2022
Who else is loving the bluebonnet sightings around the city? 😄💙
📸@project46_photography pic.twitter.com/tdXk1Lpp6G
Wildflowers or wildfires? You decide.
TX Wildfire | Das Goats Fire | 2 https://t.co/QZ6AZxjS6U
— NW Fire Blog (@nwfireblog) March 29, 2022
Go ahead and start planning your weekend, whether it's political action or something else (or both).
Join @TFN, @HRC, @TransTexas , @ACLUTx, @LambdaLegal , and @EqualityTexas as we rally to show support for Texas' Transgender community!
— 🤠 Texas Rising ↗️ (@texrising) March 15, 2022
Make plans to rally on Saturday, April 2nd at 12 pm on the Texas State Capitol South Steps 🌟 pic.twitter.com/0v8Mkoa0PI
It's already time to start making those Fiesta plans. #SanAntonio #SATX #SanAntonioTX #Fiesta #FiestaSanAntonio #ThingsToDoInSanAntonio https://t.co/LsAppzznzX
— San Antonio Current (@SAcurrent) March 28, 2022
The Deep Ellum Arts Festival is coming up on April 1 - 3 in Downtown Dallas.
— Downtown Dallas, Inc. (@DowntownDallas) March 28, 2022
Don’t miss out on this free event featuring local Dallas art, taste and music.
Visit https://t.co/ulxuTIDv6U for more information
@deepellumartsfestival pic.twitter.com/h3DzRyEmYH
Nearly 7,000 food lovers will gather over four days and three nights to celebrate Cowtown’s thriving culinary scene during the seventh edition of the Fort Worth Food + Wine Festival. https://t.co/HyiDzmKbHE
— Texas Highways Magazine (@TexasHighways) March 28, 2022
Among our next batch of spring road trips, you have an option to avoid the traffic of Interstate 35 from DFW to the Hill Country, discover a different route out to Big Bend, and embark on a trip along Texas’ version of the Pacific Coast Highway. https://t.co/qNDjTCTxgA
— Texas Highways Magazine (@TexasHighways) March 28, 2022
Not enough mellow for you? Here's some more.
Pink Floyd, the Kansas zoo fugitive flamingo, seen on the Texas coast https://t.co/nS3ZeJCcDY
— MySA (@mySA) March 28, 2022
Who remembers bookmobiles? This bookmobile, in Jefferson County, was the first in Texas. It was purchased in 1935 and retired in 1948. pic.twitter.com/BS5yr24SkB
— Traces of Texas (@TracesofTexas) March 28, 2022
Eugenia Pickard's philanthropy greatly improved Black neighborhoods in Abilene in the early 1900s. She made several of her properties available to poor families, rent free; a library was dedicated in her name. #WomensHistoryMonth
— Texas Historical Commission (@TxHistComm) March 28, 2022
📷: 1940s Abilene, @HSULibraries pic.twitter.com/j0hQ2nQiYj
When Molly Ivins showed up to her @TexasObserver job interview, she brought a case of beer. She was "this 6 foot tall, red haired Texan who spoke truth to power ... She went after stupidity and she was fearless, and man, she was funny." | @mollyivinsfilm https://t.co/s0MPWZ0pol
— KERA (@keratx) March 28, 2022
Everyone is enjoying this beautiful spring weather. #TxStateParks #txwx #WildlifeWednesday pic.twitter.com/dWLc96qyhe
— Texas State Parks (@TPWDparks) March 23, 2022
