SocraticGadfly offers a mini-roundup of thoughts on several recent Texas news items: Three Percenters, Alex Jones, TxDOT and Ike Dike. 

Off the Kuff has updates on the Voter purge lawsuit and one of the lawsuits against the big voter suppression law from last year.

The state wants to extend one sliver of Medicaid coverage — some maternal coverage — while excluding women who have had past abortions. Maybe HHS hasn't rejected it yet, but it surely will. 

Strangeabbott of course knew that Austin PD thug Justin Berry had been indicted before appointing him to TCOLE. It's high-octane dog whistling.

Texas Dems in the US House will soon have a chance to show whether they're ConservaDems or not on climate change. Most, not just Cuellar, will likely come out as ConservaDems.

Trump  got Stalinesque support numbers at CPAC. Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orban, wasn't far behind.

There's a new book out debunking bite marks and other junk criminal forensic "science" much espoused by Texas law enforcement and prosecutors.

Wolfforth, drag queen capital of West Texas.

Texans leaving Texas. Nuff said, Rethuglican and ConservaDem Texas exceptionalists.

The Kansas abortion referendum turned out a lot of younger voters. Maybe there IS a demographic revolution of some sort? (If Dems don't botch it, or if it remains confined to special issues.) 

Saliha Bayrak introduces you to Travis County Civil District Court Judge Maya Guerra Gamble.

Robert Rivard hopes to finally see justice for the family of Cameron Redus.

The Dallas Observer tells the story of Buc-ee's and one of the guys from Jackass.

Space City Weather gives an early August update on the tropics and the likelihood of storm activity in the near future.