Texas Progressive Alliance Round-Up With Reminder That 44% of Texans Voted For Barack Obama

Below is the weekly Texas Political Alliance round-up. The Texas Progressive Alliance is a confederation of the best political bloggers in Texas.

Also, as I run the round-up this week, I’d like to point that in last year’s Presidential election 44% of Texas voters supported Barack Obama.

I’m not someone always quick to leap to the defense of Texas, but it does get tiring sometimes to hear from people who are surprised Texas has any liberals. We’ve got millions of people here and there are plenty of liberals.

Here is the CNN politics site, which has results for Texas in last year’s election along with exit poll results  saying that a majority of folks 29 and under in Texas voted for Mr. Obama.

I don’t know when Texas will start voting for Democrats in state elections, but there are many Democrats and liberals in Texas.     

The round-up—

Last week, the Lone Start State got some much needed help from the feds when the EPA slapped down Governor Perry’s global warming denier pick for our state’s top environmental official. This week the EPA will have another opportunity to intervene in Texas when mayor Calvin Tillman releases an environmental study of air quality in Dish, TX that will contrast dramatically with industry findings. Keep watching Bluedaze: DRILLING REFORM FOR TEXASas TXsharon brings you that news.

Bay Area Houston has some pics from the Yes we Klan!teabaggers on parade in DC.

CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme notes that editorial boards across the state are taking Rick Perry to task for running Texas like he owned it.

Mean Rachel asks “Since when do conservatives care about anyone dying?” in “Dare Devils: Governor Rick Perry and the Texas Death Panel.”

Off the Kuff takes a look at a local race that found a hole in our state’s Elections Code.