Tag Archives: Texas

Jim Hightower : Best Little Chicken Sanctuary in Texas

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

“Me and my Gal.” Painting of Farm Street chickens in Bastrop by Jo Knoblach Castillo. Inset photo below: Free-ranging Bastrop chickens. Photo by Terry Hagerty / Bastrop Advertiser.The Best Little Chicken Sanctuary in Texas A flock of feral chickens has … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Freedom of Conscience in Hays County, Texas

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Kyle, Texas-area Constable James Kohler: “If they can’t pledge allegiance to that flag, they need to get the hell out of the United States. Image from Hays Free Press. Respect for freedom of conscience missing in Hays County By Lamar W. Hankins … Continue reading →

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Peter Montgomery : Newt Gingrich Wants to Make America More Like Texas!

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Newt Gingrich: Texas Number One!Worse campaign promise ever?Newt Gingrich wants tomake America ‘like Texas’ By Peter Montgomery / AlterNet / May 18, 2011 In his presidential campaign announcement on Sean Hannity’s Fox News Channel show last week, former House Speaker … Continue reading →

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Lauren Kelley : Packing Heat on Texas Campuses

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Texas Governor Rick Perry fires a six shooter at an event in Fort Worth. Photo by Rodger Mallison / AP.Pretty scary: Texas about to make it legalto carry guns on college campuses By Lauren Kelley / AlterNet / February 21, … Continue reading →

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Carlos Calbillo : On the Passing of Carlos Guerra

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“America’s friendliest angry looking retired columnist… and feared by fish.” — Carlos Guerra, on Twitter.Columnist and Sixties Chicanoactivist Carlos Guerra dies See “Memories from ‘the day’: On the passing of Carlos Guerra,” by Carlos Calbillo / The Rag Blog, Below. … Continue reading →

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Diana Claitor : Why We Need To Protect Texas Inmates

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Texas Jail Project protests at Taylor County Jail in 2008. Image from Abilene Reporter-News. Texas Jail Project director Diana Claitor will be Thorne Dreyer‘s guest on Rag Radio on KOOP 91.7 FM in Austin, Tuesday, October 19, 2-3 p.m. (CST). … Continue reading →

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Greg Moses : Deporting Texas Student Was Big Mistake

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Saad Nabeel. Photo by Shehab Uddin / Der Spiegel.What the Times forgot to mention:Story of deported Texas studentAwaits President in Dallas By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / August 9, 2010 While the New York Times Monday morning proclaims … Continue reading →

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Green Party Scandal : Dime’s Worth of Difference

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

A difference between Democrats and Republicans? Ask FDR.And furthermore:There IS a dime’s worth of difference By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver / The Rag Blog / July 5, 2010 [On June 30 The Rag Blog posted an article by Tom Cleaver titled … Continue reading →

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Texas Republicans : A Platform for Atilla the Hun

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Texas Gov. Rick Perry welcomes the flock at the first general session of the Republican Party of Texas convention on June 11, 2010, in Dallas. Photo from AP.A document for the (middle) ages:Platform of the Texas Republican Party By Ted … Continue reading →

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Michael Dell : Did He Violate Texas Antitrust Laws?

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

The artist as a young nerd: Michael Dell at Dell Computers production facility in Austin, 1989. At age 24 he was already a multi-millionaire. Photo by Rebecca McEntee / AP / Academy of Achievement. Monopolies in Texas A new era … Continue reading →

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View From Texas Coast : Stop the Drilling Now

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

In better days: Brown Pelican off the Texas Coast. Photo from Amber Coakley / Birders Lounge.BP oil disaster demonstratesNeed to end offshore drilling …our love for the abundant life [on the Gulf Coast] is so woven into our lives that … Continue reading →

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Roger Baker on Austin’s Economy : Big Picture Not So Pretty?

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Austin: as pretty as a picture. But what about the economy? Image from Nerd Fighters.Filling in the big picture:Wither Austin’s economy? By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / June 9, 2010 The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) just released … Continue reading →

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