Featured story: Protestants get precious little coverage in the mainstream media compared to the other major Christian tendencies. So, for many, #Talarico’s campaign is as welcome and refreshing as the first raindrops after a long drought.
https://www.texasobserver.org/senate-james-talarico-presbyterian-christianity/
“Especially here in #Texas, they would prefer not to raise the climate issue, because that just opens the door to Republican accusations that Democrats are bad for the oil and natural gas industry.” https://www.texasobserver.org/talarico-dems-gas-tax-holiday/
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From Eden Shamy: Longtime critics of the gas tax holiday measure say that the idea amounts to scrounging for quarters in a junk drawer rather than focusing on the root cause of inflationary policies.
That hasn't stopped some #Democrats from embracing it. https://www.texasobserver.org/talarico-dems-gas-tax-holiday/
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New today: Populist “affordability” politics are in vogue for the out-of-power left as many average Americans face dire financial circumstances. Climate policy, which was all the rage for #Democrats just five or six years ago, has now been sidelined as a toxic turnoff. https://www.texasobserver.org/talarico-dems-gas-tax-holiday/
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New from Eden Shamy: “We’re increasingly seeing Democratic politicians fight fire with fire by engaging in populist rhetoric similar to that of Donald Trump, even if from a policy perspective it’s irresponsible.” https://www.texasobserver.org/talarico-dems-gas-tax-holiday/
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Top story: Four years after a mass shooting tore their community apart, this southwest Texas city of 15,000 may soon be represented in the U.S. House by a gunmaker, Second Amendment absolutist, and edgy YouTube personality. https://www.texasobserver.org/brandon-herrera-gun-youtube-uvalde-congress/
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Top story: Four years after a mass shooting tore their community apart, this southwest Texas city of 15,000 may soon be represented in the U.S. House by a gunmaker, Second Amendment absolutist, and edgy YouTube personality. https://www.texasobserver.org/brandon-herrera-gun-youtube-uvalde-congress/
#Republicans #Texas #Uvalde #GunViolence #midterms #politics #USpol #news