Been a long time.

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Sunday December 11, 2022 · 6:12 PM PST

2022/12/11 · 18:12

Been a long time since I’ve been here. Nice to be back

Elaina Fowler for Texas House District 47

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Friday February 09, 2018 · 6:10 PM PST

2018/02/09 · 18:10

Elaina Fowler is running in the Texas primary to be the Democratic candidate for Texas House District 47. HD 47 lies to the west of Austin, in central Texas.

Elaina is currently serving as State Director for Texas Retirees with the AFSCME. In the past, she has worked as chief of staff for a representative in the Texas House, a policy aide to a former Austin Mayor Pro-Tem and on the Texas Commission for Children.

She has received endorsements from many organizations in the Austin area, including Black Austin Democrats, National Woman’s Political Caucus of Greater Austin, the Employees Union of the Austin Independent School District, Stonewall Democrats of Austin, local labor unions and local Democratic Party groups, including Liberal Austin Democrats.

The Democratic primary for HD 47 is crowded. Of the several candidates, Elaina is experienced and is the only one that offers concrete proposals to support public schools, protecting our water resources (a critical issue in HD 47), promoting the basic right of health care, and standing up for the rights and dignity of every Texan.

If you live in the Austin area, please consider volunteering to work in Elaina’s campaign. If you can, please consider donating to her campaign.

I am a volunteer on Elaina’s campaign, and I have donated to her campaign.

A link to Elaina Fowler’s campaign web page follows.

fowlerfortexas.com

Monday, Feb. 5 is the last day to register to vote in Texas Primary Election

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Monday February 05, 2018 · 7:16 AM PST

2018/02/05 · 07:16

Fellow Texans,

Today, Monday, February 5, is the last day to register to vote in the upcoming Texas Primary Election. If you are already registered to vote, make sure you check with your county clerk’s office to make sure all is in order.

Early voting begins on February 20 and ends on March 2.

Election Day is Tuesday, March 6.

Please get out and vote. Help turn Texas Blue!

Houston Police Officer dies while on duty

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Tuesday August 29, 2017 · 2:46 PM PDT

2017/08/29 · 14:46

Really sad story out of Houston. It was just announced that Houston Police Sergeant Steve Perez, who served the people of Houston for 34 years, died while on duty when his vehicle entered high water.

Trump just pardoned Arpaio

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Friday August 25, 2017 · 5:13 PM PDT

2017/08/25 · 17:13

Short diary. Just heard on Chris Hayes. Trump just pardoned Arpaio. Well, so much for justice.

This man and his grandson had a REALLY bad day

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Thursday June 29, 2017 · 5:32 PM PDT

2017/06/29 · 17:32

You think you had a bad day? Nothing compared to this man and his grandson, according to San Antonio, Texas television station KSAT. While traveling on I-35 near San Antonio, their van blew a tire and rolled over. Neither driver nor passenger severely injured. But……they were transporting 30 venomous snakes, AND AN ALLIGATOR(!!!). They were trapped in the van (with the snakes — don’t know about the alligator) until first responders were able to free them. As of early this evening, 23 of the snakes have been captured. The alligator is still on the loose. Jeebus. I think I will stay inside tonite.

How do we help our vulnerable brothers and sisters?

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Friday November 11, 2016 · 3:00 PM PST

2016/11/11 · 15:00

I am hurting so bad right now. I’m sure that there are others like me. The election results have shattered me. I don’t know where we go from here.

It’d be so helpful to have someone to talk to and to try to figure out what we do to help our brothers and sisters that are vulnerable.

I don’t want to get into rox/sux.

I don’t know the best way to do it.

On DK, maybe an open thread or a group?

If any Kossacks in Austin want to get together, I would be all for that.

Thanks.

I voted today in Texas

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Monday October 24, 2016 · 3:14 PM PDT

2016/10/24 · 15:14

Today was the first day of early voting here in Texas. My wife and I went and voted here in Travis County. It was pretty busy, but virtually no wait. Needless to say, we both voted for Hillary.

Early voting in Texas ends on November 4.

Texas voter ID law violates Voting Rights Act

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Wednesday July 20, 2016 · 1:29 PM PDT

2016/07/20 · 13:29

Texas Tribune reports ruled as violation of Voting Rights Act by US 5th Circuit Court and sent back to lower court.

Supreme Court rules Texas HB2 restricting abortion access is unconstitutional

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Monday June 27, 2016 · 7:18 AM PDT

2016/06/27 · 07:18

5-3 decision. Decision read by Breyer. Texas HB2 ruled unconstitutional. Big victory for women’s reproductive rights.

Kossack could use some help

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Thursday June 16, 2016 · 3:53 PM PDT

2016/06/16 · 15:53

streicher187 could use some help keeping his house.

Looks like he's a couple hundred short.

Here's link to his gofundme page

www.gofundme.com/...

Check your NOAA weather radio for reception!

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Saturday May 21, 2016 · 10:56 AM PDT

2016/05/21 · 10:56

Several of the NOAA weather stations here in Central Texas are down. Accordingly, the weather radios that should give severe weather alerts and advisories, will not do so. It is my understanding that this problem may affect some of the weatherstations elsewhere in the U.S. If you turn on your weather radio and just hear static, you might be in an affected area. It appears that weather alert applications on smart phones still work

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