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Texas on the Brink is a report put out by the Texas Legislative Study Group, a caucus in the state legislature that appears to be primarily or entirely (probably entirely but I am not googling every name; all the ones I googled were Democrats) that shows the various ways in which Texas is hosed. Spoiler: it's a bunch! Our Department of Transportation is so underbudget that it has converted some portions of our roads to gravel to save on maintenance fees, and I have heard that roads in areas with a lot of fracking are in absolutely terrible condition due to vehicle damage from heavy trucks. Anecdotally, living in Houston, I can say that while our highways are generally well maintained, with one notable exception, the surface streets are in pretty bad condition. TXDoT's prime/only solution to increasing traffic problems throughout the state seem to be "build more roads" even though this doesn't work. For comparison's sake, noted progressive utopia Moscow -- the Russian one -- is attempting to solve it's horrendous traffic issue by massively expanding the metro, the bus system, and commuter rail, while plans for congestion pricing and other means of discouraging car travel are on the table. Good job Texas! I know that John Culberson has hosed with plans to expand mass transit in Houston but I don't remember any of the details. I think he has blocked federal funding several times? In good news, Houston recently passed a non-discrimination ordinance that applies to LGBT people 
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BGTX has called me at least a dozen times but somehow never, ever, ever have they caught me at a good time. I have received calls at work, while driving, at bars, at restaurants, at the grocery store, hanging out with friends, but not once have I been called at home. It's the weirdest thing, I might be cursed.
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Jun 27, 2014 19:32
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Looks like it went good.
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PERRY: We disagree on a fundamental level. We don't even like the same memes! OBAMA: I dunno Rick, can we both agree that Grumpy Cat is that real poo poo? PERRY: I suppose so, Barack. OBAMA: See, we have more in common than you thought. PERRY, magnanimously: I suppose that's true. OBAMA: Can I see you do Grumpy Cat? PERRY: [does best impression of frowning grumpy cat] OBAMA: [hysterical laughter] and that's how we solved the border crisis.
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Jul 10, 2014 07:53
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i graduated from a tiny at the time public magnet school and despite rounding out the top 5 overall i was not in the top 10% and thus was not afforded automatic admission to UT. luckily as a white guy i was still able to graduate from a good school and my life is p okay so i ain't mad about it.
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Jul 17, 2014 08:39
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Living one mile from my office has done wonders for my quality of life in the last six months, it is unbelievable. Everyone should be able to do that, or, ride a train or some poo poo. Commuting hours every day is soul crushing.
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Sep 12, 2014 06:30
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Every time I walk by the Kinky Friedman humidor in Specs I want to give it the finger.
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Oct 1, 2014 05:38
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Before I voted today I saw a pigeon with a broken wing sitting under a car waiting for the end. Probably an accurate omen for how the election will turn out  Harris County goons please vote for Kim Ogg for district attorney thank you in advance.
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Oct 24, 2014 21:33
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Shifty Pony posted:Q36. When thinking about your gubernatorial vote choice this year, which ONE of the following What about ethics in games journalism? Will Dan Patrick and Greg Abbott tackle this.
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Oct 28, 2014 07:49
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At least the ballot measure for road funding passed! Or is that secretly bad too?
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Nov 5, 2014 08:09
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I voted for Spicybrown too because it's not like Alameel had a chance. Also, Spicybrown!
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