From The Blogs, March 30, 2006

It’s been a busy morning, so I’m just getting to From The Blogs. At any rate, here is your From The Blogs for March 30, 2006.

Today’s Must Reads

South Texas Chisme has a great statewide campaigning roundup including information on a GOP State Rep being sued by credit card companies.

Off The Kuff has the latest on the Center for Public Policy Priorities analysis of the TTRC’s new proposal.

Hot Topics Today

Immigration Protests & Backlash: Burnt Orange Report has more on yet another school walkout in protest of immigration legislation. Dos Centavos tells us some student protesters were met with handcuffs. Latinos for Texas has more on possible GOP backlash. RGV Politics joins in on dicussion related to immigration as well. Meanwhile, South Texas Chisme asks why San Antonio, a hot bed of activism, was so quite during all of this.

Tax Reform And School Finance: Common Sense is one of several Texas blogs rounding up the Texas Tax Reform Commission’s new proposals. Other blogs covering the TTRC/Perry proposal are Dos Centavos, Eye On Williamson (which covers the Center for Public Priorities take on the package), In The Pink Texas, Off The Kuff, Right of Texas, Dallas Blog has Gov. Perry’s statement on school finance.

Other News Of Note

Rep. Aaron Pena’s A Capitol Blog tells us the GOP is risking Latino votes on immigration.

Benny Wenny Redux (a new blog to us) has a post up on the Dallas City Council’s thumbs up for homeless housing.

Perry at Brians and Eggs is back from a little vacation and has this post, rounding up some things he missed while he was away. Welcome back, PDiddie!

Off The Kuff says a NASA administrator may have whispered some sweet nothings (an endorsement?) about Tom DeLay.

BOR also has the latest on the Carter Casteel Recount in HD 73.

Pink Dome has a post on the alleged “War On Christians,” in America. Pink Dome also welcomes Rep. Donna Howard to the capitol by noting she looks an awful lot like Bernadette Peters.

Eye on Williamson County moves to a new home, and has up a post on the race in HD-52, as well as a Blackland Coalition gubernatorial candidate forum follow-up.

The Jeffersonian tells us the toll road debate is heating up.

Around the Blogsphere

HOT TOPICS
CENSURE: Carpetbagger Report tells us Sen. Feingold’s censure resolution will get a hearing and a floor vote. Congressman John Conyers’ Blog has more on censure as well. Meanwhile Democrats.com tells us who the witnesses will be for Friday’s hearing on the resolution.

OTHER TOPICS

Daily Kos tells us that the GOP is souring on Bush, via s Survey USA Poll.

Democratic Daily tells us Louisiana Sen. Mary Landreau has introduced a bill to get Gulf Coast small businesses back at work following Rita and Katrina.

Democratic Underground tells us House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has introduced a resolution calling for a full probe of the Abramoff affair in the House.

Inter Alia tells us that House Speaker Dennis Hastert says the GOP may consider a compromise on immigration legislation.

Media Law Blog tells us the state of Idaho’s Supreme Court has said the state legislature there may close off its meetings to the public.

Some Posts You May Have Missed On Capitol Annex:

Former Ann Richards Consultant Supporting Strayorn

Some Claim Christianity Cost Tom DeLay His Job

TTRC Report: here, here, here and here.

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