The views from the Austin American-Statesman's Opinion pages, updated by @lopezricardojr

Austin, TX
Joined May 2009
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With its legal arguments in shreds, Austin should release records for manager search viewpoints.blog.statesman.co…
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Texas No. 1 in certain animal deaths? bit.ly/2qJ7Gsz
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In @aasviewpoints, @gissela writes: #SB4 "is wrong for Texas — even if our leaders refuse to acknowledge it." atxne.ws/2pakAhC
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Per #SB4 debate, it's not illegal in itself to be living in the US without authorization. FACT CHECK: bit.ly/2q4BrXC
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Early voting starts Monday; 5 ballot items to watch atxne.ws/2psDDbM
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.@kherman: "Justice often is in the eyes of the beholder. But there can be consensus on karmic justice." atxne.ws/2oqotyH
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What are African-American parents telling their kids about police interactions? Let’s talk about #TheTalkATX atxne.ws/2li4NPV
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He is correct regarding press. Sen. John Cornyn: Press is ‘healthy’ adversary, not ‘opposition party’ mystatesman.com/news/state--…
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Time for Dukes to step down! Source: Rep. Dawnna Dukes indicted on 15 counts, faces up to 28 years mystatesman.com/news/state--…
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.@aasviewpoints: City Manager Marc Ott’s departure opens new opportunities atxne.ws/2bxpjWR
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US Supreme Court reverses 5th Circuit, which had upheld the Texas abortion law, in 5-3 ruling. #txlege – at Austin, TX
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@aasviewpoints @theARFoundation @RAnthonyTagle ThankU!Investment&commitment educational quality&equity mystatesman.com/news/news/op… – at Austin, TX
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#SCOTUS ties 4-4 on immigration, upholding lower court that blocked Obama order. – at Austin, TX
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UT race case: #SCOTUS allows UT to consider race in freshman admissions process. #txlege Kennedy writes. – at Austin, TX
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Fisher ruling on UT race: 4-3 ... and more to come from #SCOTUS – at Austin, TX
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#SCOTUS usually ends its term in June, tho it has leaked into early July, so figure we'll know fate of the 3 Texas cases within 2 weeks. – at Austin, TX
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Jilted. 5 opinions from your US Supreme Court today, none from Texas. 8 cases yet to be decided this term. Abortion/immigration/race pending – at Austin, TX
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Guns in state-run psychiatric hospitals provide a lesson in confused lawmaking dallasmorningviewsblog.dalla…
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Come discuss the Music and Creative Ecosystem Omnibus Resolution this Saturday from 2-4 PM at Patsy's Cafe. mayoradler.com/mayor-introdu…
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Why don’t black voters Feel the Bern? Maybe because only white Democrats have moved left. wapo.st/1oWkVFp