Petty Vendetta

Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced yesterday that she is bringing in the crooked Texas AG’s office to prosecute the three indicted staffers who used to work for Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo. Let’s see. Texas GOP AG Ken Paxton has been impeached, indicted, and is currently being investigated by the FBI. The crook…

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Lousy

The head of the City of H-Town Public Works Department is a goner. Commentary is surprised she lasted this long under Mayor John Whitmire. If you have watched KPRC Channel 2 news investigative/consumer reporter Amy Davis’s water bill and water meter stories over the past 18 months, Public Works Director Carol Haddock came off as…

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7-17

I am sure you heard about this yesterday. See this from the Chron: The Supreme Court of Texas has temporarily blocked Harris County’s new guaranteed income program, Uplift Harris, after two lower courts denied Attorney General Ken Paxton’s requests to stop the payments. Paxton sued Harris County earlier this month, alleging its new income program violates a state law…

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Meeting the Mayor

Commentary likes Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo. I was disappointed in the way she attacked Mayor John Whitmire when he was running for mayor last year. My good friend Mayor Whitmire has been a great Democrat who has been fighting for Democratic Party values for 50 years at our State Capitol.  Judge Hidalgo bought into…

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Nature’s Way

On this Earth Day, I always go back to my go-to favorite environmental tune. It doesn’t make anyone’s Top 25 best environmental tunes hits, but it’s on mine. It doesn’t get any run because the tune came out before we really got into environmental activism. Commentary is talking about “Nature’s Way” by Spirit’s Randy California. …

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On Molly

I got a mailer yesterday from Texas State Senate District 15 Democratic candidate Molly Cook letting me know she got an abortion 10 years ago. Got it. See the featured photo. I have been doing political campaigns longer than anyone in these parts and I have to say that is the first time a candidate…

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High Five Day

It is National High Five Day. If you have followed the Astros closely the last four or five years, you have probably heard that former Astros Manager Dusty Baker was involved in the first high five ever. It turns out there is an Astros angle to this. See this from ESPN.com: The conventional wisdom had…

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Grayson County

Grayson County, Texas is on the Oklahoma and Texas border. It is also 70% white. See this from the Trib: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has asked the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the state’s environmental agency, to halt approving permits for concrete production plants in Texas until the 2025 legislative session. Patrick’s letter to TCEQ Chair Jon…

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Texas Renters

Fox 26’s “What’s Your Point” crew this past Sunday morning discussed the proposed Harris County Uplift Harris program. You know, the program that provides $500 per month for 18 months to 1,900 low-income families. I am guessing most of these families are renters. The “What’s Your Point” crew pooh poohed the program. Let’s see. The…

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Oops!

Oops! Commentary did a doubletake yesterday morning when I was reading my Sunday Chron. See the featured photo just under the fold of the City/State Section. Come on! Whitemire? There is another story on the following page on H-Town Mayor John Whitmire and they got Whitmire right.  Very sloppy if you ask Commentary. Very sloppy.…

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