Lawyered Up

Cong. Sylvia Garcia endorsed State Sen. John Whitmire for Mayor.  See this statement: “I have worked on the city, county, state and federal level. John Whitmire has the depth and breadth of knowledge and experience to lead our city. I trust John Whitmire to make Houston a safer, more prosperous and vibrant city for people…

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Punk Paxton

Sorry for the delay. Neighborhood internet issues. _____ Commentary said last week that I had no idea what wokeness was. Yesterday, on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” the New Hampshire GOP governor struggled to define woke cancel culture. Just saying. _____ We all heard about the crook GOP Texas AG Ken Paxton reach a settlement with…

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Astros Grub

I was at my Dad’s yesterday and “Houston Life” came on. It is a local talk show from KPRC-TV that airs at 1 pm on weekdays.  Reagan Bregman was the guest co-host yesterday. Alex Bregman is her hubby.  She did a darn good job. _____ This is from State Sen. Carol Alvarado’s remarks last month…

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Diversity

Sunday’s Super Bowl will be the most watched event on TV this year. Always has, always will. This is what the NFL Commissioner said yesterday: “Diversity makes us stronger.” In H-Town we celebrate our diversity. Here is from the Trib: Gov. Greg Abbott’s office is warning state agency and public university leaders this week that the…

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Voters or Voters

Everyone knows Commentary is helping The Dean in his campaign for H-Town Mayor.  See this from Community Impact: As firefighters in Houston continue to operate without a contract with the city and are awaiting a ruling from the Texas Supreme Court related to pay parity, Texas Sen. John Whitmire announced the filing of a new bill with…

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Lazyarse Trib

Add the Texas Tribune to the growing list of media outfits in these parts who are good at lazyarse reporting on the November election day problems in Harris County in 2022. The Trib is doing a disservice to voters, Harris County, to Texas, to the elections process, and to democracy.  See this from the Trib:…

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GOP and the Balloon

Today’s Chron hard copy front page has a story on the Texas GOP’s ongoing efforts to suppress the vote. Harris County and the election day problems are featured prominently in the piece.  I have to say it is lazyarse reporting.  How many folks didn’t get to vote on election day here in Harris County because…

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National Wear Red Day

We have two candidates for Chair of the Harris County Democratic Party. Attorney Silvia Mintz posted the following: With the resignation of Odus Evbagharu it is with excitement that I announce my intention to run for Harris County Democratic Party Chair. The Party needs a leader that can keep the county moving forward and not…

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Tater Tots

A couple of days ago, one of the local TV news reporters asked Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo about the paper ballot shortages, other Election Day issues, and blaming it on the Astros parade. Judge Hidalgo refused to answer the question. It wasn’t a good look. Judge Hidalgo chairs the five-person commission that oversees the…

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Houston Landing

Commentary is looking forward to the launch of Houston Landing. Maybe I will call it H-Town Landing. It is going to be a non-profit news outfit for H-Town. Kind of like Texas Tribune local.  Why not? There is certainly plenty of stuff in the H-Town region that needs covering and sometimes investigating. Mizanur Rahman who…

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