Archive for March 2024

Finally. Folks know Commentary’s take on the H-Town firefighters and the city. Mayor John Whitmire finally got a deal done. It is about time. Here is from the Chron: It will cost Houston taxpayers more than $650 million to settle City Hall’s long-running contract stalemate with the firefighters union, according to terms of a deal released Thursday.…

Minority Women Disadvantage Business Enterprise (MWDBE) is a program to get these businesses part of government contracts. It is supposed to help these businesses grow and expand. It is a good program. Commentary is certified under the Houston Office of Business Opportunity. I have to go through a recertification process on a regular basis. It…

On the HPD suspended cases mess, Commentary is like most folks. Just an H-Town citizen waiting for an explanation. Mayor John Whitmire will announce this afternoon his review committee who will try to figure out how this happened. The Chron E-Board has a take on this today. See the featured photo. Here is the E-Board…

H-Town Mayor John Whitmire certainly has a plate full of stuff to deal with. See this from the Chron: Houston’s chief development officer Andy Icken has resigned, marking the latest major departure from Mayor John Whitmire’s administration. The chief development officer, a key position in the mayor’s office, is tasked with promoting economic growth and recruiting businesses…

The Chron E-Board has good things to say today about President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. Here is how the E-Board take ends today: That’s democracy. That’s why Biden is president. It’s why, warts and all, he wants to finish the job. He showed us Thursday night that he’s still got what it…

My predecessor got a lot of mentions last night by President Joe Biden. It was a great speech. He came out swinging and never stopped. He scored major points. In baseball parlance, it was like hitting two grand slams and stealing home in a single game. Nice job, Mr. President. The featured photo is Cong.…

GOP State Rep. Glenn Rogers is one of the reps that arsehole Gov. Greg Abbott knocked off a couple of days ago. Rogers said this yesterday: History will prove Ken Paxton is a corrupt, sophisticated criminal. History will prove vouchers are simply an expensive entitlement program for the wealthy and a get rich scheme for…

Commentary respects election results. It is the voters having their say. You have to have winners and losers but give credit to the losers for getting into the game. So, they are really not losers, they are just not winners. Let me get this off my chest. I am writing this at 9:15 am on…

I just saw this in the Chron: Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg went to Love Park Community Center Tuesday morning to cast a ballot in her own primary race — only to be told someone had already voted in her name. Ogg said she was told that when her partner, who lives at the same address,…

Folks know who Commentary is rooting for in the race between former H-Town City Council member Amanda Edwards and Cong. Sheila Jackson Lee tomorrow. I will be at my place on Election Night checking the results. It is Super Tuesday, so I will have the flat screen on tuned to MSNBC to listen to the…