Archive for May 2024

I had a feeling yesterday. When the Donald Trump jury asked for a reread of the jury instructions and a few transcripts, I had a feeling.  When news came out that the jury reached a verdict, I knew they had decided one way or the other with no hung jury, and I was hoping for…

I got two mail pieces yesterday from the State Rep. Jarvis Johnson for State Senate District 15 campaign. The day after the election. _____ Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and crook Texas GOP AG Ken Paxton just can’t accept losing. They are a couple of political toadies. They don’t like the way GOP Texas House Speaker…

The election results are in. Commentary must admit being surprised by the cliffhanger of a race in the State Senate District 15 Democratic Party primary runoff election. When the early vote totals were released yesterday just after 7 pm, State Rep. Jarvis Johnson had a 364-vote lead over State Sen. Molly Cook. The Jarvis lead…

Welcome to the party, Metroplex. See this from CNN.com: Powerful storms are delivering yet another round of violent weather to Texas on Tuesday after an almost unrelenting parade of destructive and sometimes deadly storms in recent weeks. Additional storms will pound more of the Southern Plains throughout the day. Storms were roaring through the Dallas-Fort…

The Harris County Democratic Party Primary runoff election is tomorrow. The Family Empowerment Coalition PAC based out of Austin is reportedly a pro-voucher outfit. In the runoff campaign reports filed last week, the PAC donated $25,000 to State Representative District 139 Democratic Party runoff candidate Angeanette Thibodeaux and $65,000 to State Representative Shawn Thierry who…

Vote early today, please. In the local Harris County Democratic Party Primary runoff election, we have the State Senate District 15 race, the State Rep Districts 139 and 146 runoffs, a couple of judicial races, the Tax Assessor-Collector race, and Constable, Precinct 5. Got it? _____ The Chron has a front-page story on GOP Texas…

Commentary got Xfinity restored yesterday. I got my regular internet and TV. I now feel complete. _____ I am not surprised. You probably are not surprised. I am talking about a flag waving insurrectionist serving on the U.S. Supreme Court and his name is Samuel Alito. _____ We are fixing to hit the one-year mark…

Commentary is here – temporarily. Don’t ask me how. It has been very frustrating, and that is being kind. I was out of power for two days. I stayed at my nephew’s down off 288 Friday and Saturday night. He was out of town. I came back home Sunday morning and my power was back…

This happened yesterday. See this from the Chron: A visiting judge from Bexar County on Wednesday ordered a new election in Harris County’s November 2022 180th District Court judicial race that Republican candidate Tami Pierce lost by just 449 votes to Democratic Judge DaSean Jones. I wonder when the election will be held. Oh, well. _____ State…

H-Town lost a giant. Rev. Bill Lawson left us yesterday. Rev. Lawson exemplified humanity at its best.  I last saw Rev. Lawson five years ago. State Sen. Carol Alvarado and I went to his home to visit with him to just catch-up and chat. We talked about the progress made and the challenges we still…