Archive for April 2025

The featured photo will be debated on the Texas House Floor today. The pro-voucher forces say they have the votes to pass Abbott’s Plan. _____ Now this is a good deal. See this from the Trib: House Democrats are threatening to kill all constitutional amendments for the rest of session unless the House votes to…

Commentary has said this a couple or so times the past few weeks or so: If all these tariffs are confusing you, don’t feel bad, they are also confusing to the folks who are imposing them. Several of the tariffs are on goods that Donald Trump negotiated with Canada and Mexico in 2020, just saying.…

I saw this story about a week or so ago: Beginning May 7, U.S. residents will need to present a REAL ID to board any domestic flight, or access a federal facility. Travelers can also present a valid passport, passport card, or Enhanced Driver’s License. Other forms of valid identification are listed on the TSA site. Ahead…

Dylan McGuinness of the Chron has another story on the repairs needed at NRG and his front-page story is the featured photo. We are looking at $1.4 billion for repairs.  Here is an interesting line from the article: The 23-year-old stadium certainly shows more signs of wear-and-tear than its MLB and NBA counterparts in Houston, but the…

I said this yesterday: If all these tariffs are confusing you, don’t feel bad, they are also confusing to the folks who are imposing them. I was right. Donald Trump blinked yesterday. _____ Mark Berman tweeted this today: Sam Bregman (D), Bernalillo County District Attorney (Albuquerque), father of Alex Bregman, announced today he’s running for…

If all these tariffs are confusing you, don’t feel bad, they are also confusing to the folks who are imposing them. _____ It is on. See this from the Chron: Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday launched a long-teased bid to unseat U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, vowing to take a “sledgehammer to the D.C. establishment”…

The hard copy of the Chron was delivered a bit late today. I guess they wanted to get a photo on the front-page and story about last night’s disappointing loss. The featured photo of the front page of today’s Chron says it all. That is all I have to say. _____ I am not surprised…

Let’s see. The MAGA controlled Texas legislature put the Harris County Clerk in control of Harris County elections in 2023. MAGA decided how elections should be run in Harris County. Gov. Greg Abbott allowed the legislation to become law. Here is what Abbott said last week on delaying the Congressional District 18 special election: “That…

Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated 57 years ago today. _____ On the tariff stuff, I have had my laptop for over 6 years, and it has a few issues, but still functions. I decided to order a new one before the tariffs drive the price up. _____ When I saw a copy of the…

If you are a fan of the 1967 flick “The Graduate,” you probably remember the line, “plastics.” “Today” did a lengthy feature this morning on microplastics that are entering our body through containers like the ones in the featured photo. Another culprit was the plastic cutting board like the one I use. An issue that…