Archive for November 2025

We will find out soon what the Supreme Court will decide on the racist mid-decade gerrymander here in Texas. For sure, before the December 8 filing deadline. _____ We had a train derailment in H-Town’s East End a few days ago. I saw the images on TV. Lucky for everyone, the tank cars were empty,…

Sigh. Here we go again. I saw this post on Facebook yesterday: John Cobarruvias The Country is on fire yet the Harris County Democrats are wasting their time on stupid and petty shit. Gdamnit dont you have something better to do? “Harris County Democrats are one step closer to barring Houston Mayor John Whitmire from…

Wake up, Texas! I saw this tweet last night from ABC Channel 13: @abc13houston Erika Kirk says Turning Point’s support of JD Vance in 2028 is ‘in the works’ Here is from the ABC Channel 13 News story: Erika Kirk said that Turning Point’s support of Vice President JD Vance in a possible 2028 presidential…

I was home yesterday afternoon when KPRC Channel 2 News broke into their regular programming to bring us the coverage of the tornado that hit north and northwest Harris County. Luckily, there were no serious injuries. A lot of homes and property suffered damage. One house had three trees fall on it. All three trees…

I find this interesting. It if from CBS: Democratic U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, of Dallas, told CBS News Texas she has a big decision to make before Thanksgiving: either run for re-election in the 30th Congressional District or run statewide for U.S. Senate.  She discussed the factors it would take for her to jump into the…

My H-Town City Council At-Large 4 Special Runoff Election mail ballot hit my mailbox yesterday and I am ready to send it in for Alejandra Salinas as in the featured photo. I will take it to the post office today. Election Day is three weeks from tomorrow (Saturday, December 13) and Early Voting in Person…

From the Chron: The Houston City Council voted Wednesday to establish a citywide curfew on electric scooter use and rentals between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m., citing what officials called a growing public safety risk downtown. It was a unanimous vote. The folks that make H-Town Downtown happen supported the curfew. Good. _____ We really…

Well, that was a nice curve ball that was tossed our way. Commentary is talking about yesterday’s ruling on the mid-decade redistricting plan here in Texas. Charles Kuffner has a good take here: Federal court blocks Texas mid-decade gerrymander | Off the Kuff. Here is from NPR on yesterday’s ruling on the maps: The 160-page…

We got a runoff date for the CD 18 Special Election runoff. January 31, 2026. Early voting will be January 21-27, 2026.  Here is from the Chron: In the end, Gov. Greg Abbott will have bought President Donald Trump at least an extra 332 days of advantage in a tightly held Congress. On Monday, Abbott finally…

I mentioned last week that my Chron subscription increased. I support local journalism. I am still trying to figure out where Evan Mintz is taking the opinion page these days. See the H-Town Mamdani headline and sub-headline of today’s editorial in the featured photo. I read the entire editorial, and my first reaction was “and?”…