Archive for December 2025

I got my mail ballot yesterday for the 18th Congressional District Special Election runoff and I voted for Amanda Edwards as in the featured photo. I will be taking it to the post office this morning. I will be one of the first to cast a ballot. Early voting in person for the runoff special…

In BREAKING NEWS, State Rep. Jolanda Jones just endorsed Amanda Edwards for the 18th Congressional District Special Election runoff. Great news. _____ We will soon have four Latinas/Latinos on the H-Town City Council. We had four back in the 1990s. _____ MAGA Gov. Greg Abbott is targeting seven Democrats in the Texas House from Harris…

Congrats to Council Member-Elect Alejandra Salinas. She won the At-Large 4 race decisively over former Council Member Dwight Boykins. The “What’s Your Point” crew were pretty much dismissive of her victory and the low voter turnout yesterday morning. It looks like she will end up with about 57% of the vote. My home precinct in…

Vote tomorrow for Alejandra Salinas for H-Town City Council At-Large 4 in the Special Election Runoff, please. _____ Here is the first poll of a head-to-head between Cong. Jasmine Crockett and State Rep. James Talarico. Here is from KXAN News: AUSTIN (Nexstar) — U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, may have just entered the Democratic primary for…

Good news for Texas Democrats. We sure could use some. See this from the Trib: The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, the party’s national arm that targets legislative races, announced Wednesday that it plans to put resources into Texas next year for the first time since 2020. The national interest reflects Democratic optimism that the 2026…

From The Hill today: Democrat Eileen Higgins has flipped the Miami mayor’s office, defeating Republican Emilio Gonzalez and marking the latest sign of the party’s momentum heading into next year’s midterms, according to Decision Desk HQ.  Higgins is the first Democrat to become mayor of Miami since 1997. She bested Gonzalez, a former Miami city manager who served on President Trump’s Homeland Security…

Today is the last day to vote early in person in the H-Town City Council At-Large 4 special election runoff. Go vote, please. _____ The Chron put Cong. Jasmine Crockett on the hard copy front page today. See the featured photo. Nice, if you are supporting Cong. Crockett for the U.S. senator. It looks like…

Forty-five years ago today, John Lennon was gunned down in New York City. I remember. _____ Cong. Jasmine Crockett ran former Cong. Colin Allred out of the race for U.S. Senator. See this tweet from this morning: @ColinAllredTX I am deeply moved by the personal stories and trust that so many Texans have placed in…

The featured photo says it all. It is on. I will be voting in the 18th Congressional District Special Election runoff once I get my mail ballot, then I will be voting in the 7th Congressional District March 3, 2026, Democratic Party Primary. That is fu_ked up. We will see in the coming days who…

I am sure some major news organizations are looking into the Donald Trump pardon process. A drug kingpin, crooks, and now Cong. Henry Cuellar. I am sure there is a hustle in there someplace. In the Cuellar case, don’t forget that a businessman and Cuellar’s longtime political consultant pled guilty and were cooperating with the…