Up and Down 2025
KPRC Channel 2 News this morning did a piece on those pendejos who fire their guns into the air when the New Year arrives. They call it “celebratory gunfire.” It is not. It is pendejos breaking the law by firing their guns into the air. There is nothing celebratory about that. Call it something like idiotic, reckless, behavior, please.
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The Chron has a year-end article this morning on who was up and down in Texas politics in 2025.
Who’s up:
MAGA Gov. Greg Abbott
U.S. Sen. Cancun Cruz
State Rep. Gene Wu
Cong. Jasmine Crockett
State Rep. James Talarico
Texas State House Speaker Dustin Burrows
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones
Who’s down:
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick
Cong. Dan Crenshaw
Cong. Al Green
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo
The 18th Congressional District
State Rep. Dade Phelan
Here is the entire read here: How Greg Abbott, Ted Cruz and other Texas politicians ranked in 2025.
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The Chron also has an item on the pronunciation of some streets here in H-Town. Here is may favorite street that folks get wrong:
San Felipe Street, the one that rich people get wrong
Right: SAN fuh-LEE-pay
Wrong: SAN fih-LIP-ee
This one should be pretty straightforward; say it the way you would in Spanish, right?
Well, I’ve noticed that San Felipe has quite a second pronunciation that still turns up in parts of River Oaks and Memorial. Longtime residents (often older, often affluent) will sometimes call it San Filippy.
I’ll tell you one thing: that ain’t Spanish. And I pray you never hear “San Filippy” from someone new to the city.
Check out other streets here: How to pronounce Houston’s most mispronounced street names.
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The featured photo is from Daikin Park’s Light Up the Park.
Folks know that Commentary doesn’t go out on New Year’s Eve. I don’t want to put up with what is out there this evening. The flat screen will be my entertainment including the College Football Playoffs.
Stay safe on New Year’s Eve.