Archive for April 2026

Gov. Greg Abbott in the featured photo was elected governor in 2014. He has been in office for over 11 years now. Four years ago, ProPublica and the Trib did a piece on Abbott amassing power and here is the sub-headline of that article: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has consolidated power like none before him,…

You probably know the answer to this. How would local MAGA leaders react if Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo would post an image of herself in AI Jesus-like healing a constituent. Local MAGA like Sen. Paul Bettencourt would be going batsh_t crazy. Different strokes. _____ Former Houston Police Chief Troy Finner will soon become the…

Some of the comments coming from all over H-Town on the HPD and ICE debate at H-Town City Hall got me to thinking about Will McAvoy played by Jeff Daniels in “The Newsroom.” In the first episode Will is on a panel and “sorority girl,” err Jenny, asks the panelists why is America the greatest…

I am not surprised by this. I am not surprised at the timing. See this from ABC Channel 13 News: HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The City of Houston is being warned to change or repeal its new immigration policy or risk losing $110 million in public safety funding. That warning comes in a letter sent on…

The featured photo is all over the place. At center top is yesterday’s lead editorial headline in the Chron hard copy. It is about the H-Town City Council vote on how the police department should deal with ICE. Here is the headline: Mayor’s political coalition shattered Here is from the editorial: The Republican-Democratic coalition that…

The Chron hard copy has a piece today on the passing of Vic Fertitta. Vic is the father of Tilman. Check out the sad and lousy featured photo. The Chron has Mr. Fertitta at “900” years old. Come on. This is sloppy, lazy and totally disrespectful of the Fertitta family. Do right. At least they…

We have heard it before. In politics your word is your word. As an officeholder, you are expected to be honest and truthful. The Nick Hellyar for City Council District C campaign caught his opponent Joe Panzarella in a big lie. In a candidate forum on March 18, Panzarella said: “I voted in the Democratic…

I will be brief today because a new project has me busy. More on this later. This is from the Chron E-Board take on H-Town City Council District C: Not too long ago, the high-earning, highly educated sort of Houstonians who live in District C neighborhoods like the Heights, Meyerland and Rice University area could…

If you are a registered voter in H-Town City Council District C, don’t bother voting in the May runoff. The race is over and progressives won, according to Evan Mintz who runs the Chron E-Board. Here is how Mintz’s latest take starts:Don’t be fooled by the fact that the race is going to a runoff — Saturday’s…

Savannah Guthrie is back in Studio 1A. It is good to see her. See the featured photo. I am sure it is very difficult. She has to do what she has to do. I admire her for mustering up the courage to get into the co-host chair. _____ The thing about being MAGA is that…