Archive for May 2026

Here is a hard copy headline on the front page today of the Chron business section: Americans about to pay even more at the grocery store It is today’s featured photo. Now here is from HuffPost: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was grilled about his department’s plans to print commemorative $250 bills featuring President Donald Trump on Thursday amid growing economic tensions…

Texas Democrats had a great runoff election day this past Tuesday. We got our preferred opponent to be on top of the MAGA ticket. See the featured photo. A big thank you to the PACs aligned with the punkarse Sen. John Cornyn for driving up the negatives on cheating, crooked Ken Paxton and making sure…

Former H-Town City Council Member Letitia Plummer beat former H-Town Mayor Annise Parker last night. The Plummer win is being called an upset. Here is what I said right after the March 3 Democratic Party primary: In the runoff for Harris County Judge, Plummer could be aided by several local runoffs with African American candidates. First…

It is finally here. Election Day (E-Day) in the Texas political party primary runoffs is today, but you know that. This evening we will know who gets benched by the voters.  Go vote today, please. _____ That is 18. The Astros have now tossed 18 no-nos. Last night it was a combined no-hitter against the…

Two days before the political party primary runoffs in Texas, this ran in the Chron: As he approaches perhaps the most anxious election night of his long political career, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn might be hoping for a little magic from the ghost of Harry Truman. Cornyn, a four-term incumbent who previously served as Texas attorney general and on the…

Here is from the lead story in today’s hard copy of the Chron: Fort Bend County has emerged as a key battleground in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas’ historic 18th Congressional District, a race shaped by competing visions of Black political leadership: institutional experience versus generational urgency. U.S. Rep Christian Menefee, 38, and U.S.…

Chron Opinion Editor Evan Mintz has a take today in the hard copy and here is the headline: Worried about antisemitism at Houston City Hall? Look statewide, instead. | Opinion Here is from the take: Over in the Democratic primary for the 35th Congressional District, which stretches from San Antonio to Austin, frontrunner Maureen Galindo…

See the featured photo. MAGA U.S. Sen. John Cornyn sold his soul to Donald Trump. He became Trump’s punkarse. He is the ultimate political prostitute. He violated the first commandment: I am the Lord your God; you shall have no other gods before me, when he put Trump on his altar.  Look at what it…

Folks know that Commentary forks over $121 every four weeks to the Chron to support local journalism. I don’t think the headline today in the Chron hard copy is headline worthy news. Paxton: Cornyn weak on MAGA. See the featured photo. This is old news one week before election day. Well, at least it reminds…

Early voting in person starts today for the primary runoffs in Texas and I still have not received my mail ballot. According to the Harrisvotes.com mail ballot tracker, they mailed it to me last month.  I guess I will have to call them today to figure out how I will get to vote. _____ Speaking…