Parks and Greenspace
If you can access this Chron interview of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, do it now here: Lina Hidalgo talks decision to seek treatment for depression (houstonchronicle.com).
The courage it takes to address her illness head on is, well, words cannot describe. I admire her for being candid. Go for it, Judge Hidalgo.
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A number of parks and greenspace organizations held a mayoral forum last night at Emancipation Park Conservancy. It was probably the most attended mayoral forum of the year. See the featured photo.
KPRC-TV’s Khambrel Marshall was the moderator. In his opening remarks, Khambrel said that H-Town ranked near the bottom of the top 100 cities in terms of city park expenditures per capita.
State Sen. John Whitmire got a good response when he mentioned that the smaller neighborhood parks needed more attention.
Commentary is not going to mention any names, but one of the candidates can be a real downer in some of his responses. Dude, you can respond in a more upbeat manner.
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47 years ago today, in 1976, I still remember this. President Gerald Ford and the Democratic Party nominee for President Jimmy Carter had a presidential debate. During the debate, President Ford said there was “no Soviet domination of eastern Europe.” It was a catastrophic blunder that helped Jimmy Carter win the election.
It reminds me of today’s GOP, where a number of GOP elected officials think Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is no big deal.
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Donald Trump endorsed Ohio GOP Cong. Jim Jordan for U.S. House Speaker yesterday. That is all you need to know about today’s GOP.
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Yesterday, the Chron E-Board endorsed Mario Castillo for H-Town City Council, District H.
Today, the Chron E-Board endorsed Richard Cantu for H-Town City Council, At-Large Position 3.
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MLB playoffs once again return to H-Town this weekend.
Since the 2015 season, H-Town has had the MLB playoff experience in seven seasons. 2015, 2017-2019, 2021-2023. We missed out in 2016 and in 2020, the pandemic year, we played in controlled environments.
Justin Verlander and Framber Valdez will be our starting pitchers tomorrow and Sunday.
Are you #Ready2Reign?
