HISD Principal
F__king Mexican. That is what Donald Trump thinks of us. Trump was referencing murdered soldier Vanessa Guillén. Oh, yeah, some younger Latino males are supposed to be leaning toward handing their vote to Trump. Pendejos.
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McDonald’s is facing an E. coli problem and has stopped serving their Quarter Pounder. I guess they forgot to tell Trump to wash his hands.
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Why not ask the principal. Commentary is talking about a mailer that landed in my mailbox a couple of days ago supporting the HISD bonds. See the featured photo. Some folks are saying it is not cool to involve HISD school principals in the pro-HISD bonds campaign. See this from ABC Channel 13 News:
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A flyer arriving in Harris County mailboxes has raised electioneering concerns. The flier is advocating for the passing of the proposed $4.4 billion HISD bond and features the principal of Highland Heights Elementary School.
One pro-bond group says this flyer is legal, and the anti-bond camp says there is cause for concern.
The pro-bond group, Houstonians for Safe & Healthy Schools, paid for and distributed the flier. It features the image and title of Highland Elementary Principal Bettina McKinney and asks you to vote yes for the HISD bond.
The problem is that Texas law does not allow school district resources to produce or distribute political advertising. Critics argue that McKinney’s use of her standing as an HISD principal to push for the passing of the bond violates the law.
Rice University political science professor Robert Stein said that principals should stay away from providing anything more than factual information on school bonds as a rule of thumb.
“I think the idea here is to avoid not only conflict of interest but the appearance of conflict of interest, which can be as damning as to voter confidence as just the actual bad behavior of a conflict of interest,” Stein said.
In a document released by HISD back in 2012 during the last bond proposal, the district advised school administrators to “limit your personal opinions concerning the measure to times and places that are clearly not associated with the administrator’s job duties.”
The district notes in the document, which is still on their web page, that administrators are often seen by the public as school representatives even during their off hours.
The group that put out the mailer tells ABC13, “There is not concern. There is a violation of law. No public funds were expended in making that piece, nor was the making of the piece done during Ms. McKinney’s workday.”
Here is the entire news story: Flyer advocating for the passing of the proposed $4.4 billion HISD bond features Highland Heights Elementary School principal – ABC13 Houston.
I admit, when I got the mail piece, the first thing I noticed was the principal. Heck, she takes up one side of the mailer. I don’t think there is anything wrong with using the principal. She knows better than us the physical condition of our schools.
I voted for the HISD bonds, but you know that.
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Oh, brother. H-Town City Controller Chris Hollins wants the H-Town State of the City event to be investigated. I am not going to worry about this, and you should not either. Oh, brother.
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The Chron E-Board has a take today on the death penalty case that the Texas House committee is addressing. Here is how the E-Board take ends:
We are grateful that the Legislature filled the void left by Abbott and that the state Supreme Court granted Roberson a stay of execution. When one branch of government abdicates its responsibility, others must step up. Texans who value checks and balances and fairness in our criminal justice system would do well to remember that when they enter the voting booth.
Here is the entire E-Board take: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals race could save Robert Roberson’s life.
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Dodger pitching great Fernando Valenzuela left us yesterday. I still remember his 1981 rookie season when he won the NL Cy Young Award and the NL Rookie of the Year. We faced him twice in the 1981 NLDS. We beat him in Game 1 and he came back to beat us in Game 4. He will be missed.
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Kaz Matsui, who played for the Astros from 2008-2010, is celebrating birthday number 49 today. In 2007, as a member of the Rockies, he hit a foul ball that I snagged on Thursday, June 28, 2007. I have the foul ball on my foul ball bookshelf. Craig Biggio got base hit number 3,000 that evening. Happy Birthday, Kaz Matsui!
