The DEI Thing

First, here is from KPRC Channel 2 on Felix Fraga: HOUSTON – Houston’s former city councilman and community leader Felix Fraga has died. He was 94. Fraga’s family confirmed with KPRC 2 that he died of natural causes in hospice. He was a product of Houston’s Second Ward and through the years his name and face became synonymous with the…

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15 Days Since

I learned last night that we lost a Latino legend yesterday. Former H-Town City Council Member Felix Fraga is no longer with us. He was a pillar in our community and a great leader. More details to follow. _____ Yesterday was the first full day of the Harris 2024 Campaign. Vice President Kamala Harris visited…

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Kamala Harris

We lost Cong. Sheila Jackson Lee on Friday. She certainly made her mark on the political landscape in the H-Town area and country. She was one of a kind for sure. She didn’t shy away from letting folks know her takes. I give a ton of credit for the energy she had in showing up…

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Sloppy Journalism

As of this morning, we are down to a little over 4,600 CenterPoint customers in the H-Town area without power. That is still 4,600 too many. We are getting there. I still feel for all of them.  _____ On last night’s acceptance speech, this tweet is from the Quorum Report’s Scott Braddock: Bottom line from…

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Project 2025

As of this morning, we are down to a little over 20,000 CenterPoint customers in the H-Town area without power. That is still 20,000 too many. I still feel for all of them.  I said this yesterday: The weather forecast for later this week and weekend calls for more rain. I don’t know about you,…

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Estrella Jalisco

As of this morning, there are still a little over 53,000 CenterPoint customers in the H-Town area without power. I still feel for all of them. I was watching the KPRC Channel 2 News this morning. The weather forecast for later this week and weekend calls for more rain. I don’t know about you, but if…

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129,000

As of this morning, there are still close to 129,000 customers in the H-Town area without power. I feel for all of them.  The featured photo is the headline of today’s Chron E-Board editorial. When the state of Texas passes GOP sponsored legislation that limits the power of local governments, then the GOP owns what…

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Back

Commentary finally got power back late Saturday afternoon. That is close to five and a half days without power. That is like four and half days too long.  As of yesterday, err Sunday morning, CenterPoint still had me on the assessment list. Sigh. Gov. Greg Abbott came to H-Town yesterday, six days after the storm…

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Day 5

Commentary is entering Day 5 without power. This isn’t fun. It’s hard. Yesterday, a McDonald’s reopened down the street and the drive through line was a couple of blocks long. I guess for some folks it is worth the wait. Here is from the Chron: A total of 1,096,938 customers were still without power as…

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CenterPoint

Commentary is still without power. Today is trash pick-up day, so it was a good day to empty the refrigerator. Sigh. I am now down to a few cold cuts and a couple of cans of tuna, then I will have to rely on restaurants. I guess that comes with being the part of the…

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