Mr. Irrelevant

Folks know that Commentary worked on Mayor John Whitmire’s campaign for H-Town Mayor all last year, like the entire year. Mayor Whitmire said last year that he would end the pay dispute with the H-Town Firefighters – period. The Mayor said it time and time again.  Here what the Mayor said yesterday in the today’s…

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Saturday’s Election

Congratulations to my State Senator-Elect Molly Cook for her outstanding victory garnering 57.23% of the vote or 9,330 votes to 6,973 votes over State Rep. Jarvis Johnson. These are the unofficial results. Molly now heads to the May 28 Democratic Party Primary runoff riding on a huge wave of momentum. For those not convinced, maybe…

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Vote Tomorrow

The featured photo is the front page of today’s Chron hard copy. I have family members who live in the Kingwood area. They are ok. Those of us who live close to Downtown are also ok. I feel for the folks who live near the San Jacinto River. _____ The Harris County Clerk will conduct…

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The Special Election

The Trib has a piece on the State Senate District 15 Democratic Party Primary runoff and Special Election candidates State Rep. Jarvis Johnson and Molly Cook. Here is the part of the piece on campaign fundraising: In fact, Cook has won the backing of some heavy-hitting supporters for the last leg of the race. Her…

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Mayor Parker

Former H-Town Mayor Annise Parker is thinking about running for Harris County Judge in 2026. The news broke yesterday in the Chron. See this from the Chron: Former Houston Mayor Annise Parker has been talking to friends and supporters in recent months about making another run for elected office. Parker, a Democrat who led City Hall from…

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Cricket

Let’s be honest. Since Donald Trump came on the political scene in 2015, there has been a severe decay in the moral values of way too many in the GOP.  Here in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott’s weapon of choice is razor wire against families seeking asylum. He also is viciously attacking the trans and LGBTQ+…

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Shepherd and Durham

Commentary recently put out a take on a possible HISD bond campaign this November. The Houston Landing has a story on an HISD bond campaign possibility and here is a part: While Houston-area voters have generally supported recent bond proposals, it’s unclear whether they would back one this year in HISD. According to a recent…

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Petty Vendetta

Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced yesterday that she is bringing in the crooked Texas AG’s office to prosecute the three indicted staffers who used to work for Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo. Let’s see. Texas GOP AG Ken Paxton has been impeached, indicted, and is currently being investigated by the FBI. The crook…

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Lousy

The head of the City of H-Town Public Works Department is a goner. Commentary is surprised she lasted this long under Mayor John Whitmire. If you have watched KPRC Channel 2 news investigative/consumer reporter Amy Davis’s water bill and water meter stories over the past 18 months, Public Works Director Carol Haddock came off as…

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7-17

I am sure you heard about this yesterday. See this from the Chron: The Supreme Court of Texas has temporarily blocked Harris County’s new guaranteed income program, Uplift Harris, after two lower courts denied Attorney General Ken Paxton’s requests to stop the payments. Paxton sued Harris County earlier this month, alleging its new income program violates a state law…

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