Posts by Campos Communications
Eras Over
The new Enron folks bought another full-page ad in today’s Chron. That’s five full-page ads this week. _____ BREAKING NEWS! See this from the Trib: House Speaker Dade Phelan on Friday announced he is dropping his bid for another term leading the lower chamber, ending a bruising, monthslong intraparty push to remove him from power.…
Read MoreAmerica’s Christmas Tree
The new Enron folks bought another full-page ad in today’s Chron. _____ State Rep. Gene Wu will now Chair the Texas House of Representatives Democratic Caucus. Congrats to Rep. Wu. _____ The Hegseth fella who wants to lead the Pentagon is blaming the media for his problems. That is the standard MAGA take these days.…
Read MoreHome Insurance
The new Enron folks bought another full-page ad in today’s Chron. _____ If you own a home, you pay for home insurance. In the last couple of years, Commentary’s home insurance cost has skyrocketed, like by two and a half times. See this from today’s Chron: When Maryann McGregor retired in 2020, she and her…
Read MoreEnron, Again
The new Enron folks ran their second full-page ad in today’s hard copy Chron. Here is from a Chron story today on the new Enron: It’s hard to say exactly what the new Enron’s intentions are, but public filings indicate the new company is likely entirely unaffiliated with the Enron that has become synonymous with…
Read MoreEnron is Back
I saw this in the Thumbs Up/Down Chron E-Board editorial on Saturday: Thumbs twiddled: In billboard-afflicted Houston, it takes a lot to get drivers’ attention — but a sign on I-69 North, between Westpark and Chimney Rock, gobsmacked commuters. There, after all these years, was the old crooked-E logo of Enron, once Houston’s pride and joy.…
Read MoreSeñora Santa Claus
The lead story in the hard copy of the Chron this morning is about a bill filed in the Texas Legislature to allow armed drones to protect our public schools. It doesn’t explain how that would work. Sounds far-fetched to me. _____ I am sure the anti-DEI folks are trying to figure out a way…
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving Day Dinner
There isn’t much to say on this Thanksgiving Day. This morning, I have on the flat screen the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. I never miss it. One of my favorites was there performing – Tony Award winner Idina Menzel. _____ There will be three NFL games today. You know who never plays each other on…
Read MoreLight or Dark
Christmas Day is 4 weeks from today. _____ This is a headline in today’s Texas Tribune: Donald Trump’s tariffs on Mexico could devastate border region, Texas economists warn You get what you vote for, pals, err amigos. Here is the Trib read: Tariffs on Mexican imports could devastate the Texas border | The Texas Tribune.…
Read MoreThe Tariff Thing
Mexico has a new president and apparently, she is not f_cking around when it comes to tariffs and Donald Trump. See this AP story: MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested Tuesday that Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% import duties on Mexican…
Read MoreThanksgiving Week
On yesterday’s “What’s Your Point,” the Breitbart fella said the President Joe Biden administration “created two wars.” What a dummy. The Breitbart fella didn’t elaborate, but I am guessing he is referring to the Israel-Hamas war that Hamas started, and the Ukraine-Russia war that Russia started by first annexing the Crimean Peninsula in 2014 and…
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