Super Game

Cong. Colin Allred was endorsed for the U.S. Senate in the Texas Democratic Party Primary election by the Chron E-Board yesterday. Go check it out. _____ On Saturday, the Texas GOP put a censure on Texas GOP House Speaker Dade Phelan and Scott Braddock tweeted this afterwards: Speaker @DadePhelan’s operations hits back, saying the Texas…

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Relentless

The Chron E-Board endorsed Mo Jenkins in the Texas State House District 139 Democratic Primary race. That is the seat that State Rep. Jarvis Johnson is leaving to run for the State Senate District 15 position that H-Town Mayor John Whitmire resigned from to become mayor. Got it? _____ President Joe Biden is 81. The…

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Altuve Day

H-Town’s Houston Avenue is getting a lot of run these days.  They did a makeover recently and now Mayor John Whitmire is undoing the makeover.  Some folks are not happy with the mayor’s decision.  I trust the mayor and want to see how this plays out. _____ Commentary is glad he sounded the alarm on…

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It was 60 years ago today.

I wonder what they are thinking at the former U.N. Ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley campaign this morning. See this from CNN: Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley lost the non-binding Nevada GOP primary to “none of these candidates,” according to a CNN projection, an option voters have to express their dissatisfaction with all of…

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Sentenced

I received a pre-filled out mail ballot application yesterday to vote in the Democratic Party Primary Election. The application had the reelection campaign logos and photos of Judge Cheryl Elliott Thornton and Judge Ramona Franklin and the logos and photos of judicial candidate Vivian King and Tax Assessor-Collector candidate Claude Cummings, III. The disclaimer read…

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Grammys

You get a new H-Town Mayor, change happens. See this from the Chron: Houston Public Works is reversing course on the concrete median and curbs it installed on Houston Avenue in December, electing instead to remove them after less than two months. “Houston Public Works will begin improvements along Houston Avenue starting in early February,” reads a Houston…

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Super Hefty Pay Raise

I don’t know about you, but I am with Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo opposing the 38% pay raise for the fella who runs the Toll Roads.  See this from the Chron: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo briefly clashed with fellow members of Commissioners Court on Tuesday over a raise of nearly 40% for Harris County…

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HCAD Board Election

Most folks here in Harris County are gearing up for the political party primaries on Super Tuesday, March 5 with early voting in person beginning on Tuesday, February 20. Heck, Commentary already sent in my ballot, and it has been received, according to the Harrisvotes.com mail ballot tracker. If you live in State Senate District…

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Swift Factor

Let’s see. Last March, Taylor Swift launched her Eras Tour across the country. It would usually be two or three nights of shows on a weekend in major US cities like H-Town and Arlington, Texas. The concerts turned out to be economic booms for the local economy. You know, hotels, restaurants, rent cars, and folks…

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Nothing Trump

Congratulations! See this from the Chron: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo took to social media Monday evening to announce her engagement to David James, a 35-year-old personal injury and civil rights attorney. In Hidalgo’s post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the 32-year-old said she’s “thrilled to share some personal news” and that she’s “overjoyed” to get married to James…

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