Guns Over America

My first reaction yesterday to the Supreme Court ruling on the New York gun case was welcome to Texas, America.  There is nothing good going to come from this. This morning the Supreme Court overturned Roe, 5 to 4. There is nothing good going to come from this either. I prepared the rest of today’s…

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Dumb Move

Politico has a piece about the Donald Trump liars and their now tell-all book sales. Former chief of staff Mark Meadows has sold 21,569 books. Covid advisor Deborah Birx, fewer than 6,000. Quack doc Scott Atlas, 27,013. Dr. Ben Carson, 21,786. Now Trump rat Stephanie Grisham, 38,249. Kellyanne Conway, 42,273. Former defense secretary Mark Esper, 20,900.…

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Slim Pickings

Lack of leadership is on full display at our Texas State Capitol.  29 days ago, 19 third and fourth graders and 2 teachers were murdered.  Yesterday, the fella who runs the DPS called out the locals and said they botched the response. He called it an “abject failure.” He also said they were chickens for…

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Failed Us

“They all failed us,” said the uncle of one of the Uvalde kids who was murdered four weeks ago today. Let me add. State and local law enforcement failed the community of Uvalde. Texas Monthly has an article that went online recently about local and state officials holding back info from the families and public…

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Disloyal Cornyn

Today we observe Juneteenth. It is a federal holiday. No mail delivery and post offices are closed.  My bank is closed. According to the City of Houston and Harris County websites, today is a holiday for city and county employees. The Chron said today that state offices are closed. The Texas Comptroller website says yesterday…

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World Cup

The January 6 Committee is telling us through knowledgeable, veteran conservative Republicans, that Donald Trump tried to subvert Democracy.  It is not AOC, Sen. Bernie Sanders or the Squad that are providing the facts.  Republicans are telling us under oath what happened. To those GOP members of Congress who still believe in Trump and believe…

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Immaculate

Mayra Flores, the GOPer who just won the Congressional special election in South Texas, said the Democratic Party had walked away from the Latino community or something like that. How many GOP elected officials in Texas are Latino or Latinas versus how many Democratic elected officials in Texas are Latino or Latinas? Enough said. _____…

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In the Heights

Commentary has been living in the Heights for over three decades. I was here when the Fiesta on 14th and Studewood was called Clayton’s. The Fiesta has been gone for nearly 10 years now. I have lived through the changes, and they have kind of just grown on me. Where I live in the Heights,…

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Dos in One

It turns out 13 DPS troopers were also crouched in the hallway at Robb Elementary for an hour or so three weeks ago. A testament to the failed leadership of Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and GOP Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan. We are not safe we these guys in charge. Abbott is…

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Texas Hate

The official motto of Texas is “Friendship.” That’s a big joke for sure. Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, GOP Texas legislators, and the Texas GOP do a great job of promoting hate in Texas. It wasn’t surprising to see Texans well represented amongst those that were packed in a U-Haul truck in Idaho.…

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