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D-Day happened 81 years ago today. _____ If you live in the City of Pasadena or the San Jacinto College service area, Election Day for the runoff election is tomorrow. _____ State Rep. Jolanda Jones is in the race for the Congressional District 18 special election. She will be a formidable candidate. Stay tuned. _____…

I am sure you heard about this yesterday. See this from the Chron: A federal judge has permanently blocked Texas’ longstanding policy that allows undocumented immigrants to receive in-state college tuition after Attorney General Ken Paxton effectively settled a case filed by Trump Administration lawyers within a matter of hours. Texas lawmakers considered outlawing the practice in…

Nice hire by the Chron. See this: Nancy Meyer, president and publisher of the Houston Chronicle, said today that Evan I. Mintz had been named editor of Opinion and Community Engagement. Mintz, who previously served as deputy opinion editor at the Houston Chronicle, where he was a 2017 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Editorial…

If you live in the City of Pasadena or the San Jacinto College service area, today is the last day to vote early. _____ After I posted Daily Commentary yesterday, this story came out. See this from the Chron: The state takeover of Houston ISD will continue for two more years before the Texas Education Agency announces…

If you live in the City of Pasadena or the San Jacinto College service area, you have two days to vote early. Today and tomorrow. The featured photo is the entrance to the Bay Area Community Center early voting location on East Nasa Parkway _____ Commentary said this last week about the possibility of Gov.…

The folks that run the Harris County Elections want you to vote. They really do. I learned yesterday that a voter in the Pasadena runoff had her mail ballot returned. It turns out she forgot to include her official identification number on the mail ballot envelope. The elections folks also included an envelope with paid…

Remember when SB 1 was debated during the Texas legislative session in 2021 and folks like Commentary were calling the legislation voter suppression. We were right when it came to mail ballot voters. See this very detailed article from the Trib: Some county election officials across Texas say the number of people voting by mail…

Gov. Greg Abbott can come out looking like a champ if he vetoes the THC ban.  See this from the Chron: Gov. Greg Abbott has been tight-lipped about whether he’ll sign the bill on his desk that would ban THC in Texas. I don’t envy him. There’s really no right decision. “This is poisonous THC. No…

If you live in the City of Pasadena or San Jacinto College service area, early voting in person for the runoff elections start today. There is a Pasadena race for mayor, three city council districts, and a San Jac trustee position all up for grabs. There are five Latinas/Latinos on the runoff ballots. The San…

The featured photo is a Houston Methodist ad in yesterday’s Chron hard copy with Yordan Alvarez. I don’t know about the ad. Yordan is dinged up and hasn’t been in a game since May 2. Oh, well. _____ Commentary worked this Memorial Day Weekend. I am even working today. I will have some time off…