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Yesterday morning, Commentary attended the public swearing-in ceremony for Mayor John Whitmire, City Controller Chris Hollins, and the Houston City Council members. It looked like most seats at the Wortham Center were filled. The place was packed with the city’s political players and movers and shakers. Former mayors Annise Parker and Sylvester Turner were in…

Today is the public swearing-in for Mayor John Whitmire, City Controller Chris Hollins, and the Houston City Council members. It will be at 9:30 am at the Wortham Center downtown. I will be attending. Afterwards, the Mayor will conduct his first City Council meeting and he will announce his Mayor Pro Tem selection and council…

I was there last night, err, at midnight. See this from the Chron: Former state Sen. John Whitmire was sworn in as Houston’s 63rd mayor just after midnight Monday in a private ceremony with family and friends at City Hall. Judge Victor Trevino III conducted the ceremony, and Whitmire took his oath on his mother’s prayer book and Bible,…

This will be my final take in 2023. There were highlights and lowlights in 2023. 2023 started off with my Dad’s health deteriorating, having him in the ER, hospital, and a rehab center. He got COVID-19, that didn’t help, entered hospice care, and we lost him in February. He died at his home, just like…

Former U.N Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley needs to brush up on American history. If she doesn’t know that slavery was the cause of the Civil War, then she is a dummy.  It is an insult to the 620,000 Americans who died of violence during the Civil War. Haley is a disgrace and…

Last night I went to my Tía Julia Campos’s rosary in Baytown. I saw family and old friends.  Her funeral is this morning. I will be there. _____ The Chron has a piece on the H-Town Mayor. Here is how it starts: For his final meeting as Houston mayor on Dec. 20, Sylvester Turner stepped into the…

This will be a short take today. On the political side, I live in State Senate District 15, so I am sure that the race to succeed The Dean will begin to liven up. _____ Yes, Taylor Swift was in Kansas City yesterday. The Chiefs lost. _____ My sister got a flat screen for Christmas…

Today will be my first Christmas Day in Baytown without a parent. Hey, I made it this long. Some folks aren’t as fortunate. One thing about my parents, Alicia, and Tony, err, Mom and Dad, they went to great lengths to make sure their kids, grandkids, and great grandkids had wonderful Christmas Days. Love, gifts,…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said yesterday that the Donald Trump indictments impacted his campaign for president. Here is his quote: “I would say if I could have one thing change, I wish Trump hadn’t been indicted on any of this stuff. I mean honestly, I think from Alvin Bragg on, I’ve criticized the cases, I…

Hello, winter. Well at least I am not running my AC. _____ Here is my political take for today. If Donald Trump isn’t on the ballot next year, a lot of his supporters stay home and don’t vote in November of 2024. If the U.S. Supreme Court says he isn’t qualified or if the GOP…