From The Hill today: Democrat Eileen Higgins has flipped the Miami mayor’s office, defeating Republican Emilio Gonzalez and marking the latest sign of the party’s momentum heading into next year’s midterms, according to Decision Desk HQ.  Higgins is the first Democrat to become mayor of Miami since 1997. She bested Gonzalez, a former Miami city manager who served on President Trump’s Homeland Security…

Today is the last day to vote early in person in the H-Town City Council At-Large 4 special election runoff. Go vote, please. _____ The Chron put Cong. Jasmine Crockett on the hard copy front page today. See the featured photo. Nice, if you are supporting Cong. Crockett for the U.S. senator. It looks like…

Forty-five years ago today, John Lennon was gunned down in New York City. I remember. _____ Cong. Jasmine Crockett ran former Cong. Colin Allred out of the race for U.S. Senator. See this tweet from this morning: @ColinAllredTX I am deeply moved by the personal stories and trust that so many Texans have placed in…

The featured photo says it all. It is on. I will be voting in the 18th Congressional District Special Election runoff once I get my mail ballot, then I will be voting in the 7th Congressional District March 3, 2026, Democratic Party Primary. That is fu_ked up. We will see in the coming days who…

I am sure some major news organizations are looking into the Donald Trump pardon process. A drug kingpin, crooks, and now Cong. Henry Cuellar. I am sure there is a hustle in there someplace. In the Cuellar case, don’t forget that a businessman and Cuellar’s longtime political consultant pled guilty and were cooperating with the…

Deadline Day is next Monday, December 8. Potential candidates for the March 3, 2026, political party primaries in Texas have five days to file for office. See this from the Trib: WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas, appears to be inching closer to a U.S. Senate bid, scheduling a “special announcement” for Monday. Cong. Crockett serves…

I won’t spend a whole lot of time on the following from the Chron today: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo revealed Monday that she and her husband, David James, have separated, calling the decision “painful” but ultimately the right step for both of them. Here is the entire Chron read: Lina Hidalgo announces separation from husband David James. Sad…

Early voting in person is underway in the runoff races for H-Town City Council At-Large 4 and Houston City College, Trustee District II. The Chron E-Board has endorsed Alejandra Salinas for At-Large 4 and Renee Jefferson Patterson for City College Trustee.  Here is from the E-Board today on why you should vote and on Alejandra:…

We will find out soon what the Supreme Court will decide on the racist mid-decade gerrymander here in Texas. For sure, before the December 8 filing deadline. _____ We had a train derailment in H-Town’s East End a few days ago. I saw the images on TV. Lucky for everyone, the tank cars were empty,…

Sigh. Here we go again. I saw this post on Facebook yesterday: John Cobarruvias The Country is on fire yet the Harris County Democrats are wasting their time on stupid and petty shit. Gdamnit dont you have something better to do? “Harris County Democrats are one step closer to barring Houston Mayor John Whitmire from…