Texas Monthly posted a story on former President George W. Bush a week ago and here is the headline and sub-headline of the story: How Texas Republicans Turned on George W. Bush The man who delivered Texas to the GOP is now one of its chief targets. What gives? Here is the story: How Texas…

Here is a headline from the online Chron on H-Town City Controller Chris Hollins being critical of Mayor John Whitmire’s budget: ‘The math doesn’t add up’: Houston controller challenges Whitmire budget plan Here is the online read: ‘The math doesn’t add up’: Houston controller challenges Whitmire budget plan. Here is the last line of the…

Wow. I just learned that Ted Turner died. In my mind he made his mark by founding CNN. It changed how we watch the news. At one point, he also owned the Atlanta Braves. He was also married to Jane Fonda for ten or so years. He was a great American. _____ The featured photo…

From the Chron: Today in 1862: Mexican troops repelled French attacks on the city of Puebla de los Angeles in the Battle of Puebla, also known as the Battle of Cinco de Mayo. You should know that by now. KPRC Channel 2 News morning co-anchor Sofia Ojeda is the featured photo and today she is…

MAGA campaign ads in Texas continue to fall to scumbag levels. See the featured photo. In the race for MAGA AG, Cong. Chip Roy now has some ads going after State Sen. MAGA Mayes Middleton, accusing him of passing legislation to allow for Sharia law cities. MAGA believes going full Islamophobia is a vote getter.…

The Chron put out this exclusive yesterday: Houston Mayor John Whitmire is expected to propose a monthly fee for trash services as part of a plan to close a $174 million deficit in the budget he will present Tuesday, Council Member Tiffany D. Thomas confirmed Thursday.  The new fee would start at $5 per month for the…

The featured photo does not need explaining. I will say this. Our voting rights are being pushed to the extreme. At some point the voters are going to say enough. Hopefully, they will say it this November. _____ If you have access to the Chron stories, they just put out a behind the scenes look…

The featured photo is the front page of the hard copy Chron today.  I like it for two reasons. The first is an acknowledgement that State Rep. James Talarico is going to put a focus on African American voters. The second is Talarico going after African American voters needs to be discussed for a greater…

Melania Trump said this yesterday: “his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America” And this: “hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country” Nope. She wasn’t talking about her husband Donald. Last night on his show, her intended target Jimmy Kimmel responded by saying that if Melania wants to dial…

When I heard the news Saturday night about the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, I was not surprised. That’s the America we live in. Gun culture and hate go hand in hand. They are made for each other. _____ On “What’s Your Point” yesterday the Urban Reform fella made a big play to…