“Today” had a piece this morning about the self-checkout kiosks at retail outlets. See the featured photo. Some folks want to eliminate them or reduce them. There is also a theft problem with self-checkout kiosks. When checking out, I prefer the self-checkout kiosks. Kroger, Lowe’s, and Target have some that I always use. I don’t…

The Trib has a piece today on the new 29th Congressional District and the upcoming Democratic Party primary. See this from the Trib: When Texas Republicans redrew the state’s congressional map this summer, Latino Democrats in Houston saw warning signs for their political future. Since its creation in the early 1990s, the 29th Congressional District,…

As folks know, Commentary from time to time mentions my Dad, Tony Campos, and his political activism. Heck, last week or so, it was about his work with LULAC and the Little School of the 400. A couple of weeks ago, Eleanor Klibanoff, of the Texas Tribune, reached out to me and wanted to interview…

The rainbow is not going away anytime soon.  “Over the Rainbow” is one of the best tunes of all time. The best movie tune of all time for sure. Somewhere over the rainbow, way up highThere’s a land that I’ve heard of once in a lullaby.Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blueAnd the dreams that…

It is early voting time. Early voting in person begins today. _____ Just in from the Chron: The Montrose rainbow crosswalk was gone Monday morning after protesters faced off with police as construction crews started restriping the intersection overnight and some were were detained by police. As of 8:15 a.m., fresh pavement had been laid, and police were…

Commentary has said before that I oppose political criminal prosecutions. We all heard about this yesterday. See this from NPR: John Bolton, who served as national security adviser during Trump’s first term, was indicted yesterday for mishandling classified information. The indictment charges Bolton with eight counts of transmitting national defense information and 10 counts of unlawfully retaining such…

As we head into early voting in person next Monday, see this poll that came out in the CD 18 Special Election. Here is from Houston Public Media: Acting Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards lead the field of 16 candidates in the Nov. 4 special election for Texas’ 18th Congressional District. That’s the…

I got the following Ring alert this morning: Beware of ICE around Bad astronaut brewing!!! Spread the word to friends and family. Fulton area That part of the Near Northside is just north of I-10 close to Downtown H-Town. I wonder what is up. _____ From the Chron E-Board this morning: “What type of city…

This morning, I saw Isaiah Martin and Christian Menefee ads for congress on KPRC Channel 2 News. On a related note, with early voting in person six days away, I put up my Amanda Edwards for Congress yard sign in my front yard that is the featured photo. I don’t think I have seen a…

The Chron E-Board put out a take today calling for H-Town Mayor John Whitmire to push back against Donald Trump and Gov. Greg Abbott on how our streets should look. See this part of the E-Board take: Let’s be honest. This attack on Houston’s rainbow crosswalk is just part of the White House’s continuing mission…