Gavin Newsom tweeted this yesterday: Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was a husband and father who spent 35 years building a life in Houston. ICE shot and killed him on his way to work. His family deserves the truth. Every immigrant family deserves to live free from Donald Trump’s fear. California stands with you. Let me know…

Here is the headline to a Houston Public Media story on the killing that is today’s featured photo: Democrats are calling for an investigation into Houston ICE shooting. Republicans have been mostly silent Former Chron restaurant critic Alison Cook tweeted this: Something unprecedented happened last night. My MAGA friend (yes, I have one) asked if…

The featured photo is today’s front page hard copy of the Chron. We know we can’t believe anything ICE says. Let’s see if we can get to the truth about what happened. Tragic and sad. _____ I love this. See this from the Chron front page today: State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, the Austin Democrat running against…

Let’s see. Corpus Christi has a water shortage crisis. Data centers are sucking off critical resources. Health insurance costs are putting a hurt on Texas businesses. The screwworm is still out there. Housing affordability must be addressed. And then there is this from the Trib: State lawmakers are exploring prohibiting foreign nationals from using Texas…

Jen Rice tweeted this about a New York Times story that just came out: Incredible stuff: Nearly a million investors lost a total of $3.8 billion on Trump crypto coin (while he walked away with a $636 million payout on the same crypto bet, part of a haul of at least $2.2 billion from all…

I just learned this morning that the red, white, and blue rocket popsicle was first introduced in 1955. Yummy. _____ Regina Lankenau is a columnist and member of the Chron E-Board. On this eve to our Fourth of July, Regina has an outstanding take on our national anthem in the lead column of the Chron…

The Trib has a piece on acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announcing he is quitting. Here is what Charles Kuffner had to say about Hancock: “A mostly forgettable term for an undistinguished man. But he did set the table for Sen. Taylor Rehmet to happen, so thanks for that.” Yep. Nice and true words from…

July, she will flyAnd give no warning to her flight. _____ See the featured photo. Here is what the idiot Bo French tweeted: The correct response to the traitorous decision today on anchor babies is nullification. Texas can just do things and we should. Texas is sovereign. If I have anything to say about it,…

BREAKING NEWS!! Birthright citizenship survives. The 14th Amendment is the 14th Amendment. I have said it before. There is a process for amending the U.S. Constitution. You don’t do it with a press release. _____ The Chron E-Board likes to get viewpoints from all sides on the Chron opinion page. I get that. Sometimes though,…

CNN tweeted this earlier this morning: Trump says US and Iran will hold new talks Tuesday in Doha, Qatar, after weekend strikes test fragile ceasefire. Tehran has not confirmed the meeting. Trump started this war and we are now in the umpteenth peace talk deal announcement or something like that over the past few weeks.…