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…

Wake up, Texas! I saw this tweet last night from ABC Channel 13: @abc13houston Erika Kirk says Turning Point’s support of JD Vance in 2028 is ‘in the works’ Here is from the ABC Channel 13 News story: Erika Kirk said that Turning Point’s support of Vice President JD Vance in a possible 2028 presidential…

I was home yesterday afternoon when KPRC Channel 2 News broke into their regular programming to bring us the coverage of the tornado that hit north and northwest Harris County. Luckily, there were no serious injuries. A lot of homes and property suffered damage. One house had three trees fall on it. All three trees…