The Hobby Poll on the Congressional District 18 Democratic Party Primary race came out yesterday.  Here are the first three paragraphs of the poll description: Three candidates are competing in the U.S. Congressional District 18 (CD-18) primary election: 15-term Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and challengers Amanda Edwards and Robert Slater. The CD-18 survey population of…

While arsehole Gov. Greg Abbott is out purging anti-voucher members of his GOP in the primaries, ISDs throughout the state are making harsh budget cuts. See this from the Chron: Spring Branch ISD Superintendent Jennifer Blaine announced on Friday the final phase in the district’s plan to stave off a looming budget crisis by cutting librarians and…

Local media coverage of the HISD takeover can at times get old and predictable. HISD Superintendent Mike Miles announces a change in policy and the local media goes to the teacher union leadership for a response to the policy change. See this from ABC Channel 13 news yesterday: HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston Independent School District…

Today is Presidents’ Day. Commentary has been around for 14 Presidents, voted in 13 presidential elections, and have had my photo taken with two Presidents who are still alive. 40 of my years have been under GOP presidents and 31 years and four months under Democratic presidents. I was also a key player in a…

State Rep. Jarvis Johnson was endorsed today by the Chron E-Board in the race for State Senate District 15 in the Democratic Party Primary. See the featured photo. This is how the E-Board take starts: In the fight to fill the state Senate seat vacated by Houston Mayor John Whitmire, voters will have to consider not…

The Super Bowl Champions Kansas City Chiefs and hundreds of thousands of their fans were having their parade celebration in Kansas City yesterday. A mass shooting occurred. Victims included children.  See the featured photo. Thanks to the NRA and the GOP. I don’t think this was in the celebratory gunfire category. Welcome to the party,…

Let’s see, the U.S. House voted to impeach the Secretary of Homeland Security by one vote, and a few hours later, Democrats flipped a GOP House seat.  Out of touch GOP. _____ Commentary loves to see GOPers go after each other. See this from the Chron: WASHINGTON — A $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel…

Early voting in person in the Texas primary elections begin one week from today, but you know that. _____ Let’s see. Mayor John Whitmire has only been in office for 44 days and some folks, including the Chron E-Board, already have a case of the jitters over his transportation views.  I think it stems from…

Cong. Colin Allred was endorsed for the U.S. Senate in the Texas Democratic Party Primary election by the Chron E-Board yesterday. Go check it out. _____ On Saturday, the Texas GOP put a censure on Texas GOP House Speaker Dade Phelan and Scott Braddock tweeted this afterwards: Speaker @DadePhelan’s operations hits back, saying the Texas…

The Chron E-Board endorsed Mo Jenkins in the Texas State House District 139 Democratic Primary race. That is the seat that State Rep. Jarvis Johnson is leaving to run for the State Senate District 15 position that H-Town Mayor John Whitmire resigned from to become mayor. Got it? _____ President Joe Biden is 81. The…