My H-Town City Council At-Large 4 Special Runoff Election mail ballot hit my mailbox yesterday and I am ready to send it in for Alejandra Salinas as in the featured photo. I will take it to the post office today. Election Day is three weeks from tomorrow (Saturday, December 13) and Early Voting in Person…

From the Chron: The Houston City Council voted Wednesday to establish a citywide curfew on electric scooter use and rentals between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m., citing what officials called a growing public safety risk downtown. It was a unanimous vote. The folks that make H-Town Downtown happen supported the curfew. Good. _____ We really…

Well, that was a nice curve ball that was tossed our way. Commentary is talking about yesterday’s ruling on the mid-decade redistricting plan here in Texas. Charles Kuffner has a good take here: Federal court blocks Texas mid-decade gerrymander | Off the Kuff. Here is from NPR on yesterday’s ruling on the maps: The 160-page…

We got a runoff date for the CD 18 Special Election runoff. January 31, 2026. Early voting will be January 21-27, 2026.  Here is from the Chron: In the end, Gov. Greg Abbott will have bought President Donald Trump at least an extra 332 days of advantage in a tightly held Congress. On Monday, Abbott finally…

I mentioned last week that my Chron subscription increased. I support local journalism. I am still trying to figure out where Evan Mintz is taking the opinion page these days. See the H-Town Mamdani headline and sub-headline of today’s editorial in the featured photo. I read the entire editorial, and my first reaction was “and?”…

This came out in the Chron a couple of days ago: Eliz Markowitz plans to challenge Republican incumbent Matt Morgan in the November 2026 race for Texas House District 26, which represents  a swath from Rosenberg to Katy in Fort Bend County. Markowitz has run before. Donald Trump carried this district with 56% of the vote in…

This was inevitable. We are one of the largest cities in the USA. We have a huge immigrant population. I will say it again. This is what folks voted for last year. Those of us who get the hard copy of the Chron delivered saw the front-page headline on Monday about the City of H-Town…

Donald Trump endorsed MAGA Gov. Greg Abbott for reelection yesterday. Good. Someone released a recent photo yesterday of Trump without his orange makeup. Yikes! Democrats in congress are starting to release emails from Jeffrey Epstein referencing Trump and what he knew. Double yikes! This is the headline of the lead editorial in today’s hard copy…

I don’t have much today. _____ Remember when MAGA Gov. Greg Abbott said this about Prop 50 chances of passing in California: “So, I think the probability of anything passing is very minimal.” It got 64% of the vote. Gov. Gavin Newsom punked Abbott. _____ Some Democrats are not happy with Sen. Chuck Schumer’s leadership…

This was expected. From Houston Public Media a few days ago: A much-hyped effort to recall Houston Mayor John Whitmire from office — the subject of multiple news stories and social media posts over the past year — fell significantly short of its goal as the 30-day window closed this week. According to organizer Ethan…