I Went to Hear Fuerza Regida. Then Miss Colita Walked In.
I have a confession. I went to see Fuerza Regida. People have asked me whether the music was good. I […]
Some Mornings I Wake Up Humble. This Was Not One of Them.
Excuse Me While I Beat My Own Drum Some mornings I wake up humble. This was not one of them.
In 1903, Mexican Workers Were Offered a Seat at the Table—If They Left the Japanese Outside
Mexican workers said no and gave a reason, in writing. That is what makes the story exceptional. They said the
Are Americans Too Lazy to Read Their Television?
I enjoy foreign films; I don’t mind reading even when they are dubbed. I prefer to hear the actors’ voices.
Bobby Pulido Won. Democrats Should Ask Why.
My December 2025 pieces show that both were legitimate candidates with different strengths. Cuellar impressed because she was an ER
The Tortillas Hollywood Left Off the Cattle Drive
You can leave people out of the movie. You cannot erase the fact that they were there. I grew up
Houston May Be Pouring Tomorrow’s Fortune Down the Drain
Imagine Houston Residents as rich as Saudi Arabia, not because there is oil underneath us but because someone at City
THE MYSTERY OF HOUSTON’S DISAPPEARING RED DOTS
Houston’s reported 32 billion gallons of annual water loss is enough water to supply roughly 275,000 to 290,000 American households
I Have Lived Here Since 1973. Edward Pollard Is the Best Council Member I Have Had.
I moved into this part of Houston in 1973. Richard Nixon was president. The Astros still played in the Astrodome.
The Rupture – I am not going to be “Left Behind.”
I once decided I should prepare for the Rapture. Not because I had received a vision, heard a trumpet, or
Art Thou But a Worm?
William Blake once asked a question that sounds almost insulting: “Art thou but a Worm?” Perhaps he was asking the
Trump opens the door for more screwworms to enter the United States.
For more than a year, the United States kept Mexican cattle out because federal officials said the danger was too
Trump Gives Cristo Rey a Facelift — and Himself a Promotion
The problem a religious symbol atop a mountain of Christ King. The wall is needed, says Trump, and no religion
Trump is asking for Mexico’s help to bring the deportation numbers up.
Trump’s New Mass Deportation Plan Trump noticed that Mexican deportation numbers were way down, even though Biden deported more than
Regina Needs a Résumé. I Just Say Meme.
I like Regina Lankenau. That is important to say before I start making fun of her. Regina was born in
