What is John Whitmire hiding?
Below is the transcript of Controller Hollins at a City Council Meeting, followed by a summary of what Hollins said.
Otalia Garcia Barrera – Smartest person I ever met.
The Mystery of the Photograph It is a photo of myself, my sister, and my brother, probably around 1954. We
November: City of Houston – last item on the ballot, one item, two subjects
My read: Proposition A has a strong public safety argument, especially on no-knock warrants, but the fixed 15-second rule and
Tejano/Texas Tall Tales, Santiago Peak
This is straight from a 1949 article on how Santiago Peak got its name. There are several stories of how
Molina’s Christmas Present Came Seven Years Late
Listen to the story In December 1961, Molina finally got something the City of Corpus Christi had promised years earlier:
How Stupid Are Commissioners Lesley Briones and Adrian Garcia?
I am not a fan of either Lesley Briones or Adrian Garcia. I don’t think much about their politics; they
Because a damned greaser is not fit to sit side of a white girl.
The title is from a quote by a White Tenant farmer. They called Mexican children dirty, kept them in separate
Meme and His Theory of Creation
Long before anyone called me the Rain Man, I had another idea that sounded just as strange. It was about
The feisty young Latina that white MAGAs loved to hate: Lina Hidalgo
Why Did So Many People Hate Lina Hidalgo? A young Anglo man who is aggressive and confrontational may get called
The Skinning War: When Being Mexican Was Enough for Them to Kill You
I started reading a new book, and when it mentioned the Skinning War, I was surprised to find a war
Republicans May Have Misread South Texas
Immigrants built this country. Republicans looked at the 2024 election returns from South Texas and thought they had discovered something
Houston Charges Poor Families $5 More a Month for Garbage — Then Hands NRG Tens of Millions in Tax Breaks
Whether it is Donald Trump, Greg Abbott, or John Whitmire, the cycle of taking money from the poor to hand
Mark Twain Has Come Back as Donald Trump — and America Is the Joke
I have finally figured out Donald Trump. Mark Twain has come back from the dead. Not literally, of course. I
Company E, the all-Mexican-American unit – The War Ended. “No Mexicans Allowed” Did Not.
When do we lose the hyphen? One of the Twenty-Seven When the survivors of Company E answered roll call after
The US went to war for land and slaves
You won’t find it in our history books, but one reason—perhaps one of the major reasons—the United States invaded Mexico
Republicans Would Rather Spend $2 Billion Stoking Trump’s Stupidity Than Feeding Children.
It’s Easy to Spend Someone Else’s Money — Especially When It’s $2 Billion When Houston Congressman Mickey Leland went to
America Asked Them to Serve. Then ICE Took Their Families.
My father and uncle left home for the Army the day after Pearl Harbor. Other members of my family served
