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
The Woman You Hear but Do Not See
The man on the album cover is holding the accordion (YouTube video below). The woman is nowhere in sight. Then
La Onda Chicano – Ruben Ramos and the Mexican Revolution
Ruben Ramos is one of the old timers for those who have been here in Texas listening to the Tejano
What Americans Read in the Last 24 Hours
Friday, July 31, 2026 — 6:35 a.m. Central There is no single audited national “most-read” list. The closest real-time measure
Houston Improves Police Response Times by Making People Afraid to Call
July 29, 2026 Houston may finally have discovered the secret to faster police response times: fewer people asking the police
We Became More Modest About Words—and Less Modest About Everything Else
I woke up from a dream in which I was trying to reassemble a robot. I had the pieces spread
Latinos for Trump are learning that history tends to repeat itself. I can’t feel sorry for stupid.
They Thought the Net Was for Someone Else Latinos for Trump got what they wished for—and more. Many apparently believed
Review – 2024 FX/Hulu Shōgun
SHŌGUN (HULU/FX) — A MASTERPIECE OF STORYTELLING, ROOTED IN HISTORY RATING: 8.5/10 Shōgun is the best historical drama on television
Coming soon: the Canales Investigation, a teaser
Coming soon: the Canales Investigation Porvenir: The Law Did Not Knock Before daylight, Porvenir was only a small place trying
The Barrera-Garcia Family: the beginning of the story, chapters 1-18
This is a draft of what has been done, but it does not end there. Using historical records, Ancestry family
Los soldados mexicoamericanos olvidados de la Segunda Guerra Mundial: Starr County y la antigua jurisdicción de Mier
Cuando se habla de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, casi siempre se cuentan las mismas historias. Se habla de generales, presidentes,
Working on a project that I have had on my mind for decades.
Three decades ago, my brother, Joel, interviewed my dad about his time in WWII. The interview was in Spanish and
