The image on the left: I prefer the nickname Sticky Finger Paxton; it is simple and easy to remember. Republican PACs are throwing hundreds of millions of dollars into political
At the bottom of my conversations with the AI, ChatGPT gives me a warning: “ChatGPT can make mistakes. Check important info.” Apparently, someone in the United States military needed to
Greg Abbott has spent years presenting himself as the man who does not need Washington. Texas would secure its own border, fight the federal government in court and go its
Harris County property owners are facing a major tax increase. That is real. The county’s proposed tax increase has been described as roughly 12%, and critics are right to ask
Back in January, I wrote that Democrats did not have to learn how to “cater” to Hispanics. Trump only had to keep finding ways to piss them off. Nine months
Some parents tell their children, “Do as I say, not as I do.” Texas government sometimes looks a little like that. State law tells many cities and counties that their
What kinda of DEI fools would start a war without preparing to get hit back? My opinion: Donald and Pete. Nero may have fiddled while Rome burned; Trump prefers to
James Talarico should not apologize for saying God is non-binary. He should explain why he said it. Talarico is a teacher and a seminary student. Teachers sometimes begin a lesson
Whether Walmart uses contractors to clean its stores or large office building owners do the same, the result is the same: the owners win, and Americans who can do the
Excluding judicial races, these are the Republican candidates running statewide in Texas in November 2026: Not a single one has condemened Bo French’s racists, bigotry remarks. Ken Paxton endorsed Bo
The United States tells immigrants and their children that military service is honorable and valuable. But under Trump, a service member who asks the government for Military Parole in Place
I read an article suggesting that Chris Hollins may not run for mayor because he isn’t seriously raising money. Whitmire is not well liked; he is managing to alienate both
Monica de la Cruz and Donald Trump seem to favor the communist way of getting cheap labor. Below is an argument that is similar to arguments that I have been
I read the news and the headlines; over the last few days, I noticed many more articles about how Flock Cameras help find someone or a stolen car. I don’t
Texas has required a specific Protestant wording of the Ten Commandments in public-school classrooms. Texas is pushing state-backed Christian norms into public institutions, especially schools. Examples include laws and policies involving
Houston has a simple way to make today’s budget look healthier: delay the project, postpone the expense, and leave the next mayor and the next generation of taxpayers to deal
Kathy Whitmire must have known John Whitmire well; she chose to endorse Sheila Jackson-Lee: Houston has had two Mayor Whitmires. One was a CPA who spent years fighting unbudgeted spending,
Whitmire’s Shell Game: Your Property Tax Is Only One Way Houston Takes Your Money Now I know why the water leak on my street has not been fixed. Houston apparently
Newsweek asked its AI and other AIs from various companies if AI would eliminate Humans within 10 years; all of them said yes, but the percentage of them doing so
I cannot prove that Houston Mayor John Whitmire or Police Chief Noe Diaz is afraid of Donald Trump or Greg Abbott. What I can do is show you what they
