Astrodome – renovate, demolish, or do nothing
Let it rut where it sits, if someone wants to renovate, let them do it, but not with taxpayers’ money. Timeline: The Republican-controlled commissioners asked the voters to decide. Surprisingly,
50 pounds lighter and thousands of dollars in photography equipment
Before Hurricane Harvey, my hobby was photography. The following are two links to photos that I took. Harvey took far more than tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of photography
Houston is in serious trouble, budget wise.
Below is a story from ABC13 Houston. We are barely halfway through the budget year, and the city is having to use leftover federal funds to perform routine heavy trash
Texas non-Voters are not Blue Voters – Vote James Talarico.
The following is from Texas Monthly; there is a paywall, but it is cheap, so if you live in Texas, it is $15 for one year or $35 for three
Meet Bobby Pulido – Tejano Grammy Winner now running for 15th Congressional district
One hour-long interview, but I sat there in front of my screen and listened to it all, including the song that Bobby Pulido recommended. There were no issues they discussed
Luis story, is there more to it
All those children above the age of eighteen who are citizens and have mixed legal and illegal families need to get their behinds to the polls and start voting; that
Gays want to kick out two South Texas Democrats from the Democratic Party
Three people with Hispanic last names voted with the Republicans to deny government funding for transgender people. The Republican who introduced the Bill is Dan Crenshaw, the same person that
Salvador Sanchez one of the all time greatest Boxer
Boxing is the only sport that I occasionally enjoy watching. Boxing used to be free on TV; a fight like the one between Sanchez and Lopez would now cost you
The real reason Trump’s goons Will not come to Houston
Can’t turn Harris County Bright Red if the following is what Houstonians are watching. Whitmire can claim that his directing PD to work with ICE to create fear in Houston’s
Jasmine Crockett bad habit of moving her mouth before activating the brain
I had prepared myself to support both by voting and donating money to Collin Allred, when he surprised me and, I guess, many others by dropping out. That left me
Did the Annise Parker campaign encourage A Hispanic to jump in for County Judge?
The image on the left is from Annise Parker’s Facebook account. Annise Parker is as much a Democrat as Kim Ogg or John Whitmire. The same politicians and precinct chairs
Finally something that Ken Paxton did that I agree with
TVs are spying on us, our computers are spying on us, our phones are spying on us, the land of the free.
Medellin Colombia, Christmas lights
If you like traveling, a trip to the city of Eternal Spring (temperate climate (around 71-78°F/22-26°C) year-round) during Christmas will reward you with a spectacle of lights.
Operation Wetback
I have been alive long enough to have lived through Operation Wetback, and I love to read and have read much of the history about the Tejanos, those who stayed here rather than go back across the border to Mexico after the land was taken from Mexico by the United States.
Gay power v Black power brewing in Texas
Well, the power struggle is in the counties and surrounding areas where such power is concentrated, namely, Harris and Dallas counties. We just saw a Houston City Council seat switch
Democrats vote to not endorse Whitmire in future elections.
Only took the Harris County Democrats two years to figure out that John Whitmire was not really one of them. I was a strong supporter of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee. I
Fox 26 – Texas Senate primaries
Fox 26, like the national cable news, leans right, well, very far right, but the panelists had two members who are well-informed and tend to speak the truth, as one
Take time to beat my own drum
Not only did I predict that Alejandra Solis would win, but that it would not be close. Alejandra Salinas won the runoff election Saturday for the at-large seat on City
We give money To destroy than we give money to rebuild
But when disaster strikes, there is no money to help Americans. Any more winning with Trump and we will soon be a third-world nation with no money to give, but
Beto O’Rourke coat tails swept a lot of Democrats into Office, Crockett…
Beto O’Rourke’s coattails swept many Democrats into Office, including Lina Hidalgo; however, I do believe Crockett could sink many Democrats with her if she wins the primary. The election season