Early Tejano/Norteño Sound: one of the first groups to play, and their music is at the Smithsonian.
Ramiro Cavazos died in McAllen on July 2 at the age of 99. His name may not be familiar to […]
Meme and Santiago Have a Solution to Many Problems Confronting Texas
Texas has a strange way of solving problems. One city loses water by the billions of gallons. Another city worries
Abbott was fine with killing illegals until it started to affect his poll numbers.
Come November, we will see how many Latinos will vote for the party that thinks killing Latinos is fine, whether
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
I Wondered Why Trump Got So Upset When They Tore Down a Statue of Columbus. I Think I Found the Answer.
Someone told him what type of person Columbus was, and he saw himself. When I first asked the AI to
Mayor Whitmire called Gulfton residents “largely undocumented”
Houston Opened Cooling Centers. Are Gulfton Residents Too Afraid to Enter Them? The evidence already points in that direction. Gulfton
This morning’s headline news — Thursday, July 30
What are Americans searching for? Fauci, Facebook, Football and a $668 Million Dream What Americans are reading on Thursday morning,
The Men on the Roof Could Not Afford to Come Down
July 29, 2026 I stepped outside for only a few minutes this afternoon. The heat struck immediately. It was not
Republicans will poison their own voters to make money.
The New York Times documented the injection wells and underground migration in an interactive map. Subscribers can share the article
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
Houston Protected the Winners—and Lost the Program
Don’t feel sorry for the loss of the program; the beneficiaries needed to go on a diet. The city can
White Progressives Want a Refund. Why Are Latino Leaders Still Vouching for John Whitmire?
I do not want a refund. I never bought John Whitmire. White progressives bought him because he was experienced. Moderate
Same hate new words, Wets and tonks (sound of a flashlight hitting a head)
The New Well-Funded Cartel, Powered by MAGA “Pretty sure he’s wet.” “Tonks everywhere.” “See bodies, chase bodies.” These were not
The New Well-Funded Cartel, Powered by MAGA
It Is Not AI We Need to Fear. It Is the ICE Machine. Francisco Longoria was driving a truck through
It is not AI we need to fear; it is the ICE machine!
Nearly 9 in 10 Voted for Trump. Then the Deportation Machine Came for Two of Their Pastors. They were not
Greg Abbott is back to doing what he does best: picking our pockets.
First They Frighten You About the Grid. Then They Sell Texas the Satellites. Yesterday, I read one of those articles
