Recently, a study regarding gun violence was published to see if methods used to address gun violence among ex-fighters in the war torn parts of Africa would translate to urban crime in Chicago. The paper is published here. Importantly, this is a … [Read more]
Hope After a Disastrous Election
The election yesterday were a disaster for republicans. No two ways about it. However, we shouldn’t be terribly surprised by the results. Harris County is undeniably a blue county, and the Republicans followed the same model as the past few cycles … [Read more]
Mattress Mack vs Hanoi Jane
In the race for Harris County Judge, it is incumbent Lina Hidalgo versus challenger Alexandra del Moral Mealer. Or is it? Judge Hidalgo trotted out a dinosaur from the '60's to help with her faltering campaign: Interesting choice for Judge … [Read more]
Why Chris Daniel Deserves Our Vote
Chris Daniel was kind enough to discuss his campaign for District Clerk. Full disclosure, I practice in the district courts to a minor degree, and in the JP courts some (the District Clerk’s office handles electronic submissions to the JP courts), … [Read more]
New Conservative Foundation Calls for Broad Defense of Liberty
This is a guest post by Luis LaRotta Four years ago, conservatives across Texas were dealt a gut-wrenching blow as liberals gained an unexpected advantage on the heels of Beto O’Rourke’s failed senate race. The aftermath left an impressionable … [Read more]
Will Lina debate Alex? It doesn’t look like it
From the InBox: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 7, 2022Alexandra del Moral Mealer Issues Statement on Judge Lina Hidalgo’s Refusal of a Televised Debate Today, Alexandra del Moral Mealer announced that she has accepted ABC 13's (KTRK) invitation … [Read more]