As you probably know, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett gave his sixth "state of the county" address Monday. About a thousand people filled the grand ballroom of the downtown Hilton Americas to hear the speech, held by the Greater Houston Partnership and … [Read more]
Harris County Department of Education PR disaster
Geez, Louise. I mean, when you cover politics you pretty much expect to shake your head once in a while. But there's headshaking and then there is HEADSHAKING. What I witnessed at the Harris County Department of Education board meeting today … [Read more]
Send Reciprocal Discovery bill to the trash heap…
where it belongs. Not sure what I'm talking about? Identical bills filed in the Texas House by Rep. Joe Moody (D-El Paso) (HB1426) and in the Texas Senate by Sen. Rodney Ellis (D-Houston) (SB91) would require that prosecutors and defense attorneys … [Read more]
City's proposal to test rape kits out of state is misguided
The Houston City Council plans to vote this week on Mayor Annise Parker's plan to have thousands upon thousands of untested rape kits processed by vendors in Utah and Virginia. As Don Hooper points out in a post titled Rape Victims v. The Houston … [Read more]
Rape Victims v. The Houston Police Department-The Goal Line
In October, I wrote an article for this blog about the voluminous untested rape kits held hostage by the City of Houston. On November 2, it was reported that the City of Houston settled a case with George Rodriguez, a man who spent 17 years in prison … [Read more]
La Porte Black History Month features Eugene Washington
On Saturday, I attended a parade here in La Porte celebrating Black History Month. Attendance was sparse, with few participants and fewer still spectators. Still, it was educational for me and a reminder that a shameful part of our past wasn't so … [Read more]
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