I’ll return to my series on Texas Education soon, but I want to share some thoughts after digesting the rhetoric from both national political conventions. My first and over-riding thought was how baffled Adam Smith and William Jennings Bryan would … [Read more]
Harris County Democratic Party gets its writ kicked
If you haven't heard by now, Lloyd Oliver, Harris County Democratic Party nominee for District Attorney, will be on the ballot in November. Judge Bill Burke entered the order in time for the ballot printing and verifying process to proceed as normal. … [Read more]
Chuck Maricle keeps promise to reach out to all communities
If you will recall, I noted in this post that Chuck Maricle, Harris County Republican Party candidate for County Commissioner Precinct 1 told me that he was going to put effort into getting votes in all of the communities in the precinct, not just … [Read more]
Harris County Democratic Party vs Lloyd Oliver – vote suppression attempt?
At yesterday's Downtown Houston Pachyderm Club, Ed Johnson from the Harris County Clerk's office gave an update on the attempt by the Harris County Democratic Party to remove their District Attorney nominee, Lloyd Oliver, from the ballot in November. … [Read more]
Protestors Block Access to Texas Disability Assistance Office
Contrary to THIS Houston Chronicle report, approximately 30 protesters blocked access to small businesses and disrupted services used by visual & hearing impaired Houstonians yesterday. The building, at 3311 Richmond Avenue, houses the Texas … [Read more]
Should The Harris County Department of Education Be Abolished?
In October 2011 I found the TexasTrashTalk blog. The Houston Chronicle had published this story, highlighting a 4-3 vote by the Harris County Department of Education to maintain the current tax rate. The commentary over at blogHouston drew attention … [Read more]
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