Whoo Hoo! It’s the weekend! As Marvin Zindler used to say, “Have a good weekend – good golf, good tennis, or whatever makes you happy.”

Well, what makes me happy is getting together with good friends, enjoying a meal, catching up on each other’s life, and talking politics! I’ll be doing all of that tonight with old friends from LoneStarTimes.com at an undisclosed location. And then tomorrow, I’ll be on the air with Mark McCaig at 4 pm on 1070 KNTH in Harris County to talk about politics in Texas and whatever else pops up.

Here are some links that make for good weekend reading:

Ed Hubbard’s series on improving education in Texas:

Texas Education: Revisiting our Foundation

Texas Education II: Knowledge needed to be “an effective American Citizen in a global economy”

Texas Education III: National Policy is not the Answer to the Problem in our Classrooms

Texas Government

Raul Torres tries to break Democratic Party chokehold, again

David Pineda, candidate for HD144, gives R’s a chance to win

Interview with Jason Villalba – Part 1 | GOP is For Me

Kronberg: Turmoil in the Texas Senate

The Republican field: a sensible solution

Texas prison population shrinks as rehabilitation programs take root

Harris County

The Houston I.S.D. $1.9 billion bond issue : George Scott Reports

Diaz still leads after recount – Off the Kuff

Dems boot Oliver – Off the Kuff

Harris County Democratic Party to Voters: Screw You – Mark Bennett’s Defending People

Harris County Democrats: no diversity, no tolerance

Have fun and whatever you do, don’t let anyone steal your joy!