Houston Faces Growing Pains with Chapter 42

Everyone of us can identify with the notion of growing pains... going from the small frame of a child, to one's body awkwardly adjusting into adulthood. You probably remember the weird fit of your clothes, interesting voice changes, and of course a flood unexplained (and often unreasoned) emotions.

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Get Schooled: The Truth on Texas Education Funding

As the Texas legislative session continues to tick away, many people in the state are becoming worried about Texas Schools, which took a $5 Billion dollar funding cut from the 2011 session thanks to the GOP. While some have been pandering to angry voters saying that they would "consider" restoring some of the funds, no … Continue Reading ››

ICYMI: The Move to a Blue Texas picks up steam

After being inundated with with the Conservative rantings at CPAC this week, here's an event that got far less press coverage, but it is just as important. As a lone Liberal voice in the Washington wilderness, the Center for American Progress gave the most in-depth analysis of how to shift the red tide … Continue Reading ››

Going Proud? Sen. Rob Portman supports Marriage Equality

In a somewhat stunning development, a high-profile member of the Republican Party has "crossed the Rubicon"... reversing his stance on Marriage Equality.

Senator Rob Portman gave the revelation to CNN's Dana Bash. He said that the decision was due to his Will coming out to the family.

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FRC: Single people should be punished for having sex

Not sure what our brand new Pontiff's views on the subject, but here's a spectacular 19th century view from Patt Fagan of the Family Research Council. From Right Wing Watch, he says that unmarried people should be punished for having sex, and denied the use of Contraception. Here's the direct quote, … Continue Reading ››

PPP Power: Houston Wins the Bloomberg Challenge

As if the Art Car parade wasn't sufficient evidence, Houstonians have proven once again that they really know how to turn today's trash into tomorrow's treasure. Per Mayor Annise Parker's announcement, Houston was one of 5 cities selected (out of 305 submissions) that won the Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayoral Challenge. The city will receive … Continue Reading ››

Paul Ryan not giving up on destroying health care

His words, not mine.

Fantastic catch by the Daily Kos. Hey you have to give Congressman Ryan a little credit for throwing a tinge of honesty into this morning's budget bluster...



"This to us is something that we're not … Continue Reading ››