Monthly Archives: November 2018

Houston Politics, Texas, Texas Politics

Ray Hill: Never Afraid To Speak Out

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Everyone has moments in their life where we are faced with an immediate choice.  When we witness an injustice, do we speak out at that very moment, or do we shy away and try to make sense of it in our individual way?  Rarely is this inner struggle an easy one.  But whether easy or … Continue Reading ››
Houston, Texas

Texoblogosphere: Week of November 19th

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The Texas Progressive Alliance wishes everyone a happy Thanksgiving as it brings you this week's roundup. Off the Kuff looked at the results of the Congressional races to find some themes about what happened and what we can learn from them. SocraticGadfly remembers the centenary of the 11th hour of the 11th day of … Continue Reading ››
United States

Georgia Gubernatorial Candidate Stacey Abrams Ends One Campaign, Begins Another

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If you've gotten the sense over few weeks that every day seems like an election day, it's because that sense is basically true. Long past November 6th, we continue to see high drama play out within close races, both here in Texas, and across the country.  As analysts continue to assess the ramifications of the 2018 … Continue Reading ››
Houston, Texas

Alpha Big H: GaWC Ranks Houston As Texas’ First ‘Alpha World City’

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In Texas, we talk alot about the "Big D".  But it might just be time to up the conversation about the "Big H". According to the UK based Globalization and World Cities Research Network, the leading academic think tank on cities in globalization, the city of Houston has been doing some B-I-G things of late.  So … Continue Reading ››
Politics, Texas

Texoblogosphere: Week of November 12th

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The Texas Progressive Alliance celebrates last week's wins and looks to build on them as it brings you this week's roundup. Off the Kuff has some fun with the Harris County Republican Party and its ridiculous whining about straight ticket voting. SocraticGadfly had a three-part election wrap. First, he looked at general hot … Continue Reading ››
Houston Politics

Houston Region Prepares For New Era With Harris County Judge-Elect Lina Hidalgo

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We've said it before, and we'll say it again... Elections have consequences. Speaking on Election Night 2018 after her incredible victory, Harris County Judge-Elect Lina Hidalgo reflected briefly on another recent election...
Like thousands of women across the country this year, I decided about 15 months ago that I wasn't just going to let things be.  That … Continue Reading ››
Texas Politics

Operation Think Swing Texas 2018: At Long Last, We’re A-Swingin’!!!

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Just before the 2014 Election, I wrote a post about how Texas was inching ever closer to Swing State status. Battleground Texas was hard at work, and as a result, Voter Registration had reached historic highs for a mid-term Election Cycle.  Then-Gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis was hard at work, especially … Continue Reading ››