Thanks for visiting!! My name is Wayne, and I live in Houston, Texas. I wouldn't consider myself a "diehard" liberal activist, but I definitely have a Progressive view on most issues. I'm a proud Millennial, and I feel like the voice of my generation in Texas gets overshadowed by the older, more established groups. This is my effort to change that. Please come back and read when you can.
Texans are known for having quite a bit of pride in their state. Most are quick to site the myriad of ways in which Texas is bigger and/or better than other areas.
While most of us know that the Lone Star State is BIG, very few of us can say that we've experienced the true size … Continue Reading ››
If you take ten seconds, and do a quick Google search of the term "An American Original", the results that pull up first in some ways quite extraordinary. Walt Disney was certainly so as a business magnate and visionary. Few Americans could certainly compare to the genius of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin.
In the 21st Century, … Continue Reading ››
Some very big news for one of Houston's most prominent classical music organizations. Here's the story from the Houston Chamber Choir's Press Release (via the Broadway World Newsdesk)...
Houston Chamber Choir has received the prestigious Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence from Chorus America, the advocacy, research and leadership development organization that advances … Continue Reading ››
The Texas Progressive Alliance believes that everyone counts and everyone should be counted as it brings you this week's roundup.
Off the Kuff takes two morelooks at precinct data in Harris County from the primary races.
Socratic Gadfly offers some updates on what now clearly appears to be a weird triangle … Continue Reading ››
For Texas Democrats running statewide, what does winning even look like??
No one in contemporary Texas politics knows the answer. It's an experience so elusive that you have to go back more than a generation to even ask someone who held statewide office as a Democrat. That one living person?? Former Lieutenant Governor William P. Hobby, … Continue Reading ››
So apparently, Chicago has some beef with Houston.
Wait, not beef, but another protein which is essential to a regular diet. This proxy war is not erupting over beef, but beans.
UGH-- Here's the scoop, from Drew Schwartz of Vice News...
