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.
Ted Cruz may like to talk about the freedom of letting Americans live life as they wish, but it's about as far from the reality of his viewpoint as the sun is from Pluto. In what the Human Rights Campaign has already referred to as a 'shameful' move, Senator Cruz has introduced legislation that could … Continue Reading ››
This week, METRO's long-awaited public transit overhaul now leaves the imagination, and becomes reality.
On Wednesday, the METRO Board voted unanimously to approve the System Reimagining plan, a comprehensive re-design of all of the region's local bus routes, and released the organization's soon-to-be new system map. After months of planning, community feedback and a bevy … Continue Reading ››
The Texas Progressive Alliance will be more than happy to never hear the word "sequestration" again as it brings you this week's roundup.
Off the Kuff provides his fourpartMayoralmanifesto for the 2015 election in Houston.
Letters from Texas turns the blog over to Russ Tidwell for an Continue Reading ››
With a career spanning across 4 decades and a name known in every country on the globe, there is no living artist that can claim the accomplishments of Madonna. She has over 300 million in record sales to her credit (the highest selling female artist of all time), numerous major awards and won the … Continue Reading ››
It's one of the oldest home forms in the United States of America, but for most Houstonians, the shotgun house (or some may say rowhouses) has earned a negative connotation. After decades of neglect, many shotgun homes have fallen into disrepair, and some are being rapidly bulldozed to make way for new contemporary development.
But as … Continue Reading ››
This weekend marks one of the largest annual events across the United States, and by extension, one of the most watched sporting events across the world. As the eyes and ears of over 150 million viewers fixate upon Phoenix and the Super Bowl, they will be treated to the music of pop star Katy … Continue Reading ››
