Category Archives: Houston Politics

TLCQ 2015: Doug Peterson

In the Fifteenth installment of the 2015 Texas Leftist Candidate Questionnaire we hear from Doug Peterson candidate for Houston City Council, At-Large Position 3. Please note: Responses are directly from the candidate, and have been posted ver batim from the email received. This is done out of fairness to all candidates. Publishing these responses does not … Continue Reading ››

TLCQ 2015: Joe Ferreira

In the Fourteenth installment of the 2015 Texas Leftist Candidate Questionnaire we hear from Joe Ferreira candidate for Mayor of Houston. Please note: Responses are directly from the candidate, and have been posted ver batim from the email received. This is done out of fairness to all candidates. Publishing these responses does not constitute an endorsement, … Continue Reading ››

TLCQ 2015: Sharon Moses

In the Thirteenth installment of the 2015 Texas Leftist Candidate Questionnaire we hear from Sharon Moses candidate for Houston City Council, At-Large Position 5. Please note: Responses are directly from the candidate, and have been posted ver batim from the email received. This is done out of fairness to all candidates. Publishing these responses does not … Continue Reading ››

TLCQ 2015: Joseph McElligott

In the Twelfth installment of the 2015 Texas Leftist Candidate Questionnaire we hear from Joseph McElligott candidate for Houston City Council, At-Large Position 3. Please note: Responses are directly from the candidate, and have been posted ver batim from the email received. This is done out of fairness to all candidates. Publishing these responses does not … Continue Reading ››

TLCQ 2015: John LaRue

In the Eleventh installment of the 2015 Texas Leftist Candidate Questionnaire we hear from John LaRue candidate for Houston City Council, At-Large Position 3. Please note: Responses are directly from the candidate, and have been posted ver batim from the email received. This is done out of fairness to all candidates. Publishing these responses does not … Continue Reading ››

Houston: Get Ready For More B-Cycle

Just 5 years ago, the thought of a city like car-centric Houston having a bike sharing program was still something of a fantasy.  Even those working to start such an endeavor were unsure whether or not it would catch on. But since it's commencement in 2012, Houston B-Cycle has grown at a consistently higher rateContinue Reading ››

Houston’s Next Great Challenge? Affordable Housing

Like the brightest of stars, the 2010s have (thus far) been a very good decade for Houston. The parade of accolades have been rolling in... best city for this, number 1 at that.  In the coming years however, the Space City may be brought back to earth.

Besides a fluctuating oil price market, … Continue Reading ››