Category Archives: Houston

Voting 101: We’re Registered… Now VOTE!!

The official state numbers are in, and they're not lying:  more Texas residents are registered to vote in 2014 than ever before in the state's history, as confirmed by Secretary of State Nandita Berry. This shatters previous totals, including those experienced in recent Presidential elections. Here's more from the Houston Chronicle...
More than 14 millions … Continue Reading ››

Houston Subpoenas Sermons From Anti-HERO Clergy

In more big news about the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, the city is taking an interesting new turn in its case.  Here's more on the perplexing news from Katherine Driessen of the Houston Chronicle...
Houston's embattled equal rights ordinance took another legal turn this week when it surfaced that city attorneys, in an unusual step, … Continue Reading ››

LGBT Discrimination in Houston Yellow Cab

In a city as large and diverse as Houston, it's pretty easy to get caught up in one's own pace of life, and very easy to not be involved in local politics.  That is until local politics gets involved with you in the form of discrimination, malicious activity or an accident.  As ABC 13Continue Reading ››

Register to Vote… It’s Now or Never Texas!!

In case you haven't heard, October 6th is the deadline for Voter Registration in Texas.  That's today!!! And remember than in Texas, you have to keep your information current.  If you haven't voted in a couple of years had a name change or a change of address, there's a good chance that you need to register … Continue Reading ››

Houston Pride Festival, Parade Makes Surprise Move to Downtown

Much to the surprise of Houston LGBT community leaders, next year's annual Pride Festival and Parade will have a new location. Pride organizers announced the news yesterday at a press conference in Downtown.  Here's the scoop from Joey Guerra of the Houston Chronicle...
The Houston LGBT Pride Celebration, after more than 30 years in Montrose, … Continue Reading ››

Texans Together Calls For US Justice Investigation Of Greg Abbott

All things considered in this high election season, many are quite surprised that the bombshell revelation that Attorney General Greg Abbott ordered an armed police raid of a Houston voter group has not received more attention from news media.  But the low profile of this case could soon be changing very quickly. This is Continue Reading ››

‘Wings’ In Houston Sparks Interesting Arts Debate

Few places in the city of Houston are more public, or more treasured than Discovery Green Park.  Though it's one of the most recent public spaces created in Downtown, the park has quickly become a destination for residents, convention visitors and tourists. But this month, Discovery Green  has also become the sight a brewing controversy … Continue Reading ››