It may be a much shorter ballot and in the throes of Holiday Season, but the 2015 Election process will not be complete until December 12th-- the date for the Houston Run-off Elections. As predicted, many important local races have gone to a runoff, and Houstonians will need to come back and vote. After … Continue Reading ››
All throughout the 2013 Mayoral election, Houston's Progressive community has wondered where Mayoral candidate Ben Hall stands LGBT issues such as marriage and workplace discrimination. As Mayor and current incumbent Annise Parker has faced much scrutiny regarding these issues, Ben Hall has seemed to get a free pass, managing to artfully avoid all questions … Continue Reading ››
In the Fifteenth installment of the 2013 Texas Leftist Candidate Questionnaire, we hear from Hon. Annise D. Parker, current Mayor of Houston, and running for her third and final term.
Please note: Responses have been received directly from the candidate, and have been posted ver batim from the email received. This is done out of … Continue Reading ››
With political campaigns raining down upon the city of Houston, most everyone is focused on one date in the immediate future... November 5th 2013. A mere 6 weeks away (4 weeks for those smart enough to remember how critical Early Voting is in Harris County), the candidates barely have time to think about much … Continue Reading ››
As 21st century people, we're pretty used to rapid innovation. After all, the very notion of this blog is less than 20 years old. Some of the innovations that we can't live without... phones that double as personal computers, cloud storage, digital transmission... must have seemed like a distant pipe dream before we … Continue Reading ››
