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Why I am a Democrat
My Grandfather was an ardent LBJ Democrat, and my father has made the full metamorphosis from Baby Boomer Rebel Rouser to Obama Democrat (which is every bit as hypocritical and intellectually anathema...
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Texpatriate’s Week, July 29th-August 2nd
This week’s review was not done in typical fashion. We also hosted a roundtable discussion on the week’s issue.
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Four Years Later
Four years ago today, August 18th, 2009, marked the beginning of my political life. At that time, I had been following both national & local politics for some time already, but this was the point...
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San Antonio approves NDO
The San Antonio Express-News reports that the San Antonio City Council has approved an encompassing non-discrimination ordinance aimed at protecting LGBT people. The vote wasn’t even close –8 to 3– and...
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Voter ID troubles
When I voted last Friday in Houston, I had to cancel the absentee ballot that was sent to be on the account of my sojourning in Boston. I was desperately worried, given the law voting restrictions,...
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In re Mascot Names
A number of years ago, I gave a pair of speeches to the City Council and the School Board on the topic of ending offensive names at centers of public education. Originally, this complaint was limited...
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Election Watch Parties
Texpatriate will be offering comprehensive election night coverage tomorrow evening. Noah M. Horwitz will begin the evening at 5:30 (Houston time), live from Boston, offering color commentary and...
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287g Reauthorized
The Houston Chronicle reports that the controversial 287(g) program used in the Harris County Jails will be extended for another two and a half years, following a unanimous vote of confidence from the...
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Horwitz on moving to Austin
At the risk of appearing excessively cold to a significant transition in my life, I will delve into greater detail about what Sophia mentioned in passing in her video last night: I am moving to Austin...
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TPA Roundup (November 25, 2013)
Note: The Texas Progressive Alliance or other blogs do not necessarily represent the views of Texpatriate or its contributors. – The Texas Progressive Alliance is thankful for many things, this week...
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More on Offensive school names
UPDATE: HISD has voted unanimously to drop the offensive mascots, including the Lamar Redskins, so reports the Houston Chronicle. – As I noted on Monday, HISD is moving towards renaming offensive...
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Houston Press picks up Twitter tantrum story
As many may remember (the article got a lot of views), I broke the news late Wednesday that Councilmember James Rodriguez, after getting hammered in the Houston Chronicle, went on an epic Twitter...
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Texpatriate endorses in Democratic Governor Primary
This board would like to preface its comments by noting that we like State Senator Wendy Davis (D-Tarrant County) in her, albeit uphill, bid to become the next Governor of Texas. She has shown us time...
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I voted today
I drove into Houston this morning for a productive weekend to take care of some personal and professional business. Needless to say, one of the first things I did was to go to the West Gray...
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Summer plans
Some of us will be working in Houston, some going abroad, but however this group will disperse, we will continue striving to bring Houston & Texas political news and commentary. At this time,...
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Voting recap
Photo courtesy of Greg Enos, Esq. Yesterday, I went to early vote at West Gray, in the heart of Montrose. I ran into Alicia Franklin and Tonya McLaughlin, two Republicans running in primary runoffs...
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Memorial Day
My grandfather served in World War II, being part of a unit that landed on Omaha Beach and suffered very heavy losses. His two brothers also fought, serving in the South Pacific and fighting in the...
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Civil Affairs: Pragmatism
CIVIL AFFAIRS For those who did not hear, I was on television last night. Specifically, on the program “Red, White and Blue” on the local PBS affiliate. Among the many topics that we discussed was just...
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A Chair’s race at the TDP
Via the inbox. Rachel Van Os, a local party activist who most recently ran unsuccessfully for Chair of the Texas Democratic Party in 2012, has pledged to throw her hat in the ring once more. Later this...
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