- Fort [Bend] County commissioners appoint new citizens redistricting committee members amid ongoing debate;
- ‘We’re cooked’: Mattress Mack issues stark warning for Harris County;
- Houston mayor’s newly created police ‘club unit’ closed 5 clubs over 3-day period;
- Trump signs an executive order to make it easier to remove homeless people from streets;
- Texans will pay higher power bills as clean energy development slows because of tax credit cuts, economists say;
- , I thought I’d share some of the headlines from the Texas Tribune to demonstrate how Republicans are working hard for Texas:
- Independents Drive Trump’s Approval to 37%, [a] Second-Term Low;
- Democrats desperately look for a redistricting edge in California, New York and Maryland;
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#kpfthoustontx – June 22+23+25, 2025. Sun. at 1pm and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:
- Heart transplant without opening the chest? Texas doctors just did it.;
- Houston mayor directs $50M in federal disaster relief toward housing after original plan left it out;
- Harris County ends Guaranteed Income Program following Texas Supreme Court intervention;
- ‘Justice delayed is justice denied’: Harris County awaits 5 additional district courts from Legislature;
- Harris County commissioners postpone wage increase policy for contract workers;
- Once again targeting higher ed, Texas lawmakers limited faculty influence, campus speech this session;
- OPINION-New York City might elect a truly progressive mayor – thanks to ranked-choice voting;
- Nippon Steel acquires US Steel for $14.9bn with ‘golden share’ for Trump;
- Ohio GOP Rep. Warren Davidson says Trump’s bombing of Iran raises constitutional question;
- Pentagon pizza monitor predicted ‘busy night’ ahead of Israel’s attack on Iran;
#kpfthoustontx – June 8+9+11, 2025. Sun. at 1pm and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:
- I think that possibly the most important story of the week as of Saturday night …;
- Runoff Elections, June 7rd;
- Houston Democratic group drops support for Mayor Whitmire;
- As temperatures rise, so do our AC bills in Houston: Ways to save on your energy bill;
- School vouchers, THC ban, property tax cuts: Here’s what Texas lawmakers did in the 2025 regular session;
- Trump deploys 2,000 National Guard members after LA immigration protests;
- Canada won’t become the 51st US state – but could it join the EU?;
kpfthoustontx – May 11+12+14, 2025. Sun. at 1pm and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:
- May 3rd Election Links, Results & Analysis;
- Conroe City Council authorizes staff to begin citywide moratorium processes;
- Judge orders sale of Texas Renaissance Festival following lawsuit;
- Hackers steal nearly 20k from small Houston business owner, leaving shop in limbo. How to prevent it;
- Bill mandating AC for renters meets resistance in Texas Legislature;
- “Murphy To Secretary Of Homeland Security Kristi Noem: Your Department Is Out Of Control”.
- Mike’s Commentary on Kristi Noem and the Trump Regime;
- Trump admin eyes arrests for House Dems over ICE incident;
- Mike Commenting On The Lasting Damage Trump Is Doing To America,
- Mike On The Irony The Of MAGA;
- Senate overturns EPA rule on seven highly toxic air pollutants;
- Houston woman’s cat quinceañera goes viral, unexpectedly saves local shelter;
My Advice To Anthony Weiner: Go Forward with Business As Usual
I have a saying: “Good advice is easy to give, but hard to take.” As a total outsider (it’s hard to be more outside The Beltway than I am), I have some advice for you, Anthony Weiner, which you can take or leave, and it’s this: Go back to business as usual in the House.
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Wise Words for Weiner Critics: “Judge not, that ye be not judged”
“Judge not, lest ye be judged.” A common misquote, I’m told, of Matthew 7:1 (“Judge not, that ye be not judged. “). Wise words, either way.
When should someone’s personal peccadillos materially matter to us? When is it actually fair to hold someone to a higher standard than we perhaps hold ourselves? When should it reach the level of ‘a scandal’? When should we care?
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6 Basic Differences Between Democrats and Republicans
Democrats: Scandals are about sex and drugs.
Republicans: Scandals are about money and abuse of power. (Although they’ve progressed. They now include sex.)
Democrats: Tax and spend.
Republicans: Borrow and spend.
Democrats: Emphasis on personal freedom and privacy, regulate business.
Republicans: Emphasis on business freedom and privacy, regulate personal freedom and privacy.
Democrats: Healthcare rationed by availability.
Republicans: Healthcare rationed by wealth.
Democrats: War on Poverty
Republicans: War on the poor.
Democrats: Have no spine
Republicans: Have no shame.
Is MTV’s “Skins” Pornography?
I admit it. I yielded to the hype and the ‘sturm und drang’ and decided to catch an episode of the MTV series, “Skins”.
It was not at all what I expected. It’s actually much deeper than perhaps it has a right to be. Continue reading
