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Loren Jackson is running for reelection to the position of Harris County District Clerk.(Above--Mr. Jackson with moon walking astronaut Eugene Cernan.)Here is the official web page of the District Clerk so you can study what this office does for the people of Harris County.Here is how the Houston Chronicle describes the office---"The duties of this office include summoning jurors for the district and county criminal courts, maintaining court records, preparing daily court dockets and receiving child...

Jeff Weems is running strong to be our next Railroad Commissioner in Texas.(Above---Mr. Weems on the campaign trail.)Here is what the Texas Railroad Commission does as described on it's web page---"The Railroad Commission has primary regulatory jurisdiction over oil and natural gas industry, pipeline transporters, natural gas & hazardous liquid pipeline industry, natural gas utilities, the LP-gas industry, and coal & uranium surface mining operations. The Commission is responsible for research & education to promote the...

I attended the League of Women Voters of the Houston Area Texas Governor's race debate held on Sunday, October 3 here in Houston.The debate was held at the Harris County Department of Education building you see pictured above. As you will note in the picture, this education building is named after Ronald Reagan.That would be funny if the joke were not on all of us.Three of the four candidates for Governor of Texas took part in this debate.The three...

"I met a girl who sang the blues, and I asked her for some happy news. She just smiled and turned away."Our political system is broken. On one side, Republicans block everything up to and including marine mammals rescue assistance and shark conservation acts. On the other side, Sir Robin and his minstrels, tails tucked firmly between legs, can't run away from D.C. fast enough to avoid a vote on whether or not to extend...

The League of Women Voters of the Houston Area and the Harris County Department of Education are hosting a debate for our Texas Governor's Race.This debate will be held at 6PM Sunday, October 3 at the Harris County Board of Education building located at 6300 Irvington Boulevard in Houston.(Above--Incumbent Governor Rick perry refuses to debate this year. I think the League should set up an empty chair for the Governor. Above you see a Saddle Chair.  Maybe the...

The so-called King Street Patriots, a local Tea Party cell in Houston, care a lot about black people when they are dead. It is just the living ones that they don't worry so much about.The King Street Patriots are taking part in an effort to clean the Olivewood Cemetery in Houston. It's a campaign stunt by the Republican running against Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee in the 18th Congressional district of Texas.Olivewood is a historic black cemetery in Ms....

I've begun to carry the U.S. Constitution with me when I am out and about.Above you see my copy of the Constitution being held and read by my friend Hamburger Wearing An Astros' Hat.I am walking around with a copy of the Constitution in case I am accosted by an advocate f so-called "states rights" or I am confronted out of the blue by someone asserting that Health Care Reform is unconstitutional.There are so many...

Who can vote on General Election Day in Texas and in Harris County, Texas? When must one register to vote in order to be eligible? What day is Election Day?The last day one can register to vote this year is October 4.The first day of Early Voting across Texas is October 18.Election Day across Texas is November 2.Here is a summary of important dates in the upcoming election season.These are the qualifications for being eligible to vote for all of...

The League of Women Voters of the Houston Area will be holding a big meet the candidates day for Harris County on Saturday, September 18 at the George R. Brown Convention Center. The event starts at 3 PM.(Above--A great deal better than a Glenn Beck rally. Here is some history of the struggle for Women's suffrage.)You say that Saturday September 18 is Yom Kippur and you can't go? Okay...Hard to say anything other than that is indeed an oversight for what...

Two questions: 1) Who the hell is in charge of Democratic strategery? 2) How far up your ass does your head have to be before this sounds like a good idea? "Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday he will add the DREAM Act, a controversial immigration measure, to a defense policy bill the Senate will take up next week. The decision means the defense bill, which often passes with bipartisan support, will be home...