As early voting began this week, the question of “Who will be Mayor?” is on everyone’s minds. I’m probably asked this question a minimum of 10 times a day. It is true that historically, my gut can predict an election outcome or grasp the attitudes of the voting public. Unfortunately, for the first time in […]
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Yesterday, the “C” Club made their choice in the Mayoral Election. They endorsed Bill King. The “C” Club is a conservative organization but they have surprised folks in the past by making unexpected endorsements. Many politicos think of them as the “rational” conservatives. They are a well-respected group of conservative-leaning, mostly business-oriented members. Here is […]
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On January 7th of this year, my blog post was about HERO being a driving issue of the 2015 City Elections. Click here to review and remember. I would love to tell you that I’m a futurist or have pyschic abilities but an issue that generates this level of passion will always remain present. Just […]
Continue reading →The electorate is worked up about flooding and it is clearly an important issue in the 2015 Mayoral elections. Flooding in political parlance refers to “drainage.” The streets are flooding because water does not have anywhere to go. Those better building standards, drainage and public infrastructure projects will improve the potential of flooding. The issue […]
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And they are off! Tonight, the first of many Mayoral candidate forums was held and all 7 recognized mayoral aspirants appeared. The forum was hosted by Houston arts organizations and focused on arts and culture. The best part of the event was to see the candidates all field questions, both pre-selected and from the audience. […]
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As we continue to discuss the Houston Mayor’s race, we should also look at the issues we expect to hear the candidates discussing during the campaign. What issues do we as Houstonians care about? I’ll take a stab at a few but would also love to hear from you in the comments section. The condition […]
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Welcome to 2015! Lest you thought you might get a respite from politics, WRONG! This is especially true if you live in Texas and/or Houston. In just a few days, a new Republican-controlled House and Senate convene to govern our country alongside a Democratic president. Frankly, there is not likely to be much governing going […]
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Much thought has gone into this blog series this week. We are still a full year from the Houston Mayoral race and four months away from the opening of the fundraising window for Mayoral candidates. However, as I have previously stated this week, Houston political circles are all abuzz about potential candidates. Today, we’ll lay […]
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On Monday, we laid out our initial thoughts and historical patterns on the Houston Mayor’s race for 2015. Today, we’ll look at those candidates that have given an indication they are seriously considering a run for the office or have already announced. The “announced” or “expected” candidates include Chris Bell, Steve Costello, Oliver Pennington and […]
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While the 2014 elections are in full swing, many are turning their thoughts to the City of Houston elections in 2015. Mayor Parker is term-limited and will not be able to seek election. While we have shared our theory for the next Mayoral election previously, we wanted to recap it again. This blogger has been […]
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