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On Saturday, voters cast their ballots for a new Senator in District 6. The heavily Latino district had an abysmally low turnout and provided little clarity for weary observers and constituents who lack representation. There were 8 candidates that filed for the position and the Saturday election just allowed the two front-runners to confirm their […]
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All hail Friday! What a week it has been. We started with the celebration of Martin Luther King’s birthday and the Inauguration of our President. The President’s speech was a shout out to all those who helped re-elect him as he touched on emotional topics. Interestingly, he didn’t speak much about guns but that is […]
Continue reading →Welcome to 2013! There will be so much to ponder this year that we tremor with excitement just thinking about it all. First up will be the Special Election in Senate District 6. I don’t know about you but I have seen numerous commercials for Carol Alvarado and Sylvia Garcia throughout the holidays. We’ll be […]
Continue reading →Hold on to your pocketbooks and your property folks because the Texas Legislature is on it’s way. In just a month, January 8, 2013, the Texas Legislature will convene for it’s 83rd session. The Texas Constitution, as you probably know, states that the Texas Legislature will meet once every two years for 140 days. Isn’t […]
Continue reading →As you may have heard, George P. Bush – grandson of George H.W. Bush, has filed paperwork to launch a political campaign in Texas in 2014. George P. is young, energetic and half Latino. He may be just what the national GOP needs. We really have to pause and think about how long the Bushes […]
Continue reading →The Governor has yet to declare a Special Election to fill the vacancy in Senate District 6 caused by the death and posthumous re-election of Senator Mario Gallegos. But, that hasn’t stopped the candidates. They are off and running. Instead of visions of sugarplums, they have visions of voters on their mind this holiday season. […]
Continue reading →Senator Gallegos and I first met when I was a young Legislative Aide working in Austin for then State Representative Tony Polumbo. I was from Galena Park/ North Shore and he was from nearby Magnolia. Tony was a serious supporter of Fire and Police issues and the Fire Fighters frequently dropped by our office. Senator […]
Continue reading →Last Friday, my firm hosted a half day session on Policy Projections for 2013. We focused on how the 2012 elections will impact policy in 2013 and what that means for business. Providing speakers from the national, state and local level, we addressed how the federal government is refusing to act, the state government overreacts […]
Continue reading →Are you familiar with the Texas Tribune? If not, you should be. This online publication, with some of the best journalists in the state, provides in-depth coverage of Texas policy and politics. They also provide extensive databases, such as the one that allows a reader to look up the salary of any State of Texas […]
Continue reading →Governor Rick Perry plans to make a major speech in Houston today. He will carry through themes from his Presidential campaign of low taxes and challenging Medicaid. Actually, these are themes of his term as Governor that he carried to the Presidential campaign. Citizens all across Texas are feeling the pain of the last Legislative […]
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