I am so privileged to teach at the University of Houston. They have allowed me to teach Women in Politics again this semester and I’m so looking forward to meeting my 45 new students this morning. The first day of the Fall semester is always one of my favorites. Everyone is excited, energetic (well, mostly) […]
Continue reading →The Yell Leader, our Governor, has finally come home to Texas after journeying across the nation seeking the Republican nomination for President. One thing is for certain – he has put the State of Texas all over the news again. We Texans don’t like being shunned by any administration and Perry may be our path […]
Continue reading →UPDATE: City Council Member Sue Lovell tagged the item, delaying debate on the red-light cameras. As I have struggled to catch up on the saga of the red-light cameras this week, I have determined that this issue defines the perfect confluence of democracy – a clash between voters, legislative bodies, and the courts. City Council […]
Continue reading →I’m back from my sojourn to the cool, misty island of Ireland and I am a bit befuddled. What has been up with you people while I’ve been gone? I come home to find the Governor really is running for President, the head of Metro did what?, and the red light cameras are soon to […]
Continue reading →Today, my son and I leave for a big adventure. We’re heading to explore London for two days and Ireland for two weeks. We are longing for the cooler climates and the adventures that await. Vacations are critical to our sanity. For me, this trip has been great for my attitude for the last few […]
Continue reading →Today’s Houston Chronicle has a story on Mayor Parker and her handling of two propositions during her first term in office. This blogger is quoted in the story. Click here to read the story. Some will disagree with my opinion that Parker is honest but what was said is much more than what appears in […]
Continue reading →Admittedly, I’m a bit of a space junkie. Most people of my age range are fond of the exploration of the “last frontier”. I vividly remember watching the first moon landing as a girl. I was about my son’s age and that moment is eternally embedded in my brain. Over the years, space policy has […]
Continue reading →The saga continues. The three member Mayor/Council Committee that was supposed to determine action for Council Member Jolanda Jones has essentially dissolved itself and deferred action to the District Attorney. Essentially, this means that Council Member Jones’ colleagues, the people she sits with at the table every day, decided not to censure her position on […]
Continue reading →Debt discussions continue in Washington D.C. The left and the right battle each other with little common ground. The right offers solutions that will punish and politically damage the President while the left insists upon protecting “sacred cow” programs. They continue to sit at the same table and negotiate with each other with no results. […]
Continue reading →As you may recall, I like to refer to Governor Perry as the “Yell Leader”. During his time at Texas A&M, he was a Yell Leader for the team and charged with encouraging school spirit. I don’t find his role these days much different. He’s a Yell Leader for Texas, traversing the country telling the […]
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