Daily Archives: February 5, 2022

Anti-Israel boycott law knocked down again

Turns out this is a First Amendment violation. Who knew? (Spoiler alert: Pretty much everyone else in the world.) Texas can’t forbid an engineering firm from boycotting Israel as part of its contract with Houston City Hall, a federal judge … Continue reading

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Paxton files corrected finance report

I feel duty-bound to note this. Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is in a hotly contested primary, has filed a corrected campaign finance report after he did not disclose a large portion of his donors from the last six months … Continue reading

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The wastewater is once again in our favor

But there’s still a lot of room for improvement. The latest samples of Houston’s flushed wastewater show diminishing traces of COVID-19 across the region — a promising sign that the highly contagious omicron variant is in retreat. Hospital admissions are … Continue reading

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Endorsement watch: Is there an order to this thing?

Two more endorsements, for your consideration. The Chron sticks with Sen. Whitmire in SD15. Incumbents get a few extra points in this process because we figure that since taxpayers have effectively funded their on-the-job training there’s no need to toss … Continue reading

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