Category Archives: Election 2007

The Chron endorses Mayor White. Well, what were you expecting, a plug for Outlaw Josey Wales? Sometimes these things are very, very easy. Much more enlightening in a way is the airing of grievances by the Chron’s new lightweight conservative … Continue reading → Continue reading →

And the Chron wraps up their series of Council race overviews with a look at the District I contest, which may be the closest one going. They also talk to some people who aren’t the candidates themselves, which adds something … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Want to be a deputy vote registrar and help get people registered to vote? Here’s how you can do that: Houston Votes Kick-off Voter Registration Training Monday October 22nd 6:00pm – 7:30pm Upper Kirby Management Building 3015 Richmond Houston, TX … Continue reading → Continue reading →

More fun in the At Large #5 race: City Council candidate Zaf Tahir has exaggerated his civic experience, according to opponents and city officials. Tahir, who is running for the At-Large 5 seat, served as chairman of the Mayor’s Task … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Here’s the Chron overview of the District 4 HISD Trustee race. Since I’ve complained about how dull some of these other stories have been, let me say that this one was nicely done, focusing on the contrasts between the two … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Didn’t get to this story from Wednesday about another endorsement for the HISD bond referendum, which also has some details about what the opposition is up to. Leaders of ACORN, a grass-roots organization for low-income Houston families, endorsed the bond … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Back to the norm for the District B overview story. I can’t really think of anything to say about it, so read it or don’t as you see fit. Continue reading →

I have three things to say about this story concerning the candidates for City Council and HISD Board of Trustees who have delinquent property tax bills: 1. While this is certainly a valid issue, I wonder if it’s really worthy … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Finally, here’s a Council campaign story that’s got something in it you couldn’t easily learn from candidate webpages. The four candidates in the race to replace term-limited District E City Councilwoman Addie Wiseman are running largely on perennial priorities in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Here’s the Chron’s overview of At Large #5 story. It’s about what you’d expect for a race with a large field and no clearcut frontrunner, with a bit of biography and quotes from most of the candidates. The one thing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I plan to vote for the HISD bond referendum. Like everyone else, I’ve got some problems with the way it was presented, but in the end I’ve come to believe it’s better to have than not have. I was also … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I don’t think this is going to go down in the annals of press releases. It may have world cycling champ Lance Armstrong, Republican Gov. Rick Perry and former Democratic Comptroller John Sharp as cheerleaders, but a $3-billion bond proposal … Continue reading → Continue reading →

There really are a lot of bonds on the ballot this November, aren’t there? The Port of Houston Authority will ask voters next month to approve $250 million in tax-supported bonds to build new docks and enhance security. But, first, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

We’ve spent a lot of time talking about the HISD bond referendum, but there are numerous other bond proposals on the ballot this fall. The Chron takes a look at some of them. On Nov. 6, voters will be asked … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Chron takes a look at the current state of historic Wheatley High School. State Rep. Harold Dutton attended Wheatley High School. So did his mom, his brothers and sisters and “everyone I ever cared about or respected.” The Houston … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Chron makes its choices for the remaining contested Council races. At Large Position 2, Sue Lovell — After decades of community involvement, this longtime Montrose resident was elected to her first term on council two years ago and has … Continue reading → Continue reading →

More support for the HISD bond referendum. Houston’s 200,000 students desperately need the 24 new schools and $90 million in security upgrades proposed by the bond, state Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, said. “We believe it’s a fair plan, and it’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Still no surprises in the Chron endorsements so far, as they give a thumbs-up to Prop 15. Proposition 15 has an appropriate champion in Austinite and bicycle racer Lance Armstrong, who not only survived testicular cancer but went on to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Shouldn’t this be a bike tour? World cycling champion Lance Armstrong on Tuesday urged voters to allow the state to borrow $3 billion for cancer research and prevention, saying Texas is the right place to head up the fight against … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Not a whole lot of money pouring into the Council races. Candidates in this fall’s city election reported varying success collecting campaign contributions in the past three months, with Councilman M.J. Khan leading the pack at $188,000, according to filings … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Once more we venture outside the City Council races, this time to HCCS Trustee District 1, where Kevin J. Hoffman is running against incumbent Yolanda Navarro Flores. Hoffman, who is not to be confused with outgoing HISD Trustee Kevin H. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

And here’s the Chron overview of the crowded District D field. The candidates are Wanda Adams, a recycling education coordinator for the City of Houston; Lawrence Allen, a special projects director for the Houston Independent School District; Keith Caldwell, an … Continue reading → Continue reading →

No surprises, the Chron stumps for the incumbents. District B, Jarvis Johnson — District B suffers from underdevelopment and a lack of housing stock to attract start-up businesses. Johnson, who began his community involvement as a youth center director in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I blogged about the AFL-CIO’s endorsement of the HISD bond referendum on Monday. Here’s the Chron story about that. Making more concessions to win support for the Houston Independent School District’s $805 million bond proposal, Superintendent Abelardo Saavedra announced Monday … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I may be getting close to the end of the Council interviews, but I’m not quite there yet. Today we head back out to District E for a conversation with Will Williams. Williams lives in Kingwood, where he’s a practicing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As we know, the Texas House now has 70 Democrats in it, thanks to the recent party switch by Rep. Kirk England. The Dems have a chance to close the gap between them and the Republicans even more before next … Continue reading → Continue reading →

So here’s the Chron story about the District C race, which features Council Member Anne Clutterbuck and two challengers, Robert Glaser and Alfred Molison, who had also been a candidate in the At Large 3 special election. I know I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

What Grits says. Statewide, the Legislature wrapped debt to pay for new prisons into a larger, more innocuous set of bond proposals that goes before voters Nov. 6. Reported the Austin Statesman (“State asks voters for $1 billion in bonds … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The headline of this story, which takes place at a candidate forum hosted by The Metropolitan Organization (TMO), is about an incentive pay program for HPD, but the bulk of the actual text is about the HISD bond referendum, which … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I presume that everyone reading this is a registered voter already, but if for some reason you’re not, or if for some reason you haven’t updated your registration after moving, tomorrow is the last day to rectify this situation if … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ve said before that I’m getting close to the end of my interview series with City Council candidates. As such, I’m going to branch out a bit into some other races, like HISD Trustee. That’s what I’ve got for you … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As was the case with the Greater Houston Partnership, the local chapter of the AFL-CIO had initially announced its decision to defer support of the HISD bond proposal until HISD got its act together. And as was the case with … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Chron continues its series on Constitutional amendments on this year’s ballot with a look at Prop 15, the initiative to fund cancer research with $3 billion in bonds. No organized opposition has emerged to Proposition 15, but detractors say … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Most of this story is about fears that opposition to the HISD bond proposal will lead people to also vote against State Proposition 2, which is a subject I covered last week. Other than a quote from Dr. Richard Murray … Continue reading → Continue reading →