Daily Archives: August 22, 2020

A poll of the RRC race

Here you go: A new survey from nationally respected polling firm Global Strategy Group (GSG) shows that the combination of Chrysta Castañeda’s unique biography, her opponent Jim Wright’s potent negatives, and Donald Trump’s free-fall in Texas give Castañeda a clear … Continue reading

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Who knows what our positivity rate is?

From the We Still Suck At Data Department: As schools begin to reopen and Gov. Greg Abbott faces pressure to relax shutdown measures, it is impossible to determine where Texas stands on a COVID-19 metric that has guided the governor’s … Continue reading

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

No new judge for Paxton

Sorry, Kenny. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is still fighting five-year-old felony securities fraud charges, has failed in his bid to kick a Democratic Harris County judge off his ongoing criminal case. An administrative judge in Houston, Susan Brown, … Continue reading

Posted in Crime and Punishment | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Mike Floyd resigns from Pearland ISD

Sad to see him go, but he picked a good reason to exit. Losing a vote to nix a $300,000 contract with a controversial special needs facility was the beginning of the end for Mike Floyd’s tenure as a Pearland … Continue reading

Posted in Local politics | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments