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July 2023 campaign finance reports: City of Houston, part 5

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Previously: Congress SD15 City of Houston, part 1 Harris County City of Houston, part 2 City of Houston, part 3 City of Houston, part 4 January finance reports for city of Houston candidates are here. This is at long last … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Board of Managers, CD18, Chris Brown, Congress, David Robinson, Election 2023, Election 2024, Fair For Houston, Harris County Sheriff, HGAC, HISD, Houston, Houston City Council, Janette Lindner, John Whitmire, Karla Cisneros, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Mike Laster, Protect and Serve PAC, Senate, Sylvester Turner | Comments Off

The politics of the Board of Managers

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Presenting this mostly without comment. A Houston Landing review of the newly appointed board’s political contributions, public statements and work history suggests the nine members likely will govern from the political center, avoiding education culture wars galvanizing the right and … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Adam Rivon, Angela Flowers, Audrey Momanaee, Board of Managers, campaign finance reports, Cassandra Bandy, charter schools, Elizabeth Santos, Greg Abbott, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Janette Lindner, Judith Cruz, Michelle Arnold, Mike Miles, Mike Morath, Paula Mendoza, Ric Campo, Rolando Martinez, Teach For America, Texas Education Agency | Comments Off

Interview with Janette Garza Lindner

Posted on June 19, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Like you, I have many questions about the appointed Board of Managers and how they will operate, how they will oversee appointed Superintendent Mike Miles, how they’ll achieve the success they’ve been told to achieve, and more. As it happens, … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Board of Managers, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, interviews, Janette Lindner, Mike Miles, Texas Education Agency | 8 Comments

The first Board of Managers meeting

Posted on June 10, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

It was raucous, and that won’t be the last time. New Superintendent Mike Miles’ interim contract was approved Thursday in a lively inaugural meeting of HISD’s new Board of Managers, over the objections of at least 150 students, parents, teachers and civil rights groups … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Adam Rivon, Angela Flowers, Audrey Momanaee, Board of Managers, Cassandra Bandy, charter schools, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Janette Lindner, Judith Cruz, Michelle Arnold, Mike Miles, Mike Morath, Paula Mendoza, Ric Campo, Rolando Martinez, Texas Education Agency | 7 Comments

We’re starting to hear from the Managers of the Board

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Bits and piece, dribbles and drabs. New Houston ISD board of managers members are pledging to earn families’ trust amid outcry from segments of the community who view board members as little more than rubber stamps for state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles. The public will get … Continue reading →

Miles picks a team

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

He keeps moving, I’m trying to keep up. Newly appointed Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles‘ first cabinet selections include a mix of HISD staff members, former employees of his charter school network, administrators from across Texas and educational analysts. Miles’ … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Black Voters Matter, Board of Managers, Cassandra Bandy, Community Voices for Public Education, FIEL Houston, HFT, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston Education Association, Janette Lindner, Kerri Briggs, LULAC, Mike Miles, Mike Morath, NAACP, schools, Texas Education Agency, Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation | 19 Comments

Superintendent Miles hits the ground running

Posted on June 3, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

We should expect a lot of this. Mike Miles wasted little time Thursday before imposing major changes to the Houston Independent School District he now oversees, launching a plan to reconstitute 29 struggling campuses that forces employees to reapply for their jobs but … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Adam Rivon, Angela Flowers, Audrey Momanaee, Board of Managers, Cassandra Bandy, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Janette Lindner, Michelle Arnold, Mike Miles, Mike Morath, Paula Mendoza, Ric Campo, Rolando Martinez, Texas Education Agency | 3 Comments

Mike Miles and the Board of Managers

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

It’s official. Former Dallas ISD superintendent Mike Miles − described as a military-minded leader who pushes reform − is the state’s choice for the new Houston ISD superintendent. Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath announced his long-rumored decision Thursday morning, the … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Adam Rivon, Angela Flowers, Audrey Momanaee, Board of Managers, Cassandra Bandy, charter schools, Dallas, Dallas ISD, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Janette Lindner, Michelle Arnold, Mike Miles, Mike Morath, Paula Mendoza, Ric Campo, Rolando Martinez, Texas AFT, Texas Education Agency | 2 Comments

January 2023 campaign finance reports: City of Houston

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

It’s late January, so you know what that means: It’s campaign finance report time again. The reports of the greatest interest will be for the city of Houston, but I’ll be checking in on HISD, HCC, and Harris County as … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Amanda Edwards, Amy Peck, At Large, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #3, At Large #4, campaign finance reports, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Chris Brown, Chris Hollins, Danielle Bess, Daphne Scarbrough, Dave Martin, David Robinson, District C, District E, District H, District I, District J, Donnell Cooper, Edward Pollard, Election 2015, Election 2019, Election 2023, Fred Flickinger, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Ivan Sanchez, Janette Lindner, Joaquin Martinez, John Whitmire, Karla Cisneros, Leah Wolfthal, Lee Kaplan, Letitia Plummer, Marina Coryat, Mario Castillo, Martha Castex-Tatum, Martina Dixon, Mary Nan Huffman, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Mike Laster, Nick Hellyar, Robert Gallegos, Roy Morales, Sallie Alcorn, Sylvester Turner, Tarsha Jackson, term limits, Tiffany Thomas, Twila Carter | 2 Comments

CURBS Houston

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

In my last post about the West 11th Street project, I’ve noted that opposition to the project has been featured in news stories about it, but I have not seen any mention of organized support from the neighborhood – BikeHouston … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged Alliance for Reasonable Traffic Solutions, bicycles, bike lanes, construction, CURBS Houston, Heights, Houston, Janette Lindner, Memorial-Heights Redevelopment Authority, pedestrians, Shepherd, sidewalks, Sylvester Turner, urbanism | 8 Comments

2021 runoff results

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Here are the vote totals, and here’s an early Chron story which has the results right but was just before the last batch came in. To summarize: – Sue Deigaard had the only easy night – she led by 30+ … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2021 | Tagged absentee ballots, Anne Sung, Bridget Wade, Caroline Walter, early voting, Election 1997, Election 2013, Election 2017, Election 2021, Election Day, Elizabeth Santos, Eva Loredo, Greg Meyers, Harris County, Harvin Moore, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, Janette Lindner, Jharrett Bryantt, Kendall Baker, Mike Lunceford, runoff, Sue Deigaard | 5 Comments

It’s 2021 Runoff Day

Posted on December 11, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

. Have you got your #IVoted sticker? Ballot box with ballot Ballots include runoffs for HISD, HCC, City of Bellaire and Missouri City. ⌚ Election Day is Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mobile phone with rightwards arrow at … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2021 | Tagged absentee ballots, Anne Sung, Bridget Wade, Caroline Walter, early voting, Election 2021, Election Day, Elizabeth Santos, Eva Loredo, Harris County, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, Janette Lindner, Jharrett Bryantt, Kendall Baker, runoff, Sue Deigaard | 1 Comment

Final 2021 runoff early voting totals

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

The last day of early voting is always the busiest. (Well, other than the 2020 election, but you get the idea.) Early voting for four Houston ISD board seats and local council races ended Tuesday with 21,732 ballots cast, according … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2021 | Tagged absentee ballots, Anne Sung, Bridget Wade, Caroline Walter, early voting, Election 2021, Elizabeth Santos, Eva Loredo, Harris County, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, Janette Lindner, Jharrett Bryantt, Kendall Baker, runoff, Sue Deigaard | 4 Comments

2021 runoff early voting report: Just checking in

Posted on December 5, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

I haven’t been following the daily early voting reports for the runoffs very closely. Only a small portion of the populace is voting, so comparisons to the November EV totals don’t mean anything. But we’re most of the way through … Continue reading →

Early voting starts today for the 2021 runoffs

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

You know the drill – It’s runoff time for the 2021 elections, and early voting starts today. There are nine early voting locations, which you will find in the various districts that have runoffs – HISD districts I, V, VI, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2021 | Tagged Anne Sung, Bellaire, Bridget Wade, Caroline Walter, early voting, Election 2021, Elizabeth Santos, Eva Loredo, Harris County, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, Janette Lindner, Jharrett Bryantt, Kendall Baker, Missouri City, runoff, Sue Deigaard, Texas | 1 Comment

Re-endorsement watch: This time it’s Anne

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Time to start thinking about those HISD and HCC runoffs, kids. The Chron has started thinking about them, because they have issued their endorsements for the runoffs. Of the four HISD runoffs, three involve candidates they endorsed the first time … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2021 | Tagged Anne Sung, Bridget Wade, Election 2021, endorsements, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, Janette Lindner, runoff, Sue Deigaard | 2 Comments

Runoffs will be on December 11

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

As is usually the case, the second Sunday in December for municipal and school board/community college runoffs. Runoff elections will be held Dec. 11, the Harris County Elections Department announced Friday. Four Houston ISD board seats, and individual council races … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2021 | Tagged Anne Sung, Bridget Wade, Caroline Walter, critical race theory, Election 2021, Elizabeth Santos, Eva Loredo, face masks, Harris County, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, Janette Lindner, Jharrett Bryantt, Kendall Baker, Mac Walker, Millard House, Myrna Guidry, runoff, Sue Deigaard | 1 Comment

More on the November 2021 election results

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the Chron story on the Tuesday election results. It is mostly a straight recording of the individual races, including those I covered yesterday and others that I didn’t. Of the most interest to me is this: Results were delayed … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2021 | Tagged Anne Sung, Bridget Wade, Caroline Walter, constitutional amendments, Election 2017, Election 2020, Election 2021, Election 2022, Election 2023, Elizabeth Santos, Harris County, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Isabel Longoria, Janette Lindner, Kendall Baker, Sue Deigaard, Texas, turnout | 8 Comments

8 day campaign finance reports: HISD

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t often go to the 8-day finance reports, mostly because there’s too little time to squeeze everything in, but HISD is the main story this year, so let’s have a look. The 30-day report summaries can be found here, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2021 | Tagged Anne Sung, Bridget Wade, campaign finance reports, Caroline Walter, Dwight Jefferson, Election 2021, Elizabeth Santos, Gerry Monroe, Greg Degeyter, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, Janette Lindner, Joshua Rosales, Kendall Baker, Mac Walker, Maria Benzon, Matias Kopinsky, Myrna Guidry, Sue Deigaard | Comments Off

Endorsement watch: Garza Lindner and Vilaseca

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron goes against an incumbent in HISD District I. Trustee Elizabeth Santos, 39, is asking voters to keep her on the board representing Houston ISD District I. They shouldn’t. Santos’ connection to the district is deep. She grew up … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2021 | Tagged Abe Saavedra, Election 2021, Elizabeth Santos, endorsements, Greg Degeyter, Grenita Lathan, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, Janette Lindner, Kendall Baker, Matias Kopinsky, Texas Open Meetings Act | 10 Comments

30 day campaign finance reports: HISD

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

HISD and HCC elections are the main event this November, and as we approach the start of early voting, we can now look at the 30-day campaign finance reports for the candidates. Here’s what things look like in HISD. Elizabeth … Continue reading →

Interview with Janette Garza Lindner

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

We continue with HISD District I, and today’s candidate is Janette Garza Lindner. A native of Brownsville, Garza Lindner has lived in Houston for 20 years. She is a UT graduate with a degree in Management Information Systems, and has … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2021 | Tagged Election 2021, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, interviews, Janette Lindner | 1 Comment

July 2021 campaign finance reports: HISD

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

PREVIOUSLY: Congress, Harris County, Houston Elizabeth Santos – Dist I Kathy Bluefod-Daniels – Dist II Dani Hernandez – Dist III Patricia Allen – Dist IV Sue Deigaard – Dist V Holly Flynn Vilaseca – Dist VI Anne Sung – Dist … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2021 | Tagged Anne Sung, Bridget Wade, campaign finance reports, Dani Hernandez, Election 2017, Election 2021, Elizabeth Santos, Gerry Monroe, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, Houston, Janette Lindner, Judith Cruz, Kathy Blueford Daniels, Kendall Baker, Myrna Guidry, Patricia Allen, Sue Deigaard | 2 Comments

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