Category Archives: Election 2007

Continuing with my series of interviews with City Council candidates for the November election, today I bring you Joe Trevino, who is running for the open At Large #5 seat. Trevino is a retired educator – he’s been a principal … Continue reading → Continue reading →

More negative feedback for HISD regarding its bond proposal. Residents of Acres Homes and other predominantly African-American neighborhoods said Monday they won’t support the Houston school district’s $805 million bond issue if the schools in their communities remain earmarked for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As promised at Kuff’s World, today marks the beginning of my series of interviews with candidates for Houston City Council this November. I’ve got several already lined up for the near future, and will be pursuing more as we go. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

That would, of course, be Lance Armstrong, speaking at Rice Stadium in support of Proposition 15, which as you know kicked off its campaign this week. TV coverage of that event can be found here (with video) and here. More … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Though today’s story is more about Jay Aiyer and his potential political future, it does at least correct a gap that I pointed out about Houston Community College System (HCCS) Trustee elections. Three newcomers will vie to represent [Aiyer’s] district, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I had the pleasure of speaking before the HGLBT Political Caucus on Wednesday night. It actually was more of a Q&A session, which is more fun anyway, especially since I don’t exactly have a stump speech I can lean on. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

We know who’s running for city offices this year (well, we think we know – more on that in a minute). But who are some of these people? Today’s Chron story gives a few answers. Four incumbent council members will … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Only three hours till the filing deadline for the November city elections. Here’s the candidate list (PDF) as of this morning – Matt Stiles has it in sorted Google docs format here. Despite his earlier press release, Roy Morales has … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The following is a press release from State Rep. Ellen Cohen: In 1962, President John F. Kennedy issued his challenge to land a man on the moon by the decade’s end at Rice Stadium. The same week, 45 years later, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Add State Rep. Sylvester Turner to the list of people who aren’t happy with the HISD bond package. Construction delays at an Acres Homes school have prompted state Rep. Sylvester Turner to pull his support of the $805 million bond … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The HISD bond package might be a tough sell in one of the communities most directly affected by it. Fifth Ward community leaders said Monday that they won’t support any bond that consolidates several schools in their area. They fear … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Miya has the latest update in the Roy Morales Lawsuit Follies, which at this point is threatening to become a regular feature of every municipal election. I’m thinking the next logical step would be to turn it into a musical, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

We are already slated to have one special election to fill a state legislative seat. Now Chris Elam is reporting that we may have another. Word out of Austin is that Pearland State Representative Mike O’Day will be resigning his … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Looks like we’ll have Roy Morales to kick around for awhile longer. Two-time City Council candidate Roy Morales is giving it another try. In a news release, the retired Air Force lieutenant colonel announced that he plans to take on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ve noted the proposed $805 million HISD bond package before. As of now, that package will be officially on the ballot this fall. The Houston school board voted 8-1 Thursday to ask voters for $805 million to build and repair … Continue reading → Continue reading →

State Rep. Anna Mowery (R, Fort Worth) is resigning her seat as of August 31, meaning there will be a special election to replace her in November. “I have enjoyed a special relationship with the constituents of District 97 and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The November election season for City of Houston offices is now officially open. Matt Stiles has the list of Monday morning first-in-line filers, plus a pretty good accounting of who else is out there. Couple names to add to his … Continue reading → Continue reading →

At their August 1st meting, the Houston GLBT Caucus endorsed the following candidates in the November 6th elections: Houston Controller Annise Parker Houston City Council: At-Large Position 2 Sue Lovell At-Large Position 3 Melissa Noriega At-Large Position 4 Ron Green … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Get ready for another long list of constitutional amendments on your ballot this November. Texas voters will decide whether to approve as much as $3 billion in bonds for cancer research when they go to the polls in November to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Stace attended last night’s Tejano Democrats endorsement meeting and has a report on what happened, along with pictures. Although there were several contested races for the coveted endorsement, the most competitive turned out to be, as expected, the Houston City … Continue reading → Continue reading →

A major event in the 2007 campaign season occurs tonight as the Harris County Tejano Democrats get together to make their endorsements for November. One race in particular stands out, that for the open District I seat being vacated by … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you our newest member of City Council, Melissa Noriega. I wasn’t there for the swearing-in or the Council meeting that followed, but I trust that by now someone has asked Council Member Noriega her … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I can’t tell you how good this feels. Melissa Noriega, a Houston educator whose campaign had strong funding and key support, easily defeated retired Air Force officer Roy Morales in Saturday’s runoff for the Houston City Council At-Large Position 3 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Polls are about to close, so if you haven’t voted by now, it’s too late. Turnout was miserable, with the weather not helping. I’m off to Melissa Noriega’s election night party. I’ll try to post updates as I can. Here’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is it. If you haven’t voted yet, you have until 7 PM to correct that oversight. You can find your polling location here. Please vote for Melissa Noriega, and please bring a friend or ten along with you. Thank … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Thus says Miya: I am a little surprised that the Morales campaign has decided against being interviewed on TV for a pre-election profile. A little refresher, a profile piece is where we spend about 90 seconds of news time to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Some runoffs are stranger than others. Travis Quinn, the incumbent for Clute’s Ward D, and challenger Michael Binnion are hoping that more than two dozen voters cast ballots in the runoff Saturday. Theirs is one of many Houston-area elections Saturday. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Today is the last day you’ll see this picture: Well, okay, that’s not fully true. I’ll run it again on Saturday to remind those of you who haven’t voted early to vote on Runoff Day. And assuming no catastrophes strike, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

For this penultimate edition of Early Voting for the runoff, I’m just going to say “What John said.” Go see for yourself. Which just leaves this: Early voting ends tomorrow. Today and tomorrow you can vote from 7 AM to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ve spent the past week flogging the runoff race here in Houston, but there are runoffs going on in other Texas cities as well. One of the more hotly contested races is for the District 8 City Council seat in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It’s come to my attention that Roy Morales has used a couple of quotes from this blog on his latest mailer. As the mailer was done in the same clownish style as the recent HCRP video, I won’t bother linking … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I first saw this pathetic attack ad by our friends at the Harris County GOP a couple of days ago, but I didn’t bother blogging about it because life is too short to deal with stupid stuff like that. But … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Thanks to Andy Neill for forwarding this to me: The civic group “Volunteers Organized to Exercise Responsibility” (V.O.T.E.R.) will be holding a candidate forum this Saturday June 9th from 5:30 – 7:30 pm at the Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church … Continue reading → Continue reading →

So here’s a story in the Chron about the runoff, and that can mean only one thing: Roy Morales gets to talk about his one issue. Melissa Noriega, who nearly won the race for the At-large 3 seat outright in … Continue reading → Continue reading →