Monthly Archives: August 2004

The protesters were out in force at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, where Tom DeLay was scheduled to speak yesterday. Signs proclaiming “Dump DeLay” and “Exterminate DeLay” showed the theme for some who gathered at the University of Houston Clear … Continue reading → Continue reading →

UT math professor Lorenzo Sadun has taken the next step to getting on the ballot for the CD10 Congressional race in November. At 2 p.m. today, Lorenzo Sadun, professor of mathematics at the University, will deliver the 500 signatures needed … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Thank God. A judge today dismissed the case in which state Rep. Talmadge Heflin and his wife were seeking custody of the 20-month-old son of African illegal immigrants. Family District Judge Linda Motheral ordered the boy returned to his mother … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Richard Morrison campaign has produced a TV ad which, if I happen to see it on TV, will be the first such political ad I’ll have seen since the primary season (such is life in a non-swing state). It’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This ought to be fun. CLEAR LAKE — A reception for House Majority Speaker Tom DeLay at the University of Houston-Clear Lake on Tuesday night is expected to draw protesters. An e-mail circulated last week that encouraged recipients to make … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I see that Juanita has given her promised report on the judge juggling in Fort Bend, and there’s still more to come. I’ve found exactly one story in the news on this, which at least had the decency to note … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ve been critical of Rick Casey in the past, but give the man his due: when he’s good, he’s good. Today he talks to an unnamed judge, who gives us some color commentary on the strange Heflin custody case. The … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Howard Dean is visiting Houston this weekend to help raise some campaign funds for Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and Richard Morrison. “People think Texas is George W. Bush country,” Dean told hundreds packed into the Houston International Theatre School on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The judge in the strange custody dispute between Talmadge Heflin and his former maid has declined to rule for now on the matter, which is a victory in a way for the Heflins since the child in question will remain … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Rick Casey picks up the White Man’s Burden ball and advances it down the field. And the Heflins’ lawyer argued that the child’s parents couldn’t afford health insurance, and the boy suffered the long waits that Medicaid coverage brings. That … Continue reading → Continue reading →

That sign-stealing hubbub in CD32 sure is getting a lot of coverage. Here’s a typical example. “Pete was picking up signs that were unlawfully placed by his opponent [during] the last days of the campaign,” said Chris Homan, Sessions’ campaign … Continue reading → Continue reading →

All right, the Talmadge Heflin custody case is now on the front page of the Chron, and it’s time to consider a couple of uncomfortable questions. First and foremost is the question of the Heflins’ motivation for bringing a suit … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I think I may have finally found an election in which I’d fervently wish for a viable third-party candidate: The Gossips hear that former City Council member Gabriel Vasquez and his new wife, Lisa Diamond, who is chief of staff … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is a very strange story. A state lawmaker and his wife are to face their former maid in a Houston court today in a battle over custody of the woman’s 20-month-old son. State Rep. Talmadge Heflin and his wife, … Continue reading → Continue reading →