Daily Archives: November 3, 2024

Weekend link dump for November 3

Have you voted yet? I didn’t think we needed a “Brady Bunch” reunion series, and after reading this I’m glad we didn’t get it. Drinking coffee may or may not be good or bad for you. Hope that helps. The … Continue reading

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Final November 2024 early voting: Definitely short

Early voting is done, and I have to say, we didn’t get to where I expected we would: 2024 2020 2016 2008 and 2012 The numbers after eight days of early voting are Mail = 57,059 In Person = 1,175,901 … Continue reading

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Houston re-ups its membership in H-GAC

It’s hard not to get really effing discouraged sometimes. Houston City Council voted 9-4 to renew its membership in the Houston-Galveston Area Council Wednesday after fiery discussions over whether the city’s continued involvement violated the city charter. Council Members Tarsha Jackson, Abbie Kamin, Edward … Continue reading

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John Devine continues to be an ethical quagmire

This guy, I swear. In January 2022, Elvie Kingston’s dementia took a turn for the worse. The 76-year-old millionaire and longtime conservative activist was declared by a doctor to be partially incapacitated, after which she signed legal documents that removed … Continue reading

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