Significant support after Harvey showed their friendshipHouston ChronicleWith Graciela Saenz One of our most vivid recollections of Hurricane Harvey was not only how Houstonians banded together for immediate survival and a lengthy recovery, but how offers of assistance quickly came in from around the world. One striking … Continued |
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George H. W. Bush: The Benefit of a Short MemoryHumanities TexasMany years ago, I had lunch with a man who knew his way around Harris County politics, especially the bare-knuckled variety of Pasadena, his hometown. At one point in the conversation, I raised my index finger to intone, “The most … Continued |
Republican Values Need a ChampionHouston ChronicleHaving worked since 1961 to build the modern Republican Party of Texas, I care about the Republican brand now and into the far future, during and past the presidency of Donald Trump. I should disclose that I backed Jeb Bush … Continued |
Deep StateHouston ChronicleIn a debate a few days before the Republican runoff election in the 2nd Congressional District, both candidates rather casually referred to “the deep state”, a phrase much in currency on the right in this year’s campaigns. Former Navy SEAL … Continued |
Nonpartisan election of judges puts emphasis on justice, not politicsHouston ChronicleAs a consequence of Hillary Clinton’s overwhelming victory in the presidential election, Democrats locally swept every district and county judgeship. The hundreds of thousands of voters who unceremoniously ousted all Republican judges did so because they voted straight-party Democratic. They … Continued |
Peeling back the secrecy in Texas politicsHouston ChronicleIt may have been unique in the long history of our state – it certainly was odd – but I asked to be appointed to the Texas Ethics Commission. As the regulator of non-federal political campaigns and lobbying in Texas, … Continued |
JIM WEBB: AN UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTERMemorial ExaminerThe recent announcement by former Virginia senator Jim Webb that he’s running for the Democratic presidential nomination had a deep personal resonance. I may be a Republican and a devoted Jeb Bush supporter, but Webb remains the most fascinating personality … Continued |
SAME-STATE PRESIDENTIAL COMPETITORSHouston ChroniclePOLITICAL JUNKIES LONG FOR REAL CONVENTION FIGHT Toward the end of eight years of Democratic rule in the White House, the governor and junior senator of the bedrock Republican state in the nation both are angling for the GOP presidential … Continued |
Sharia Law in TexasDallas Morning News[Note: An edited version of this letter appeared in the Dallas Morning News on 29 March 2014.] Candidates in this year’s Texas Republican primary and runoff campaigns have been ignoring the significant issues faced by the state. These include reforming … Continued |
A Personal Look at the Day Reagan Was ShotHouston ChronicleI drove the short distance (from my apartment house) to the VP’s House. When GB finished his morning security briefing by the CIA, he took Jennifer and me with him in the limo to the helipad, located on the other … Continued |