by John Robert BEHRMAN Peter Voser, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, notes that the “natural gas revolution is by far the most significant energy development in decades.” I would add that the second-most important is development of a few deep, large fields by a few large, multinational firms, like Shell, ExxonMobil, and BP but, also, […]

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 7 March 2012 Houston, Texas – Rev. William Lawson and Howard Jefferson have endorsed Lane Lewis’ re-election for Harris County Democratic Party Chair. "I have been impressed with the work Lane has done for the Democratic Party and I am hopeful that he continues in his role as Party Chair.  He […]

Election Schedule & Delegate Selection Plan The San Antonio federal court today issued an election schedule order for a May 29, 2012 Primary. Below are some of the key dates: Important Dates March 2, 2012 Filing period re-opens. March 9, 2012 Filing period closes at 6 PM. April 9, 2012 For the elections for the […]

From Allan R. Jamail Senatorial District 6 (SDEC) Texas State Democratic Executive Committeeman Tonight in an Emergency meeting called by Party Chairman Boyd Richie of the Texas Democratic Party the Texas State Democratic Executive Committee (SDEC) voted and approve the date of Saturday, April 21st to have the Senate (County) conventions. Also approved by the […]

I simply had to blog this note from John Robert Behrman that was sent for distribution by Carl Whitmarsh, THE LIST KEEPER. Pass this around as we must be in gear now. Critical reviews on the Obama administration are in: Jim Fallows in the Atlantic Monthly is the most complete and fair: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/03/obama-explained/8874/ Naom Scheiber […]

One of my dear Kingwood Area Democrats friends sent me a copy of the Texas Conservative Review. This newsletter’s Editor according to the site is Gary Polland. The newsletter is self-described as “A Periodic Newsletter for Committed Texas Conservatives”. I have seen this newsletter several times and it is usually your cookie cutter conservative rag. […]

Our own Kingwood Area Democrats Diane Trautman and Cody Pogue were endorsed by the Harris County Tejano Democrats. Congratulations. This is excellent news for our district and Harris County. Mission Statement “The purpose of this organization shall be to seek full representation of Latinos at all levels and in all activities of the Democratic Party. […]

  Interview with Diane Trautman Jan 18th, 2012 by Charles Kuffner. Also running for Harris County Department of Education, Position 3 At Large is Diane Trautman, who was the Democratic candidate for Tax Assessor in the last two cycles. Trautman has had a long career in education, as a teacher, principal, and professor at Sam […]

Following is an excellent article by Stan Merriman. Read the entire article in the link to the Houston Chronicle below. Most importantly it is essential that attention is paid to the solutions. That these very obvious concepts have not been in place for decades speaks either to the ineptitude of the elected officials to the […]