Kingwood Area Democrats Provide Support For Homeless Veterans It is the holiday season. Every American should be reflective and thankful for all of those that have stepped up to serve the nation. This is something that should be done continuously. The holidays are a time where gifts and goodwill are exchanged more often. Unfortunately, with […]
Kingwood Area Democrats Participate In Humble Parade Of Lights (VIDEO)
Kingwood Area Democrats In Parade Of Lights Kingwood Area Democrats along with her sister club Humble Area Democrats participated in the Humble Christmas Parade of Lights. Members got there early to decorate Cody Pogue’s pickup truck. It was transformed into a float in 30 minutes. These two groups are amazing. Very little planning went into […]
Deborah Mowrey: Democrats: We believe in fairness – Kingwood Observer
Kingwood Area Democrat Deborah Mowrey details the tenets of being Democrats. If you were to ask a room full of Democrats to list their core beliefs, “fairness” would undoubtedly be right at the top. Our nation’s history reflects an ongoing struggle between those who cling to a backward status quo and those progressives who champion […]
Karen Menke: Ted Poe: How Low Will He Go? Kingwood Observer
Karen Menke Kingwood Area Democrat (KAD), Karen Menke latest article in the Kingwood Observer. Karen Menke says, Once again, our House of Representatives has passed legislation which will only hurt their constituents. Thursday, Sept. 19, the House voted to cut food stamps (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP)by almost $40 billion over 10 years. According to […]
Bruce Menke: Texas Voter ID Law: Voter Fraud Or Voter Suppression – Kingwood Observer
Bruce Menke This is an excellent piece from Bruce Menke that was in the latest Kingwood Observer. Bruce said, The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was enacted to end “race neutral” voting requirements by Texas and other states that discriminated against minorities and to prevent new laws having the same effect. A prime example was […]
Karen Menke: Squashing Initiatives 101 – Houston Chronicle
Karen Menke Harris County Judge Ed Emmett has gotten Kingwood Area Democrat Karen Menke justifiably upset. She could not believe that he would keep a 1 cent property tax off the November ballot that bolster’s preschools. According to the Houston Chronicle, Citing legal advice from a private lawyer, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett on Monday […]
Immigration Reform Was The Topic At Kingwood Area Democrats Meeting – Kingwood Observer
Immigration Reform Comprehensive Immigration Reform is currently being debated throughout out the country. A.S. (Stace) Medellin, one of the leaders in our community and member of Kingwood Area Democrats brought fact based information on all that is related to Comprehensive Immigration Reform. He made sure all members and visitors were equipped with the knowledge to […]
Karen Menke: Who’s Really Running Texas – Kingwood Observer
Karen Menke, Vice-President of the Kingwood Area Democrats wrote the following Kingwood Observer article that every Texan should read. Karen is not just sitting still. She has a plan of action that should be the template for every Texan interested in parity in opportunity and access to success for women. Karen says, What am I […]
Marc Croes: Perry ‘s Abuse Of Power – Kingwood Observer
Marc Croes, Kingwood Area Democrats membership chairman wrote a prescient article on Rick Perry ’s abuse of power and an uncanny ability to give our great state of Texas a bad reputation. Marc says, Maybe it’s time for a constitutional amendment to change the rules for calling special sessions, and make them less susceptible to […]
Vilma Morera & A.S. Medellin: Immigration Reform, A Bipartisan Solution–Kingwood Observer
Vilma Morera and A.S. (Stace) Medellin, leaders in both the Kingwood Area Democrats and Kingwood Area Democrats wrote a very important piece on immigration reform. Vilma & Stace write, Instead of playing politics, Rep. Poe has an opportunity to fall on the right side of history and support a bipartisan solution to a complex challenge. […]