Politics
A Tale of Two Legislatures
Same people. Same parties. Two different legislatures. What gives?
Politics
Who's in charge here?
Did the Texas Democratic Party really drop the ball in 2020?
Election 2020
Post-Election 2020 Debrief: Split Tickets Still Matter
Could Texas Democrats have had a majority in the State House?
Election 2020
Special Edition - Texas Early Voting 2020
As early voting starts in Texas, my thoughts on the final month of election 2020 and what you can still do to make a difference.
Endorsements
How to think about endorsements
Bummed your favorite group endorsed the candidate you didn't want? Let's talk about why they might have done that. Spoiler: it's all strategic.
Infrastructure
One Man's Waste: The Ike Dike and earmarks
Houston needs the Ike Dike and we'd be closer to getting it if Congress used this abandoned tool.
Democratic Party National Convention 2020
Conventions and Coalitions
If you only watch one part of the Democratic National Convention, watch the roll call. Here's why.
Ballot Propositions
The Peoples' Agenda
After a few months hiatus, I'm restarting Texas Plenty. First up: Oklahoma voters decided to expand Medicaid. What would you ask Texans to vote on if we had ballot propositions?
Property Taxes
A better tax system for Texas
Starting this week, I’m going to try something new. My Tuesday pieces will identify issues important to Houstonians and Texans. My Friday pieces will be talk about how I
Waste
Running government like a business
When I ran for office, one of the ideas that I would hear all the time was that we should be running government like a business. Now I'd seen a
