Kodi for Texas
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Bringing red and blue Texas back together again—under one bright shining lone star. Former candidate HD19 - https://www.kodifortexas.com.
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Meaningful to be mentioned with others willing to go against the political headwinds. Texans win when people like @bgrumet.bsky.social lead editorial pages. Congrats, Bridget, on the new role. statesman-tx.newsmemory.com?publink=0b52...
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Nope. I don't pick parties and take " sides" with the one I pick.
That is exactly the problem. We think "our side " is better than the "other side "
This isn't a sport. It's our country.
That is exactly the problem. We think "our side " is better than the "other side "
This isn't a sport. It's our country.
July 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Nope. I don't pick parties and take " sides" with the one I pick.
That is exactly the problem. We think "our side " is better than the "other side "
This isn't a sport. It's our country.
That is exactly the problem. We think "our side " is better than the "other side "
This isn't a sport. It's our country.
A curious and interesting development. My experience suggests that there is broad confusion between primary and municipal elections. Hence, moving municipal elections to November is likely a net positive.
May 3, 2025 at 4:38 AM
A curious and interesting development. My experience suggests that there is broad confusion between primary and municipal elections. Hence, moving municipal elections to November is likely a net positive.
An H2O mentor told me about running a water district w/ high delinquent accounts. He asked the local cable company to assume billing for the utility. They did, delinquencies dropped. “Kodi people bring guns to the office if water rates rise a penny, but they never let the cable get turned off.”
Houston Public Works expects to raise water bills to fund a $4.2 billion overhaul of the East Water Purification Plant, which the department says supplies water to about 1.9 million of the 2.1 million Houstonians served by the city’s water system.
Houston water bills likely to go up as multibillion-dollar overhaul of purification plant gets underway
Houston Public Works says the decades-old facilities at the East Water Purification Plant, which supplies water to nearly 2 million Houstonians, are on the verge of failure.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
April 23, 2025 at 5:07 AM
An H2O mentor told me about running a water district w/ high delinquent accounts. He asked the local cable company to assume billing for the utility. They did, delinquencies dropped. “Kodi people bring guns to the office if water rates rise a penny, but they never let the cable get turned off.”
Big deal here—and likely bad news for Texans. www.mysanantonio.com/news/south-t...
South Texas water crisis champion forced to resign by Trump
Maria-Elena Giner resigns as head of the International Boundary and Water Commission under Trump pressure, leaving amid a critical South Texas water crisis.
www.mysanantonio.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Big deal here—and likely bad news for Texans. www.mysanantonio.com/news/south-t...
Chris is right. Texas is uniquely impacted by Trumponomics. Texas is the nation’s largest exporter, not only oil but agriculture. It also has a sizable tech industry and manufacturing base. This is the state that benefited, ironically, from trade agreements, like NAFTA, the most.
Trump's tariffs could tank the Texas economy. The state is the nation's largest exporter, with oil and gas representing 60% of goods shipped overseas. Here's how Trump is blowing that up: www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col... @houstonchronicle.com #txlege
Tomlinson: Trump tariffs tanking Texas trade, oil and gas
President Donald Trump backed off on some tariffs, but those remaining put Texas’ economy at risk.
www.houstonchronicle.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Chris is right. Texas is uniquely impacted by Trumponomics. Texas is the nation’s largest exporter, not only oil but agriculture. It also has a sizable tech industry and manufacturing base. This is the state that benefited, ironically, from trade agreements, like NAFTA, the most.
Another Texas Take for the good people of Texas!
- $500 million tax dollars for rich Hollywood stoners to make movies
- No soda for poor kids
- Your tax money for Elon Musk to send his kids to private schools
- No Congressman for many Black folks in Houston
Quite a week in Texas politics.
Listen:
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- No soda for poor kids
- Your tax money for Elon Musk to send his kids to private schools
- No Congressman for many Black folks in Houston
Quite a week in Texas politics.
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It's Not Alright, Alright, Alright
Podcast Episode · Texas Take · 04/04/2025 · 1h 11m
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April 8, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Another Texas Take for the good people of Texas!
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Not to mention the fake TX belt buckle. Too many more crashes/burns on the big stage = Elon heading back to TX for more sucking off the taxpayer teat. Yee Haw. (art assist ChatGPT)
April 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Not to mention the fake TX belt buckle. Too many more crashes/burns on the big stage = Elon heading back to TX for more sucking off the taxpayer teat. Yee Haw. (art assist ChatGPT)
The great Kodini predicts Abbott will not call a special election because he cares not two hoots about the voters in TX CD18—a.k.a. his constituents.
Gov. Greg Abbott has until the end of the day Friday to call a special election for Texas’ 18th Congressional District to get the race on the ballot for the May 3 election. If he doesn’t, the seat could stay vacant for months.
Clock ticks down for Texas governor to call special election for late Sylvester Turner’s congressional seat
Gov. Greg Abbott has until the end of the day Friday to call a special election for Texas’ 18th Congressional District to get the race on the ballot for the May 3 election. If he doesn’t, the seat could stay vacant for months.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
March 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The great Kodini predicts Abbott will not call a special election because he cares not two hoots about the voters in TX CD18—a.k.a. his constituents.
Good article and, yes, give credit where and when it is due 👇
#Tomlinson: Texas lawmakers are agreeing on good bills around health, housing and energy and we should give credit where it’s due.
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Tomlinson: Texas Legislature does some good along with the bad and ugly
Texas lawmakers are agreeing on good bills around health, housing and energy and we should give credit where it’s due.
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March 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Good article and, yes, give credit where and when it is due 👇
Important read on TX political operatives reviving the playbook to mute journalism in Texas. @forrest4thetrees.bsky.social
DOGE Has Reinvigorated the Right-Wing Crusade Against Texas Media
Political operatives want to crush the state’s independent press. They’re using a crude messaging strategy.
www.texasmonthly.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Important read on TX political operatives reviving the playbook to mute journalism in Texas. @forrest4thetrees.bsky.social
It felt like a muffed political punt when it happened. Watching the political pile-on after the now-infamous football tweet seems significant. It has motivated people across the political spectrum to voice stronger and more unified opposition to school vouchers.
#Opinion: Don't worry about what vouchers will do to high school football, Abbott says. Just look at Arizona. We did, and it's a state struggling to balance its budget.
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Greg Abbott's likely voucher victory is nothing to cheer about. Look at Arizona.
Don't worry about what vouchers will do to high school football, Abbott says. Just look at Arizona. We did, and it's a state struggling to balance its budget.
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March 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
It felt like a muffed political punt when it happened. Watching the political pile-on after the now-infamous football tweet seems significant. It has motivated people across the political spectrum to voice stronger and more unified opposition to school vouchers.
Critical writing here. Texas relies on federal spending. This is the first piece that delves into that relationship I have found after looking for the last few weeks. The implications to the state budget seem worth investigating further.
Texas's reliance on federal funds faces challenges as Trump and Musk plan $2 trillion budget cuts, impacting services and infrastructure.
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Do you know how reliant you are on federal funds? Play our game to find out.
Texas's reliance on federal funds faces challenges as Trump and Musk plan $2 trillion budget cuts, impacting services and infrastructure.
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March 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Critical writing here. Texas relies on federal spending. This is the first piece that delves into that relationship I have found after looking for the last few weeks. The implications to the state budget seem worth investigating further.
Hank feels the way I do about the goings-on at the Texas Capitol.
March 6, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Hank feels the way I do about the goings-on at the Texas Capitol.
Meaningful to be mentioned with others willing to go against the political headwinds. Texans win when people like @bgrumet.bsky.social lead editorial pages. Congrats, Bridget, on the new role. statesman-tx.newsmemory.com?publink=0b52...
I’m leaving the Metro column, but am not going far
Finding people to disagree with has never been easier. But with all t
statesman-tx.newsmemory.com
March 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Meaningful to be mentioned with others willing to go against the political headwinds. Texans win when people like @bgrumet.bsky.social lead editorial pages. Congrats, Bridget, on the new role. statesman-tx.newsmemory.com?publink=0b52...
Sometimes I feel like Bobby—not that there is anything wrong with that.
January 4, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Sometimes I feel like Bobby—not that there is anything wrong with that.
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Did you know that tamales are one of the oldest foods that we still consume today? Historians believe that people have been eating tamales for 8000-10000 years.
December 26, 2024 at 1:19 AM
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This is a big deal. Look at what Congress can do when partisanship and ideology are put aside in favor of constituents.
The Senate passed the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act and it is headed to the President’s desk to be signed into law. ✅
This means retired teachers, firefighters, police officers, and other workers will no longer have unfair cuts to their Social Security benefits.
This means retired teachers, firefighters, police officers, and other workers will no longer have unfair cuts to their Social Security benefits.
December 22, 2024 at 7:47 AM
This is a big deal. Look at what Congress can do when partisanship and ideology are put aside in favor of constituents.
Reading is fundamental to understanding gerrymandering. I recommend reading this👇
This Thursday, we get the first briefs at SCOTUS in the Louisiana racial gerrymandering case, which challenges the redrawn LA-06 (the dark red district below).
The case is a bit unusual in the GOP-led Louisiana & Black voting rights plaintiffs are on the *same* side.
The case is a bit unusual in the GOP-led Louisiana & Black voting rights plaintiffs are on the *same* side.
December 16, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Reading is fundamental to understanding gerrymandering. I recommend reading this👇
And for my second post on this platform, I recommend this podcast. It is good.
Y’all have been waiting for this one. “A Speaker Showdown or a Setup.” Listen:
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A Speaker Showdown or a Setup?
Podcast Episode · Texas Take · 12/12/2024 · 1h 6m
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December 13, 2024 at 5:19 AM
And for my second post on this platform, I recommend this podcast. It is good.
Another first post on another social platform. I am too old for this.
November 28, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Another first post on another social platform. I am too old for this.