Gary Polland
March 9th, 2020
Another interesting election. The Democrats are down to Sanders and Biden. The rapid decline in the Democratic field looks to be an attempt by the establishment to save the House of Representatives at the price of party...
February 18th, 2020
GOP voter enthusiasm is on the rise. Over the past few weeks, Republicans have been getting better news. President Trump's approval ratings are on the rise as the Democrat's impeachment slog continued.
February 12th, 2020
The acquittal of President Trump is a done deal. My take: It was a waste of time. Trump did not deserve to be impeached, although his language was not perfect.
January 16th, 2020
The decline in readership of mayor newspapers in America can be blamed on many factors. One is lack of trust in reporting facts that are in fact opinions not labeling them as such.
January 13th, 2020
It used to be said that partisanship stops at the border, implying unity in foreign affairs. No more, as for Democrats it doesn't matter what President Trump does, it's wrong, it's stupid, he is out of control and is a...
December 30th, 2019
I had a front row seat for the Houston Mayor's election runoff and with your indulgence, a few observations.
December 12th, 2019
Buzbee asked a question of his fellow citizens recently, "Can anyone look at the present state of Houston city government and say: Let's have four more years of this?"
December 2nd, 2019
Below are the questions we asked City of Houston candidates and give a letter grade based on their responses. In some instances there was no response, like Sylvester Turner, who doesn't want your vote.
November 21st, 2019
Let's be clear, the daily newspaper we grew up with is dying. With declining circulation, and significant staff reductions, most papers outside New York, Los Angeles or Washington D.C. have minimal local coverage and reprint...
October 30th, 2019
Why? First, does it trouble you, the voter, that METRO (train and bus system) is spending over $8.5 million of your tax dollars to sell this plan to you? This is something that should be illegal.
February 19th, 2020
Rush Limbaugh recently explained why Medicare For All is bad for us. Share this with your uninformed friends.
February 17th, 2020
As Texans, we welcome refugees from California seeking a better and more affordable life for their families. However, we don't want you bringing with you the failed political ideas of California.
February 7th, 2020
If you are watching closely the extremist left in Texas is on the march. From trying to purge traditional liberals countywide, candidates in counties like Harris (Houston), to seeking to defeat a moderate Democratic...
January 14th, 2020
It's already 2020 and the Texas primary is coming up fast on March 3, 2020.
December 31st, 2019
In 2002, I lamented the attacks on the Boy Scouts by the politically correct crowd. Why not gay leaders? What about transgender boys? And while you are at it, why not girls? They gave in and now with the latest news, it...
December 27th, 2019
I recently had a front row seat in the City of Houston runoff race between Sylvester Turner and Tony Buzbee.
December 5th, 2019
In the Houston Mayor runoff on December 14, 2019, one thing is clear - Sylvester Turner is doing all he can to make partisan a non-partisan race. In the modern history of Houston elections, Turner is the first candidate...
November 25th, 2019
The runoff for Houston Mayor is December 14, 2019. There is a stark choice, Tony Buzbee, an independent fiscal conservative who expects accountability and significant progress in curing Houston's chronic problems, or career...
November 1st, 2019
There are only two days left to vote - today, the last day of early voting and of course Tuesday, Election Day, November 5th - which means conservatives have only two days to change the direction of the city of Houston.
October 29th, 2019
The following are the questions posed on the TCR Candidate Questionnaire along with the correct answers. Questions not answered by a candidate were graded as incorrect. Candidates who did not respond were given a grade of "F...