Gary Polland
December 30th, 2014
The Harris County mental health system, run in cooperation with the University of Texas Medical Center, is doing a fine job with short-term stays, working closely with Probate Judges Rory Olsen and Christine Butts.But there...
September 26th, 2014
Obama's tough talk on ISIS won't make a political difference because it still shows no strategy, and, so far, none of his alleged coalition (which recently lost Turkey) is willing to put boots on the ground. The other...
January 23rd, 2014
Texas Conservative Review has endorsed Barry Smitherman for Texas Attorney General to succeed Greg Abbott who is running for Governor. Smitherman is currently Chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission and the former...
February 8th, 2010
A Texas Tribune focus group of undecided voters watches the January 29, 2010 GOP Gubernatorial Debate between Rick Perry, Kay Bailey Hutchison, and Debra Medina. Their reactions are in the video below. Here are my reactions...
October 30th, 2009
Update: Learn more about Elizabeth Perez, conservative candidate for Houston City Council Pos 2.
August 26th, 2009
Well it seems the rats are jumping ship on Obamacare.
July 22nd, 2009
The President's world of ease and privilege is at last, after along honeymoon, evaporating based on his performance. The President is not a happy camper as his approval numbers come back to earth.
July 9th, 2009
It is now the "Obama Economy". Congress passed, with virtually no GOP votes, the Administration's stimulus plan.
October 13th, 2014
With straight ticket dominating Harris County votes recently there is no reason to think this year will be different.This year down ballot incumbent Republican judges have a story to tell the citizens of Harris County...
August 15th, 2014
For conservatives in 2014 it is the best of times, but potentially it could be a hugely disappointing time.First, the reasons for optimism:Nationalization of the election at this point is a huge plus for conservatives....
March 1st, 2010
Texas Republicans and conservatives have a choice this year. The questions I ask when deciding where to start include:
November 25th, 2009
In a word, NO! Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke recently gave a report on the state of the economy. It makes for scary reading if you are in any business other than those the Fed deemed too big to fail i.e.
September 18th, 2009
Don't be fooled by the so called "Baucus compromise on health care" named for Democratic Senator Max Baucus. It is the old Pelosi plan with new make-up and a few minor changes.
August 1st, 2009
Despite some calls for secession by Texas politicians we are still part of the USA and are affected by national trends. Thus we are seeing rising unemployment in Texas; combine this with lower economic growth, especially in...
July 13th, 2009
We all watched the brutal suppression of peaceful protesters after the recent "free" elections in Iran. The results of the election lead us to, at the very least, wonder "what is the Obama team thinking"? You can't...