Archive for February 2024

When we were young, one of us asked our respective mom “why don’t you vote in the primary?” “Because,” she responded, “I don’t want to be labeled as a republican or democrat.” Given our non-partisan nature, we can certainly empathized with that sentiment. However, that label means nothing come general election time, when you can…

In 2022, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote that the Texas Public Information Act (PIA) “assures that government entities give citizens access to information about what public servants are doing on their behalf – information they need to gain a more complete understanding of how their government works and hold their public officials accountable.” The…

Bexar County has entered a new era, where the way we live, work, and build our future is being reshaped by a leader who embraces change. One year into his term, Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai has made a remarkable departure from the longstanding norm of “we’ve always done it this way.” In a county…

This article began simply because, I have to truthfully say, I love BBQ!!  And by word of mouth, I heard that Ballhogs had the best ribs in town.  So, one Saturday, I found myself there, ordering brisket and ribs, and I met Hubert Brown, the man who owns and runs Ballhogs.  He began telling me…

We recently received campaign literature from the Bexar County Democratic Party chair in which she bragged, perhaps understandably, about how several of their candidates have no republican challengers this year. When we received a letter from the Republican Party of Bexar County chair a few days later, we kinda saw why. In it he informed…

The San Antonio Report recently reported that the Ready to Work job-training program will continue to pay for-profit colleges after the “collapse of coding bootcamp Codeup” last December. First off, there is nothing wrong with for-profit schools (or for-profit anything, really; it’s where societal progress is born). But this is essentially corporate welfare since the…