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San Antonio approves NDO
The San Antonio Express-News reports that the San Antonio City Council has approved an encompassing non-discrimination ordinance aimed at protecting LGBT people. The vote wasn’t even close –8 to 3– and...
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Equality in Houston
The Houston Chronicle reports that Mayor Parker has doubled down on her calls to institute a comprehensive non-discrimination ordinance protecting LGBT people in Houston. When Mayor Lee Brown took...
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Guv update 10/7
Once again, most of the State press corps followed Wendy Davis today as she made all the news in the gubernatorial election. First, the Texas Tribune reports on Wendy Davis’ first web commercial, which...
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Liar Liar
Back in August, when CNN covered the Mayoral election, Ben Hall brushed off a question about LGBT issues, saying “Anyone who tries to bring that issue into the campaign, I think, mis-serves the city.”...
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Ben Hall’s fifth TV ad
The Houston Chronicle reports that Ben Hall is releasing his fifth –and likely final– television commercial before next Tuesday’s general election. The ad, unlike his some of his previous spots, are...
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One question, Mayor…
…just what will you do with another two years? The Houston Chronicle poses this question after examining the initial celebratory nature of Mayor Annise Parker’s re-election. Mike Morris at the...
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Full spousal benefits
Today, Mayor Annise Parker announced a new policy aimed at extending equal rights and protections to LGBT Houstonians. While domestic partnerships (i.e., benefits given to unmarried same-sex partners...
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Mudslinging in District I
First, the Houston Chronicle compiled an outline of the runoff election in District, between Graciana Garces and Robert Gallegos. As I noted about three weeks ago, the election looks to be a perfect...
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Parker pulls an Obama
This is a few days late, I have had a whirlwind of a weekend in Houston, but I felt that this story was specifically too important to ignore. In a recent speech and press release, Mayor Annise Parker...
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Who’s lying?
Via Lone Star Q: a question is asked of the recent non-discrimination ordinance proposal floating around the corridors of City Hall. A few days ago, I noted that trusted sources had confided in me that...
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Texpatriate supports Non-discrimination ordinance
This country has come a great ways on LGBT rights. Acceptance of those with different sexual orientations or gender identities has become the norm, even expected within polite society. The recent,...
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Non-discrimination ordinance introduced
The first draft of Houston’s proposed Non-discrimination ordinance has officially been unveiled to the public and will be introduced to the City Council in the coming days (IT IS AVAILABLE HERE). In...
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Majority of Councilmembers support NDO
As I reported yesterday, the first real draft proposal of Houston’s non-discrimination ordinance has officially been introduced to the City Council and unveiled to the general public. Longtime...
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I’m back!!
After seven tests and two essays, my summer has officially begun. I’m going to be undertaking two main projects this summer, one starting on Monday and one in June, after which the two will run...
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NDO Public Session held
I climbed the steps of City Hall today for the first time in a couple months. I did not have a surplus of time, so I only got to peak my head into the very beginning of the public session. For those...
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A summer of HERO
Note: For whatever reason, I felt like writing what I saw fit as a timeline. I promise there is some original commentary in here, so if you are not inclined to read my overview, just skip about five...
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NDO dies another day
Pardon the brief interregnum, I have spent the entire weekend moving into a new apartment in Austin. I am returning tomorrow (Sunday) back to Houston for one last week home, before shipping up for yet...
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NDO petition fight heads to Texas Supreme Court
The Houston Chronicle reports that opponents of the local non-discrimination ordinance passed by the Houston City Council have taken their case to the Texas Supreme Court. Specifically, they are...
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2015 Mayoral election
Since the beginning of the year, I have been intermittently trying to sit down with the prospective candidates for Mayor in 2015. Mayor Annise Parker, of course, is term-limited at that time, meaning...
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Parker subpoenas pastors
On Tuesday, the Houston Chronicle noted that Mayor Annise Parker and City Attorney David Feldman have subpoenaed the sermons of prominent pastors who have been a part of ongoing petition efforts...
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