The Texas Power Grid Cover-Up
On June 8, Texas Governor Greg Abbott tweeted, “Everything that needed to be done was done to fix the power...
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The Legislature Did Not Fix the Texas Grid!
We Need an Independent Investigation Now! – Sign Our Petition In response to a disaster that killed hundreds of Texans...
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Stereotyping
Those of you who live in the Houston area are likely familiar with the city of La Grange. It is...
Clearance Rates for Crimes Continue to be Abysmal
The Texas Department of Safety has finally released its annual crime report by jurisdiction for 2019.1 This is the only...
County’s COVID Threat Level Has Become an Embarrassment
I have been reluctant to criticize public officials forced to deal with COVID. Especially in the early days, we knew...
Is America Polarized?
A Book Review of Unstable Majorities Have the American people become polarized into two partisan camps, representing fundamentally different visions...
US COVID Data Update – Not with a Bang but a Whimper
Over the last two weeks (ending May 8), the COVID metrics for the US continued to slowly decline. Hospitalizations The...
Update on Texas COVID Stats – Staggering Toward the Finish Line
For the last two weeks (ending May 1), COVID statistics in Texas declined at an uneven pace. Hospitalizations In the...
We Need an Independent Investigation of the Electricity Grid Collapse
It has been over two months after the collapse of the Texas electric grid, which left millions freezing in the...
US COVID Data Update – Very Slight Declines
Over the last two weeks (ending April 24), the COVID metrics for the US have either slightly declined or moved...
Update on Texas COVID Stats – Fatalities Continue to Fall with Vaccination of Over-65s, Other Metrics Flat
For the last two weeks (ending April 17), COVID fatalities continued to decline while other metrics were mostly flat. The...
US COVID Data Update –Fatalities Continue to Fall while Other Metrics Plateau
Over the last two weeks (ending April 10), all COVID metrics except fatalities plateaued with some slight increases. Hospitalizations According...
Update on Texas COVID Stats – No Surge in Sight
For the last two weeks (ending April 3), Texas continued to see a steadily decline in all COVID metrics. Hospitalizations...
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