Note of Congrats…
I haven’t read back to see if I had done it or not, but I do want to send a note of congrats to State Rep. Jessica Farrar on being chosen by her Democratic peers as Chair of the Texas House Democratic Caucus. No doubt, she’s earned the leadership post.
Like A Good Leader…
Mayor White continues to take hits, especially now that he took it in the chin for the Credit Card Payment idea that was floated this week. As far as this is concerned, no harm-no foul. Of course, the Chron taking credit for the “1700″ comments that were generated seems a bit silly. Probably the same ones that whine and moan about Katrina evacuees and Latino immigrants. Let’s move on now.
OK…That’s Enough “Pedro”
Is that Peter Brown’s Latino strategy? It was cute during the first (or was it second?) campaign. Now, not so much.
Austin School District…Not The Best Example for HISD
When it comes to Superintendent searches, AISD is not the best example for HISD to use in finding the next schools chief. There’s a big debate going around about having more of an “open” search versus keeping the applicants a big secret to save them local aggravation in their home districts. There’s a happy medium. School districts need to stop naming one sole finalist. Once an applicant has been chosen amongst the top 3 or 5, then there should be community meetings and more openness to introduce them. As diverse as these big school districts are, there should be community consensus. Austin seems to have missed the mark as far as process goes. As far as quality, we’ll have to see.
Back to the Think Tank…
Not many thoughts today. I skipped town last night to Lantana so we could have another Think Tank con-fab. Thus far, we’ve only debated differences between Zinfandel and Chardonnay. Both won, apparently. I’ll be attending a couple of Dem functions, so expect some photos. One function is the one-year anniversary of the African American Museum in Denton on Saturday. Should be fun.
