🔴 #Exclusivo | En diálogo con LPO, el politólogo de Houston Mark P. Jones [Mark P. Jones] analiza la estrategia de negocios del dueño de Tesla y explica por qué el encuentro le sirvió a los dos. [lapoliticaonline.info/3vMwWFf]

'Musk tiene un conflicto con Brasil y la foto con Milei le sirve para mostrar que tiene apoyo en América Latina'
lapoliticaonline.com/usa/politics-u…

🔴 #Exclusivo | En diálogo con LPO, el politólogo de Houston Mark P. Jones [Mark P. Jones] analiza la estrategia de negocios del dueño de Tesla y explica por qué el encuentro le sirvió a los dos. [lapoliticaonline.info/3vMwWFf]

Hobby School researchers @reneecrosstx and Mark P. Jones covered the latest policy and political news on Houston Matters, including the state's lawsuit against Harris County's guaranteed income program, the Houston Mayor's first 100 days in office and more
houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows…

May 4, 5 #HOU counties elect 3 (Places 1, 2, 3) appraisal district directors.
Competition varies:
Harris: Place 1 (3 candidates), 2 (5), 3 (5)
Fort Bend: (1), (1), (2)
Montgomery: (2), (2), (1)
Brazoria: (2), (1), (2)
Galveston: (3), (2), (2)
Runoff if don't surpass 50%.
#txlege

2024 elections: How Biden's pause on liquefied natural gas exports gives Texas GOP a cudgel statesman.com/story/news/pol… via Austin Statesman

Means of Transportation to Work in #HOU
Car/Truck/Van: 78.4%.
Public Transportation: 3.0%
Walked: 1.7%
Taxi/Motorcycle/Other: 4.2%
Bicycle: 0.3%
Worked From Home: 12.5%
(from 2022 ACS)

In July the Hobby School of Public Affairs asked #HOU voters if they supported or opposed 11th St. style conversions of motor vehicle lanes to dedicated bike lanes such as those which are being re-evaluated by John Whitmire.
54% Opposed & 41% Supported the conversions.
uh.edu/hobby/houston2…

ICYMI- On the latest edition of “Texas-The Issue Is” the courthouse deal all but clearing AG Attorney General Ken Paxton of fraud charges was front & center.
Ramifications-current & future on the table FOX26Houston FOX 7 Austin Steven Dial rudy koski Mark P. Jones fox26houston.com/video/1433938

Migración se convierte en ‘rehén’ de los políticos hiperpolarizados de EE.UU. publimetro.com.mx/nacional/2024/…

Texas AG Ken Paxton avoids trial in fraud case fox4news.com/video/1434104

Two Houston Democrats lean on job experience ahead of May runoff in Texas House District 139
#txlege #HD139
houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas… via @houstonchron

Top 6 Texas Democrats 5/28 #txlege runoffs
#SD15 (D) Jarvis Johnson v. Molly Cook for Texas
#HD146 (D) Lauren Ashley Simmons v. Shawn Thierry
#HD77 (D) #VPerez v. #NChavez
#HD139 (D) Angeanette Thibodeaux v. #CWJohnson
#HD37 (TU) Ruben Cortez v. #JGracia
#HD80 (TU) #CCastellano v. ROSIE CUELLAR

Harris County voters will very likely be asked to vote twice in 1 or more of the 3 elections to choose the new Harris Central Appraisal District At-Large Directors. Once on May 4 and again in a June Runoff, with 3, 5 & 5 candidates running in the elections for Places 1, 2 & 3, respectively #txlege

2 charts with #txlege Speaker candidate Tom Oliverson, M.D.'s ideological location within the GOP Caucus in 2023 & 2019 (last pre-Phelan legislature).
Left is least conservative & Right is most conservative.
Oliverson in 2nd most Conservative Quartile both yrs.
texastribune.org/2023/12/15/mar…

Many experts expected a recession a year ago. Where are we today, and how does the Fed evaluate changes in the inflation rate? Does Biden's handling of the economy affect voters' decisions at the ballot box?

Join me, Mark P. Jones and Sunny Wong for the next Hobby Hour.

Yes, there will have to be a runoff between the top 2 candidates from 5/4.

The The American Champs, Rice Women’s Basketball, Joined us live FOX26Houston at 9:20. It’s the end of the season. But what a ride!

Ted Cruz fights for his political future newsweek.com/ted-cruz-texas…

iHeartMedia, host of Ted Cruz's podcast, contributes $214k to his reelection
chron.com/politics/artic… via Chron