Last Friday, April 30th, members of Houston coalition for life and other pro-life groups came out to make their presence known outside a Planned Parenthood gala at the Corinthian Hotel celebrating the opening of their new facility here in Houston.
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Pro-lifers turn out for vigil outside Planned Parenthood gala
by Josh Parker - 7th May 2010 2:22 pm in Events, Local Tags: Houston Coalition for Life, Planned Parenthood, prolife
#SLGT and The Impact on Houston
by Joe Dotson - 5th May 2010 9:41 am in Commentary, Local, News Tags: Economy, Houston, SLGTTwo of my posts have had the tag, SLGT. Now you probably have been wondering what does SLGT stand for. Here it is! It stands for Support Local Grow Together. What it means is that we support our local small businesses, restaurants, charities and etc. in and around the Houston area with our patronage. In the words of #SLGT Board Member J.R. Cohen-”I would rather spend my money at a local coffee shop, than at a Starbucks.” Amen to that!
Contract from America signing in Houston
by Josh Parker - 4th May 2010 9:26 pm in Events, Local, National, News Tags: bruce west, Contract From America, david smith, eddie gallegos, john culberson, John Faulk, Ryan Hecker, steve mueller, steve susman
Friday, April 30th, an event was organized through the Greater Houston Tea local coalition for the signing of the “Contract from America”. The contract is the brainchild of Houston Tea Party Society’s Ryan Hecker and developed in a bottom-up process from the input of almost a half million americans. It is an attempt to tell congress exactly what initiatives they want to see accomplished.
My Experiences with the Healthcare Takeover Vote and My Thoughts on Recent Votes
by Judy Holloway - 4th May 2010 12:13 pm in Commentary, Local, NationalOn March 21, 2010, I sat in the gallery of the House Chambers and witnessed the passage of the Health Care Reform Bill. The processes for access into the gallery is to stand in line, sit in the gallery for 30 minutes, rotate out of the gallery, and then get back in line. From 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. we (Diane Eagan of the San Antonio Tea Party, Tony Corsaut of the Wichita Falls Tea Party and I) sat in the gallery twice. At 8:00 p.m., I checked my messages, and Congressman Lamar Smith invited us, as his guests, to sit in the House Family Section. That was a much-appreciated favor. No more rotating for us!
Planned Parenthood Houston is set to soon open in a new location and will be celebrating tonight with a Grand Opening Gala at the Corinthian Hotel on Fannin Street. The building PPH is moving into formerly belonged to a bank and is shaped like a cash register.
Friday Events in Houston
by Josh Parker - 29th April 2010 2:16 pm in Events, Local Tags: Contract From America, Greater Houston Tea, Houston Coalition for Life, Houston Tea Party Society, prolifeTwo big events regarding Houston Politics and Culture are happening tomorrow. Houston Tea Party Society’s signing function for Contract From America and Houston Coalition for Life’s Prayer vigil outside a Planned Parenthood Gala.
CLTP “Hitting the Links for Liberty” Golf Fundraiser
by Josh Parker - 28th April 2010 12:28 pm in Events, Local Tags: Clear Lake Tea Party, Dale HulsFrom Dale Huls:
Josh,
The Clear Lake Tea Party is hosting a golf tournament fundraiser called “Hitting the Links for Liberty.” The purpose of this fundraiser is to raise operating capital for the CLTP in order to rent venues; buy flyers, bumper stickers, T-shirts, etc.; and purchase public advertising.
I think that this may be the type of local event the Houston Grind may be interested in reporting on. We… Read
Randal O’Toole Entertains and Educates HPRA
by Josh Parker - 27th April 2010 2:30 pm in Events, Local Tags: Barry Klein, Houston Property Rights Association, Metro Rail, Randal O'Toole
The Houston Property Rights Association hosted Randal O’Toole last Friday at the Courtyard Restaurant in the Galleria Area. There was a very large turnout and a lunch was provided to the guest with the price of admission. The crowd included those who were known local conservative activists, but also included people who wore “Green Party” pins.
Your Eco-Bag Mandate, Just in Time for Earth Week: It’s not all bad, though
by Lori Macomber - 22nd April 2010 11:00 pm in Commentary, Local, News, State Tags: city, grass, green, Houston, lawn, mulch, waste, yard
Earth Day 2010 has passed rather uneventfully for me. As a conservative libertarian, I’m not a big fan of the whole Big Green cusade. But, because Denis Hayes, chief organizer for the very first Earth Day, predicted in 1970 that “it is already too late to avoid mass starvation,” we now must by law,use nifty city-required bio-bags for our lawn clippings. Really. Follow my logic on this Evolution of… Read
Big Setback for Houston Metro
by Josh Parker - 22nd April 2010 9:59 pm in Local Tags: Barry Klein, Houston, Houston Property Rights Association, Metro, Metro RailIt has now been announced by the Federal Transit Administration that it will not be help fund those two corridors until it is confident that Metro can afford to take on the projects and maintain its system. That might be never if the new lower sales tax projections hold true.
The Crashers That Weren’t
by Lori Macomber - 17th April 2010 1:25 pm in Events, Local Tags: constitution, federal government, Greater Houston Tea, Houston Tea Party Society, protest, tea party
From my perspective, at the Greater Houston Tea’s event on Thursday held at downtown Houston’s Discovery Green, there were only a handful of these would-be party interlopers
Houston Tea Party
by Chris Bounds - 17th April 2010 1:19 pm in Local Tags: Houston Tea Party Society, tea party
Yesterday Tea Partiers across the Greater Houston area gathered to exercise their 1st Amendment rights, protest the government’s out of control spending, excessive debt, and socialist agenda.
Dan Patrick just doesn’t get it
by Josh Parker - 13th April 2010 9:34 am in Commentary, Local, National, News, State Tags: Contract From America, Dan Patrick, Ed Hubbard, Houston Tea Party Society, Independent Conservative Republicans of Texas, Jared Woodfill, Ryan Hecker, tea partyWhy bother with the grassroots when the politicians can just write up their own contract with themselves and make us trust them to hold themselves accountable to it?
Throwing Crap, Hoping it Sticks
by Josh Parker - 12th April 2010 11:56 am in Commentary, Local, News Tags: Bill Kneer, David Jennings, Ed Hubbard, Harris county, Harris County Republican Party, HCRP, Houston, Jared Woodfill, Lies, prolife, Republican, Smears, Terry Lowry
The portrayal of Ed Hubbard as less than pro-life, not conservative, or supported by party moderates, is a total lie, and those that peddle this junk are total liars. They might a well be saying Ed Hubbard will paint the sky red and change the party symbol to the porcupine while they’re at it. They’re merely flinging crap hoping it sticks.
Hustlemania 2010: Scrap NASA, Pay Russia
by Artemio "Temo" Muniz - 8th April 2010 7:00 am in Commentary, Local, National, News Tags: Houston, NASA, Russia
The worst part of all of this is that Houston is taking the hit. Yup, Houston you are getting thrown under the freaking haterade fueled bus. That huge taxpayer, subsidized, class envy built bus that is plowing through anything that makes us exceptional, or better positioned on the world stage when it comes to economic competition. Now that we are ending our shuttle missions, we have to hitch a ride on someone else’s ride.
David Allen & his Goliath
by Josh Parker - 6th April 2010 8:00 am in Commentary, Local, News Tags: david allen, Houston, Planned Parenthood, prolife, steve lopez“You know when I was a teenager I was the first in line. Back in 1973 I came to Planned Parenthood with my girlfriend and we killed our son… and his name is Samuel. But God has forgiven me, and he can forgive you too.”
Anti Metro Rail Protest Held
by Joe Dotson - 5th April 2010 8:43 pm in Commentary, Events, Local, News Tags: Eminent Domain, John Faulk, MacGregor, Metro Rail, MLK Blvd
This past Saturday, some residents of MacGregor Terrace held a protest of the proposed Southeast Corridor of Metro Rail. I found this out through CD-18 Candidate John Faulk, www.faulkforcongress.org , who was also there in attendance as well. The protest was held across the from MacGregor Park in the median on Martin Luther King Blvd. at Old Spanish Trail. Now every tree on Martin Luther King Blvd. has… Read
March of the Surviving Youth
by Josh Parker - 2nd April 2010 11:51 am in Events, Local, News Tags: Houston Coalition for Life, Planned Parenthood, prolife
On the morning of Saturday, March 27th, around 100 local activists met in the parking lot of Holy Rosary Parish to prepare for a “Mini-March”. Organized by Kin Muncy, the “The March of the Surviving Youth” was to remember the third of this generation killed or effected by abortion.
They then marched over to the Planned Parenthood clinic on Fannin, which already had a crowd around 50 people already there.… Read
Road Show Blondes Taking A Cause On The Road
by Joe Dotson - 2nd April 2010 1:55 am in Commentary, Events, Local, National, News Tags: Houston, RoadShowBlondes, SLGT, Suicide Prevention, The Jed Foundation, TheJedFoundation
This worthy cause captured my attention. The Road Show illustrates the journey of two young women taking a road trip from Houston to New York City. The women taking this cause on the road are Aimee Woodall and Jayme Lamm. They are the Road Show Blondes. Aimee and Jayme are raising the awareness of suicide prevention.
Aimee lost a really good friend to suicide in 2006. It was totally unexpected.… Read
David versus Goliath conclusion
by Josh Parker - 5th May 2010 1:35 pm in Commentary, Events, Local Tags: david allen, Planned Parenthood, prolife, steven lopezIt was a very interesting couple of days in court. David Allen faced the State of Texas bravely and was able to articulate to the jurors and multiple Planned Parenthood employees that God loved them. Due to the uniqueness of the trial the room was filled with District Attorneys who also heard that God loved them.