Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
The last finance reports before the runoff for Houston mayor show that Controller Annise Parker took in $1.6 million in less than six weeks, compared with former City Attorney Gene Locke's $1.2 million.
Bay Area Houston (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
A day after the Tejano Democrats and the Houston Black American Democrats issued a press release claiming Gene Locle's opponent lacked diversity in her hiring practices, bloggers disclose that her office is 71% minority and now the Houston Chronicle claims Gene Locke's lawyer firm lacked diversity in their hiring practices, A January 2007 report compiled by four minority attorney...
Texas Watchdog (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
The Houston Police Officers Union, Metro, and Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander - mayoral candidate Gene Locke has connections to all of them. From the groups and political figures who have endorsed him to some of his largest campaign donors, Texas Watchdog lets readers take a look at some of Locke's major connections through a new interactive presentation.
TexasLiberal (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Just how low can can Houston Mayoral run-off Gene Locke candidate go? Given a chance in a debate last night with rival Annise Parker to reject the endorsement of anti-gay hatemonger Steven Hotze, Mr. Locke did not do so. ( Above–Death Valley, California. The lowest point in North America at 282 feet below sea level. Gene Locke [...]
TexasLiberal (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Just how low can can Houston Mayoral run-off Gene Locke candidate go? Given a chance in a debate last night with rival Annise Parker to reject the endorsement of anti-gay hatemonger Steven Hotze, Mr. Locke did not do so. ( Above–Death Valley, California. The lowest point in North America at 282 feet below sea level. Gene Locke [...]
Hair Balls (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
If you missed last night's debate then you missed a good one. In fact, it was the best one to date. Check the live-blog coverage to catch up on the juicy details.Gene Locke's background and possib...
Brains and Eggs (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Just an amazing prevarication . (Debate moderator and ABC-13 anchor Gina) Gaston: Mr. Locke, are you comfortable with political help or endorsements by people who oppose Annise Parker solely on the basis of her sexual orientation? Locke: The reality is this: Both Annise and I oppose bigotry. Both Annise and I have been victims of bigoted attacks during this campaign. But this election...
musings (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
I wrote about Gene Locke's responses to the Houston Stonewall Young Democrats questionnaire. Now that Hotze has sent out a mailer with the endorsement Locke requested, HSYD has a response - and calls on Locke for an answer. Tonight's ABC13 debate at 8 PM would be a good time for that, if Locke shows up . HYSD press release below: HSYD Calls on Gene Locke...
Bay Area Houston (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
As with the President of the Houston Police Officers Union, Gary Blankinship, you just can't trust Gene Locke with the truth. Here is a bit of fact checking on Locke's performance last night. Look for more of "Locke's Loose Lips" in the future. "I am not a lobbyist. I've never been a lobbyist." and ""Being a lobbyist means you have to go and...
musings (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
In last night's ABC13 debate, when asked who Locke has been a lawyer-lobbyist for in the past, Locke answered: "I am not a lobbyist; I have never been a lobbyist." When pressed by Parker in her rebuttal that indeed he has been considered a lobbyist, Locke lectures her with these remarks: "Lawyers represent their clients . . . being a lawyer means you have to go to...
Hair Balls (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Who do you trust on Public Safety'The Annise Parker and Gene Locke campaigns released their initial runoff ads this week. In Parker's "Leader" ad she proudly acknowledges that the Houston Chr...
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Mayoral candidates Gene Locke and Annise Parker took turns making promises Monday night to a local community activist group that presented them with its wish list of priorities for the next administration.
South Texas Chisme (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
How do you say one thing to one crowd and say something else to another? Harder to do in the internet age. The endorsement of a local anti-gay crusader put mayoral contender Gene Locke on the spot Monday as he considered whether social conservatives' support was worth the risk of appearing to embrace views some voters may find intolerant. Locke, the former city attorney enmeshed...
Bay Area Houston (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Mean Gene found what he was looking for, an endorsement from the hate monger Steven Hotze. You can see the endorsement card front and back here. Look for Gene to back pedal out of this endorsement faster than a republican getting caught at a hooker convention with a bag full of condoms. Locke, who sought the endorsement from Hotze once he realized that his black/brown coalition...
Off the Kuff (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
On Wednesday, Mayoral candidate Gene Locke released his tax returns, about two weeks after Annise Parker released hers. I’m not sure what took him so long, since apparently there’s nothing particularly remarkable about them, but that’s neither here nor there at this point. He released them, and good for him for doing so.
