[Theodore R.]

People outside TX don't realize how liberal the City of Houston has become. It is now #4 nationally, behind Chicago but ahead of Philadelphia. Now Harris County is still operationally conservative, and that offsets the 1.95 million Houstonians, the majority of whom are minority, poor, and liberal. Lee Brown is a hero to the downtrodden. It's something I can't understand because I don't understand human nature. Maybe the 17th century Swede named Oxenstjerna had it right when he said: "My son, as you grow older, you will be astonished to discover what imbeciles run the world!"

[Alkhin]

true...so true, but how can the -non-residents of Houston who travel and work there and patronize the businesses there ever have any influence??? We have multiple amounts of petroleum refineries and other plants, and Houston had morphed into less an oil town and more into an engineering town. It is difficult for me to go to any part of the city without seeing some major engineering complex. Hubby is an engineer, and we knew when he graduated, Houston was the place to go...and believe me, if the industry offered better rates anywhere else, we would NOT have moved to Houston. As it is, Houston has become more than what Harris County can define within its borders. Mom calls it the Blob that Ate East Texas....those in Kingwood are especially familiar with that concept...