Vote Tuesday, November 2nd Edition - Featuring Words By President Barack Obama On The American Ideal

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VOTE TUESDAY, NOV., 2ND!Remarks by the President on Rebuilding America's Infrastructure: So investing in our infrastructure is something that members

of both political parties have always supported. It’s something that groups ranging from the Chamber of Commerce to the AFL-CIO

support today. And by making these investments across the country, we won’t just make our economy run better over the long haul -- we will

create good, middle-class jobs right now. SEE P.18

FIGHTING TO SAVE LIVES

MICHAEL MAULDIN’S NUMBER ONE CONCERN IS TO SAVE

THE LIVES OF THE UNBORN: Michael and his wife Meredith

are active members at New Life Church, where she leads worship.

They are the proud parents of a new baby girl, Ellia Grace.Mauldin is the

Republican candidate for State Senator District 13. SEE PAGE.14.

FIGHTING FOR HOUSTON

GO ALL THE WAY DOWN YOUR VERY LONG BALLOT TO VOTE FOR PROP. #1P o l i t i c a l a d v . R e n e w H o u s t o n S p e c i f i c P u r p o s e C o m m i t t e e .

FINALLY, THERE’S PROP 1: MORE LOCAL JOBS, CREATES THOUSANDS OF JOBS FOR HOUSTON FAMILIES, WHEN WE NEED THEM MOST! SEE P.5

FIGHTING FOR EDUCATION

President Signs Executive Order On Education and Hispanics P.20

President Barack Obama looks over to Javier

Garcia of Brownsville, Texas. SEE P.20

PARKER ROBINSON COLEMAN

See comments from Mayor Annise Parker on

PAGE - 2, Carroll Robinson on PAGE - 2,

State Rep. Garnet Coleman on PAGE - 4

DEMOCRATIC STATE REP. ELECT RON E. REYNOLDS & REPUBLICAN MAYOR ALLEN OWEN WORKING TOGETHER FOR FORT BEND COUNTY - P.16

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By ANNISE PARKER

HOUSTON CHRONICLE

have often said that Houston

is a city built on dreams —

but it’s a great city because

Houstonians are the kind of

dreamers who work hard and have

common sense. That can-do spirit is

how we built the Port of Houston,

the Medical Center, the Johnson

Space Center and even what was

once known as the eighth wonder of

the world - the Astrodome.

Last summer, 35,000 Housto-

nians said it’s time for Houston to

come together again - this time to

solve our massive street and

drainage problems, and do so in a

way that’s fiscally responsible and

creates local jobs that we need

right now. They signed a petition

asking for a vote to create a fund

dedicated solely to rebuilding our aging, crumbling streets and

drainage systems. Houston City Council heeded their request

and placed Proposition 1 on the November ballot.

Now I am asking all Houston voters to vote in favor of

this ballot initiative. I am asking because it is necessary, it is

the best option and it is fair - and be-

cause taking responsibility for the future

of our city is what Houstonians do.

Is it necessary? Absolutely! Ap-

proximately 65 percent of our streets

and drainage systems are beyond their

useful life - and at current funding lev-

els it would take 100 years to replace

them. Our police officers say that flood-

ing and bad road conditions can keep

police, fire or emergency medical per-

sonnel from responding quickly to

emergencies. Likewise, a hard rain can

prevent parents from picking up their

kids from school or returning home after

work. Just a few inches of rain can leave

motorists stranded and bring this city’s

commerce to a halt.

Is it the best option? Yes, and it

will save millions of dollars for taxpay-

ers! Instead of borrowing money and

spending millions on interest payments,

Proposition 1 mandates a responsible pay-as-you-go plan. For

the first time in Houston’s history there would be a dedicated

income stream - a lock box - that can only be spent for street

and drainage improvements. Your vote would prohibit us from

diverting these dollars for any other projects - with no excep-

tions. And your vote would mean the city could repair, replace

or upgrade every street in Houston that is past its useful life.

Is it fair? On every level, yes. Everyone has a responsi-

bility for helping to solve our drainage problems, and each

of us will be asked to pay our fair share, but no more. This

includes developers who will be assessed based on the im-

pact their projects have on the drainage system. Commercial

and residential property owners will pay a user fee based on

their “impervious cover,” the amount of hard surface on their

property - like buildings and driveways - that cannot absorb

water. That fee is about $5 per month for a typical home-

owner with 1,900 square feet of these hard surfaces. Prop-

erty owners can estimate their own fee by following

instructions on the city’s website.

Any city taking on the 36 inches of rain Tropical Storm

Allison dumped on Houston during 24 hours nearly a decade

ago would flood. But you should not be afraid to leave your

house on a day when we get just three inches of rain. You

should not have to stay up all night watching the drainage

ditch behind your house because you heard the thunder of a

typical Houston summer downpour. And, you shouldn’t have

to drive your car through water up to the engine to get home.

For about the cost of a fast-food hamburger once a month, we

can fix these problems. We can’t afford to do otherwise.

Parker is mayor of Houston.

President Obama constantly

reminds us that leadership

requires more than just

continuously saying no.

oting against Proposition 1 is not going to reduce

flooding in our neighborhoods, help create tens of

thousands of good paying jobs in our city or help in-

crease economic growth and development throughout

Houston.

Every responsible person agrees that we have a flooding

problem in our city and that our streets and bridges need to be

repaired and maintained as a matter of public safety. Waiting

two or more years to fully invest in repairing our streets and

bridges will not make them better, safer or smoother.

Those who want us to vote against Proposition 1 argue that

we should do so because there are too many questions. Well, in

fact, there are more answers than questions.

Mayor Parker has already agreed to appoint an independ-

ent public Oversight Committee to help run the Drainage Pro-

gram if Proposition 1 is approved by the voters. She has also

agreed to require a ⅔ vote of Council to increase the drainage

fee after it is initially adopted. After the two new district coun-

cil seats are added to the city council next year, it would require

12 of 17 council members to agree to any increase in the fee

before it could take effect.

More importantly, the Mayor and all the members of

Council are up for election or re-election every other year so

that they can be held accountable for their votes by the public.

Council Members and civic club leaders already know the

list of infrastructure projects that need to be done. Those proj-

ects can be found in the city’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP),

the Superneighborhood Action Plans (SNAP) and individual re-

quests submitted by civic clubs and homeowners to the Public

Works and Engineering Department. The city also has an exist-

ing list of drainage projects that will be added to as growth, de-

velopment and emergencies occur. All of this information is

currently available to the City Council and it was all developed

with public input through the annual CIP and Budget hearings

held all across the city.

It is the Council’s responsibility to tell us the order in

which these projects will be completed.

If they want to know my answer, projects in the oldest

neighborhoods should go first.

All the questions that have been raised about Proposition 1

can be answered right now by City Council. We don’t have to

wait for two years, they could answer all the questions that

have been raised in the next two weeks.

Three city council members can call a Special City Coun-

cil meeting right now to vote on exempting school districts and

religious organizations from the drainage fee. They can also

vote right now on establishing a low income credit as requested

by The Metropolitan Organization (TMO) and to establish the

billing procedure they prefer. What are Council Members wait-

ing on? Who are they waiting for to give them the answers?

It’s their job to provide us with the answers sometime, and this

is one of those times.

Let’s ask our Council Members to do their job and

Let’s VOTE FOR PROPOSITION 1.

LEADERSHIP IS THE ANSWERCarroll G. Robinson, Esq.*

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GO ALL THE WAY DOWN YOUR VERY LONG BALLOT TO VOTE FOR PROP. #1P o l i t i c a l a d v . R e n e w H o u s t o n S p e c i f i c P u r p o s e C o m m i t t e e .

Vote yes on Prop 1for Houston’s future

MAYOR ANNISE PARKER

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Finally, Prop 1.

Don’t Forget To Vote On Tuesday, November 2, 2010! - HOUSTON BUSINESS CONNECTIONS NEWSPAPER SPECIAL ELECTION EDITION n 3

Let’s ask our Council Members to do their

job and Let’s VOTE FOR PROPOSITION 1.*Carroll G. Robinson is a former At-Large member of the Houston City Council. He is an Associate

Professor at Texas Southern University and Chairman of the Houston Citizens Chamber of Commerce.

Carroll G. Robinson“Be sure to go all the way down

your very long ballot to vote for

Proposition 1 on Nov. 2nd!”


OUSTON – Texas

State Representa-

tive Garnet Cole-

man recently announced his

endorsement of Proposition

1, a measure on the Novem-

ber 2 City of Houston ballot

to create a dedicated, pay-as-

you-go fund to rebuild Hous-

ton’s streets and drainage

systems.

“I urge all Houstonians

to join me in voting FOR

Proposition 1,” said Rep.

Coleman. “Prop 1 is a re-

sponsible solution that will

help prevent flooding in

our neighborhoods create

thousands of jobs for Hous-

ton families.”

Rep. Coleman explained

that the city currently bor-

rows money to fund streets

and drainage projects, cost-

ing millions of dollars a year

in interest payments. “With

this responsible pay-as-you-

go plan, we’ll save millions

of dollars for taxpayers and

use the money to fix our

streets and drainage prob-

lems.”

Rep. Coleman cautioned

Houstonians that, as in any

campaign, there is a lot of

misinformation about Prop 1.

He encouraged voters to

check the facts about Prop 1

for themselves:

“Mayor Parker has

posted her plan for the imple-

mentation of Prop 1 on the

city’s website. In my opin-

ion, Mayor Parker’s plan is

balanced, responsible and

fair,” said Rep. Coleman.

“And I respect the mayor’s

commitment to make sure

that the worst problems will

be fixed first, no matter what

part of town they are in.”

State Representative Garnet

Coleman is a leader in the

Texas Legislature advocating

for economic development,

neighborhood revitalization

and urban redevelopment.

He authored and passed leg-

islation that created the

Greater Southeast Manage-

ment District, the Downtown

Management District and the

Fourth Ward and East Mon-

trose Improvement Districts.

Additionally, he passed leg-

islation creating Houston’s

convention center hotel and

expanding the convention

center itself. Representative

Coleman also authored leg-

islation allowing the cre-

ation of a commercial and

industrial development zone

in Harris County, which is

designed to promote eco-

nomic development along

the transportation corridors

that link Houston-area

transportation nodes.

STATE REPRESENTATIVEGARNET COLEMAN

ENDORSES PROPOSITION 1

STATE REPRESENTATIVE GARNET COLEMAN

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SAMPLE BALLOT GENERAL AND SPECIALELECTIONS, HARRIS COUNTY, NOVEM-BER 02, 2010 --- NOTE: The Sample Ballotprovides the order the contests and candi-dates will appear on the ballot. However, theSample Ballot does not reflect how the officialballot will 'look' on the eSlate or mail-ballot.

Straight PartyRepublican Party

Democratic Party

Libertarian Party

Green Party

United States Representative, District 2

Ted Poe - (Republican Party)

David W. Smith - (Libertarian Party)


John Culberson - (Republican Party)

Bob Townsend - (Libertarian Party)

Write-in__________________________


Steve Mueller - (Republican Party)

Al Green - (Democratic Party)

Michael W. Hope - (Libertarian Party)


Michael McCaul - (Republican Party)

Ted Ankrum - (Democratic Party)

Jeremiah "JP" Perkins - (Libertarian Party)


John Faulk - (Republican Party)

Sheila Jackson Lee - (Democratic Party)

Mike Taylor - (Libertarian Party)

Write-in___________________________


Pete Olson - (Republican Party)

Kesha Rogers - (Democratic Party)

Steven Susman - (Libertarian Party)

Write-in__________________________


Roy Morales - (Republican Party)

Gene Green - (Democratic Party)

Brad Walters - (Libertarian Party)

Governor

Rick Perry - (Republican Party)

Bill White - (Democratic Party)

Kathie Glass - (Libertarian Party)

Deb Shafto - (Green Party)

Write-in____________________________

Lieutenant Governor

David Dewhurst - (Republican Party)

Linda Chavez-Thompson - (Democratic Party)

Scott Jameson - (Libertarian Party)

Herb Gonzales, Jr. - (Green Party)

Attorney General

Greg Abbott - (Republican Party)

Barbara Ann Radnofsky - (Democratic Party)

Jon Roland - (Libertarian Party)

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Susan Combs - (Republican Party)

Mary J. Ruwart - (Libertarian Party)

Edward Lindsay - (Green Party)

Commissioner of the General Land Office

Jerry Patterson - (Republican Party)

Hector Uribe - (Democratic Party)

James L. Holdar - (Libertarian Party)

Commissioner of Agriculture

Todd Staples - (Republican Party)

Hank Gilbert - (Democratic Party)

Rick Donaldson - (Libertarian Party)

Railroad Commissioner

David Porter - (Republican Party)

Jeff Weems - (Democratic Party)

Roger Gary - (Libertarian Party)

Art Browning - (Green Party)

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 3

Debra Lehrmann - (Republican Party)

Jim Sharp - (Democratic Party)

William Bryan Strange, III - (Libertarian Party)


Paul Green - (Republican Party)

Bill Moody - (Democratic Party)

Tom Oxford - (Libertarian Party)


Eva Guzman - (Republican Party)

Blake Bailey - (Democratic Party)

Jack Armstrong - (Libertarian Party)

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2

Lawrence "Larry" Meyers - (Republican Party)

J. Randell Stevens - (Libertarian Party)


Cheryl Johnson - (Republican Party)

Dave Howard - (Libertarian Party)


Michael E. Keasler - (Republican Party)

Keith Hampton - (Democratic Party)

Robert Ravee Virasin - (Libertarian Party)

Member, State Board of Education, District 4

Lawrence A. Allen Jr. - (Democratic Party)

State Senator, District 7

Dan Patrick - (Republican Party)

Lee Coughran - (Libertarian Party)


Michael Mauldin - (Republican Party)

Rodney Ellis - (Democratic Party)


Bill Walker - (Republican Party)

John Whitmire - (Democratic Party)


Joan Huffman - (Republican Party)

Phil Kurtz - (Libertarian Party)

State Representative, District 126

Patricia Harless - (Republican Party)

Casey McKinney - (Democratic Party)


Dan Huberty - (Republican Party)

Joe A. Montemayor - (Democratic Party)


Wayne Smith - (Republican Party)


John E. Davis - (Republican Party)


Allen Fletcher - (Republican Party)

Joe Spencer - (Libertarian Party)


Alma A. Allen - (Democratic Party)


Bill Callegari - (Republican Party)

Silvia Mintz - (Democratic Party)

Michael Ryan - (Libertarian Party)


Jim Murphy - (Republican Party)

Kristi Thibaut - (Democratic Party)

Alfred N. Montestruc - (Libertarian Party)


Sarah Davis - (Republican Party)

Ellen Cohen - (Democratic Party)


Gary Elkins Republican Party


Beverly Woolley - (Republican Party)

Gerald W. "Jerry" LaFleur - (Libertarian Party)


Sylvia Spivey - (Republican Party)

Scott Hochberg - (Democratic Party)


Dwayne Bohac - (Republican Party)

Kendra Yarbrough Camarena - (Democratic Party)

Wesley Hamner - (Libertarian Party)


Sylvester Turner - (Democratic Party)


Armando Lucio Walle - (Democratic Party)


Michael Bunch - (Republican Party)

Senfronia Thompson - (Democratic Party)


Harold V. Dutton Jr. - (Democratic Party)


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“280th Family District Court:Kathy Vossler, the Democraticcandidate, is our choice for thisopen bench, which has been desig-nated to handle family violencecases. Vossler has deep experi-ence in the area of family violencelaw, both in private practice and asa student attorney for a legal aidclinic. The University of HoustonLaw graduate appears to have apassion for this sensitive area of thelaw, which she describes as havingone foot in family law and the otherin criminal law. In an area wherelives literally can be at stake, webelieve her commitment wouldmake a telling difference.”

- HOUSTON CHRONICLE

Kathy VosslerCandidate for Judge 280th

Judicial District Court






Ken Legler - (Republican Party)

Rick Molina - (Democratic Party)

Clifford Messina - (Libertarian Party)

Joel West - (Green Party)


Carol Alvarado - (Democratic Party)


Borris L. Miles - (Democratic Party)


Garnet F. Coleman - (Democratic Party)


Fernando Herrera - (Republican Party)

Jessica Cristina Farrar - (Democratic Party)


Jack O'Connor - (Republican Party)

Hubert Vo - (Democratic Party)


Debbie Riddle - (Republican Party)

Brad Neal - (Democratic Party)

Eric M. Holdt - (Libertarian Party)

Chief Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District

Sherry Radack - (Republican Party)

Morris Overstreet - (Democratic Party)

Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 4

Evelyn Keyes - (Republican Party)

Michael Gomez - (Democratic Party)

Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 8,Unexpired Term

Michael Massengale - (Republican Party)

Robert Ray - (Democratic Party)

Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 2

Sharon McCally - (Republican Party)

Norma Venso - (Democratic Party)

Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 5,Unexpired Term

Martha Hill Jamison - (Republican Party)

Wally Kronzer - (Democratic Party)

Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 9

Tracy Elizabeth Christopher - (Republican Party)

Tim Riley - (Democratic Party)

District Judge, 55th Judicial District

Jeff Shadwick - (Republican Party)

Dion Ramos - (Democratic Party)


John Donovan - (Republican Party)

Christina Bryan - (Democratic Party)


Randy Wilson - (Republican Party)

Shawn Thierry - (Democratic Party)


Marc Brown - (Republican Party)

Darrell Jordan - (Democratic Party)

District Judge, 182nd Judicial District

Jeannine Barr - (Republican Party)

Brandon Dudley - (Democratic Party)

District Judge, 183rd Judicial District

Vanessa Velasquez - (Republican Party)

Michael Gomez - (Democratic Party)


Jan Krocker - (Republican Party)

Jay W. Burnett - (Democratic Party)


Susan Brown - (Republican Party)

Vivian King - (Democratic Party)


Bill Burke - (Republican Party)

Ursula A. Hall - (Democratic Party)


Patricia J. Kerrigan - (Republican Party)

Olan Boudreaux - (Democratic Party)


Denise Collins - (Republican Party)

Loretta Johnson Muldrow - (Democratic Party)


Mike McSpadden - (Republican Party)

Kathy Cheng - (Democratic Party)


Marc Carter - (Republican Party)

Harris Wood - (Democratic Party)


Belinda Hill - (Republican Party)

Garland "Mack" McInnis - (Democratic Party)


Mary Lou Keel - (Republican Party)

Greg Glass - (Democratic Party)


Reece Rondon - (Republican Party)

Tanner Garth - (Democratic Party)


Roy L. Moore - (Republican Party)

Janiece Horn - (Democratic Party)


Jim York - (Republican Party)

Sherri Cothrun - (Democratic Party)


Bonnie Crane Hellums - (Republican Party)

Mary Kay Green - (Democratic Party)


Joan Campbell - (Republican Party)

Jim Sullivan - (Democratic Party)


Judy Warne - (Republican Party)

Sandra Peake - (Democratic Party)


Denise Bradley - (Republican Party)

Tom Berg - (Democratic Party)

District Judge, 263rd Judicial District

Jim Wallace - (Republican Party)

Alvin Nunnery - (Democratic Party)


Dan Hinde - (Republican Party)

Katie Kennedy - (Democratic Party)


Brent Gamble - (Republican Party)

Bob Thomas - (Democratic Party)


Lynn Bradshaw Hull - (Republican Party)

Kathy Vossler - (Democratic Party)

District Judge, 281st Judicial District

Sylvia Matthews - (Republican Party)

Donna Roth - (Democratic Party)


Caroline E. Baker - (Republican Party)

Paul Simon - (Democratic Party)

Family District Judge, 308th Judicial District

James Lombardino - (Republican Party)

Bruce Kessler - (Democratic Party)


Sheri Y. Dean - (Republican Party)

Bill Rice - (Democratic Party)


Lisa Millard - (Republican Party)

Judy Dougherty - (Democratic Party)


Denise Pratt - (Republican Party)

Deborah Wright - (Democratic Party)


David Farr - (Republican Party)

Robert Hinojosa - (Democratic Party)


Glenn Devlin - (Republican Party)

Natalie Oakes - (Democratic Party)


John F. Phillips - (Republican Party)

David Longoria - (Democratic Party)


Michael "Mike" Schneider - (Republican Party)

Keith Branch - (Democratic Party)

County Judge

Ed Emmett - (Republican Party)

Gordon Quan - (Democratic Party)

Judge, County Court at Law No. 1

R. Jack Cagle - (Republican Party)

Erica M. Graham - (Democratic Party)


Jacqueline Lucci Smith - (Republican Party)

Cheryl Elliott Thornton - (Democratic Party)


Linda Storey - (Republican Party)

Damon Crenshaw - (Democratic Party)


Roberta Lloyd - (Republican Party)

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Judge, County Criminal Court No. 1

Paula Goodhart - (Republican Party)

Beverly D. Melontree - (Democratic Party)


Bill Harmon - (Republican Party)

Mary Connealy Acosta - (Democratic Party)


Natalie Fleming - (Republican Party)

Judith Snively - (Democratic Party)


John Clinton - (Republican Party)

Alfred G. "Al" Leal - (Democratic Party)


Margaret Stewart Harris - (Republican Party)

Alfred "Bud" Valdez - (Democratic Party)


Larry Standley - (Republican Party)

Denise Spencer - (Democratic Party)


Pam Derbyshire - (Republican Party)

Shelia Acosta - (Democratic Party)


Jay Karahan - (Republican Party)

Eugene Newsom - (Democratic Party)


Analia Wilkerson - (Republican Party)

Juanita Jackson Barner - (Democratic Party)


Sherman A. Ross - (Republican Party)

Lori Chambers Gray - (Democratic Party)


Diane Bull - (Republican Party)

Mark Diaz - (Democratic Party)


Robin Brown - (Republican Party)

Cheryl Harris Diggs - (Democratic Party)


Don Smyth - (Republican Party)

Dennis Slate - (Democratic Party)


Mike Fields - (Republican Party)

Lee Harper Wilson - (Democratic Party)


Jean Spradling Hughes - (Republican Party)

Toni Martinez Ingversen - (Democratic Party)

Judge, County Probate Court No. 1

Loyd Wright - (Republican Party)

Kathy Stone - (Democratic Party)


Mike Wood - (Republican Party)

Joellen Snow - (Democratic Party)


Rory Robert Olsen - (Republican Party)

Priscilla Walters - (Democratic Party)


Christine Riddle Butts - (Republican Party)

Tammy Manning - (Democratic Party)

District Clerk

Chris Daniel - (Republican Party)

Loren Jackson - (Democratic Party)

County Clerk

Stan Stanart - (Republican Party)

Ann Harris Bennett - (Democratic Party)

Don Cook - (Green Party)

County Tax Assessor-Collector, Unexpired Term

Don Sumners - (Republican Party)

Diane Trautman - (Democratic Party)

County Treasurer

Orlando Sanchez - (Republican Party)

Billy Briscoe - (Democratic Party)

County School Trustee, Position 1, Precinct 2

Marvin Morris - (Republican Party)

Mike Rose - (Democratic Party)

County School Trustee, Position 2, Precinct 4

Angie Chesnut - (Republican Party)

County Commissioner, Precinct 2

Jack Morman - (Republican Party)

Sylvia R. Garcia - (Democratic Party)

County Commissioner, Precinct 4

Jerry Eversole - (Republican Party)

Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 1, Place 2

David M. Patronella - (Democratic Party)


Phillip Webb - (Republican Party)

George E. Risner - (Democratic Party)


Don Coffey - (Democratic Party)


Tom Lawrence - (Republican Party)


Jeff Williams - (Republican Party)

Mary Ann Bryan - (Libertarian Party)


Armando V. Rodriguez - (Democratic Party)


Zinetta A. Burney - (Democratic Party


Louie Ditta Republican Party

City of HoustonSpecial Election

City of Houston, PROPOSITION NO. 1 CHARTERAMENDMENT PROPOSITION: Relating to the Creationof a Dedicated Funding Source to Enhance, Improveand Renew Drainage Systems and Streets. Shall theCity Charter of the City of Houston be amended to pro-vide for the enhancement, improvement and ongoingrenewal of Houston's drainage and streets by creating aDedicated Pay-As-You-Go Fund for Drainage andStreets? (FOR OR AGAINST)

City of Houston, PROPOSITION NO. 2 CHAR-TER AMENDMENT PROPOSITION: Relating toResidency Requirements for District Council Office forthe November 2011 General Election. Shall the CityCharter of the City of Houston be amended to providethat for the general election to be held in November2011, and for the purpose of redistricting, the requiredperiod of residency to file for the office of District CouncilMember shall be reduced from 12 months to 6 monthspreceding the election day? (FOR OR AGAINST)

City of Houston, PROPOSITION NO. 3 CHARTERAMENDMENT PROPOSITION: An Amendment to theCity Charter Relating to the Use of Photographic TrafficSignal Enforcement Systems (Red Light Cameras).Shall the City of Houston continue to use red light cam-eras to enforce state or local laws relating to trafficsafety? (FOR OR AGAINST)

City of Baytown Special Election - City ofBaytown PROPOSITION 1: The initiative ordinance lim-iting the use of traffic law photomonitoring devices with-in the city. (FOR OR AGAINST)

City of Nassau Bay Special Election - City ofNassau Bay PROPOSITION 1: The reauthorization ofthe local sales and use tax in the City of Nassau Bay,Texas, at the rate of one-fourth of one percent to contin-ue providing revenue for maintenance and repair ofmunicipal streets. (FOR OR AGAINST)

City of Spring Valley Village, Texas BOND ELEC-TION - City of Spring Valley Village, Texas PROPO-SITION I: THE ISSUANCE OF $18,060,000 GENERALOBLIGATION BONDS AND THE LEVYING OF A TAXIN PAYMENT THEREOF FOR STREET AND ROADREPAIRS, IMPROVEMENTS AND EXTENSIONS, ANDRELATED DRAINAGE, INCLUDING SPECIFICALLYREPAIRS, IMPROVEMENTS, AND EXTENSIONS ATMERLIN DRIVE, LUPTON DRIVE, THE CEDARWOODSECTION 2 AREA, THE BRACHER AREA, THE TERE-SA-BEN HUR AREA, PECH/CEDARBRAKE OUT-FALLS AREA, THE HILLDALE/BADE/ADKINS AREA,THE VOSS ROAD AREA, SPRING OAKS EAST,SPRING OAKS WEST, BURKHART ROAD, CAMP-BELL ROAD, BINGLE ROAD, AND IN BRIGHTONPLACE SUBDIVISION, AND THE MISCELLANEOUSAREAS WITHIN THE CITY. (FOR OR AGAINST)

City of Spring Valley Village, Texas PROPOSI-TION II: THE ISSUANCE OF $3,100,000 GENERALOBLIGATION BONDS AND THE LEVYING OF A TAX INPAYMENT THEREOF FOR WATER SUPPLY AND SANI-TARY SEWER REPAIRS, IMPROVEMENTS ANDEXTENSIONS, INCLUDING SPECIFICALLY REPAIRS,IMPROVEMENTS, AND EXTENSIONS AT MERLINDRIVE, LUPTON DRIVE, THE CEDARWOOD SECTION2 AREA, THE BRACHER AREA, THE TERESA-BEN HURAREA, THE HILLDALE/BADE/ADKINS AREA, THE VOSSROAD AREA, SPRING OAKS EAST, SPRING OAKSWEST, BURKHART ROAD, AND OTHER MISCELLA-NEOUS AREAS WITHIN THE CITY. (FOR OR AGAINST)

City of Spring Valley Village, Texas PROPOSI-TION III: THE ISSUANCE OF $700,000 GENERALOBLIGATION BONDS AND THE LEVYING OF A TAX INPAYMENT THEREOF FOR THE PURPOSE OF WATERSUPPLY SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED FORSURFACE WATER CONNECTIONS. (FOR OR AGAINST)

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Damon Crenshaw has 24 years of legal experience representing people from all walks of life, small businesses and international business entities. Because he has counseled both plaintiffs and defendants, he will bring a sense of fairness and understanding to the bench. As Judge, he would be committed to fairness for all parties, regardless of status.

EXPERIENCE• Graduate South Texas College of Law

and Texas A&M University• 24 years of civil trial experience• Representation of both plaintiffs

and defendants • Private practice involving

matters of personal injury, workers’compensation, consumer protection, products liability and general civil issues

• Certified mediator presiding over varied civil matters

• Member, Houston Bar Association andHouston Trial Lawyers Association

COMMITMENT• Life-long Democrat and Sustaining Member

of the Harris County Democratic Party• Member of Harris County Democrats,

Harris County Democratic LawyersAssociation, Houston Black American Democrats, Harris County Tejano Democrats, Stonewall Democrats,Asian American Democrats of Texas, Heights Democrats

www.DamonCrenshawForJudge.com3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200, #186

Houston, Texas [email protected]

Tel: 713-528-5932

Pol. ad. paid for by Damon Crenshaw for Judge Campaign, Damon Crenshaw Treasurer.In compliance with the voluntary limits of the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act.

IMPORTANT DATES:October 4, 2010 - Last Day to Regiser to VoteOctober 18, 2010 - First Day of Early VotingOctober 26, 2010 - First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail

(Received, not Postmarked)

October 29, 2010 - Last Day of Early VotingTuesday, November 2nd • General Election

DAMON CRESHAW’S ENDORSEMENTS: “Houston Chronicle”, Association of Women Attorneys, Pasadena Bar Association,

Katy Bar Association, The Baptist Ministers’ Association of Houston & Vicinity, Northeast Harris County Ministers Alliance, Houston

GLBT Political Caucus, Stonewall Young Democrats.





Channelview IndependentSchool District Board ofTrustee Election

Channelview ISD Trustee, Position No. 4

Patrick Lacy


Rolando Ramirez


J. Kyle Campbell


Dowen Sims

Kathy Zigmont

E.B. Garcia

Crosby Independent SchoolDistrict, General ElectionCrosby ISD Trustee, Position 1

Tanya Shaye Eagleton

Crosby ISD Trustee, Position 2

Ruben Leal

JoAnn Crawford


John Lindsey


Dan Kasprzak

Cedric Patterson, Jr.

Will Locke

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD General ElectionCypress-Fairbanks ISD Trustee, Position 5

Bill Henderson

John Ogletree

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Trustee, Position 6

Brad West

Don Ryan

Kay Smith

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Trustee, Position 7

Scott Adams

Bob R. Covey

Houston ISD Trustee Special Election

Houston ISD Trustee, District 8 (Unexpired Term)

Dorothy Olmos

Judith Cruz

Juliet Kathy Stipeche

Cheryl Moodie

Peter B. Schwethelm

Roberto Centeno

Huffman Independent SchoolDistrict School Trustee Election

Huffman ISD School Trustee, Position No. 1

Becky Streetman


Bruce W. Johnson

Jacob Godoy


Ray Burt

Huffman ISD School Trustee, Position No. 6,UNEXPIRED TERM

Matt Dutton

Katy Independent SchoolDistrict, Bond Election

Katy ISD, PROPOSITION: THE ISSUANCE OF$459,795,000 SCHOOL BUILDING BONDS FOR THECONSTRUCTION, ACQUISITION AND EQUIPMENTOF SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN THE DISTRICT (INCLUD-ING THE REHABILITATION, RENOVATION ANDIMPROVEMENT THEREOF) AND THE PURCHASE OFTHE NECESSARY SITES FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGSAND THE PURCHASE OF NEW SCHOOL BUSES,AND THE LEVYING OF THE TAX IN PAYMENTTHEREOF. (FOR OR AGAINST)

Klein ISD School BoardTrustee Election

Klien ISD Trustee, Position 6

Paul Lanham

Mark D. Taylor

Larry Allen

Johanna Ramos Dawson

Kein ISD Trustee, Position 7

Steven E. Smith

W. R. (Rick) Mann

Kevin Weido

James B. Robinson

North Forest Independent SchoolDistrict School Board Election

North Forest ISD Trustee, Position 6

Carolyn Bullard-Williams

Henry McGowen

North Forest ISD Trustee, Position 7

Horace Williams, Jr.

Sheldon Independent SchoolDistrict Trustee Election

Sheldon ISD Trustee Position 4

Fred R. Rivas, Jr.


Ken Coleman

Michael Davis

Debra Gilstrap


Ed Lipscomb

Shane Schultz


Fedora Alfred

LaShonda M. Jackson-Dean

Debbie Kolacny

Spring Independent SchoolDistrict General Trustee Election

Spring ISD Trustee, Position 1

Lora Lee Hedrick

Deborah Jensen

Scott Brittain

Ruth Watson


Steven E. Mills

Calvin K. Tang

Nicole Murray


Sean M. Perrodin

Justine Durant

Tomball ISD Trustee Election

Tomball ISD Trustee, Position 1

Kathy Handler


David H. Zuhlke

Michael J. Pratt

William A. Harris


John E. McStravick


Mark Lewandowski

Waller-Harris EmergencyServices District No. 200 Election

Waller-Harris Emergency Services District No. 200,Board of Emergency Services CommissionersVote for None, 1, 2 or 3

Kollye W. Kilpatrick

Larry Coleman

Tommy Albert

Gary Ferguson

Tom Garbett

Darwin Hargrave, Sr.

Shannon Barron

Hollis H. Ulbricht

Beechnut Municipal Utility District,MAINTENANCE TAX ELECTION

Beechnut Municipal Utility District, Proposition:SHALL THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BEECHNUTMUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TOASSESS, LEVY, AND COLLECT AN ANNUAL AD VAL-OREM TAX ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHINSAID DISTRICT NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY CENTS($0.50) ON EACH ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR ($100.00)VALUATION THEREOF, TO SECURE FUNDS FOROPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PURPOSES,INCLUDING FUNDS FOR PLANNING, CONSTRUCT-ING, ACQUIRING, MAINTAINING, REPAIRING, ANDOPERATING ALL NECESSARY LAND, PLANTS,WORKS, FACILITIES, IMPROVEMENTS, APPLIANCES,AND EQUIPMENT OF THE DISTRICT AND FOR PAY-ING COSTS OF PROPER SERVICES, ENGINEERING,AND LEGAL FEES, AND ORGANIZATION AND ADMIN-ISTRATIVE EXPENSES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THECONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OFTEXAS, INCLUDING PARTICULARLY (BUT NOT BYWAY OF LIMITATION) SECTION 49.107 OF THE TEXASWATER CODE, AS AMENDED? (FOR OR AGAINST)





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PEAKED E M O C R A T

SANDRA

For Judge, 257thFamily District Court

• Professional Memberships: State Bar of Texas, Houston Bar Association, Houston Lawyers Association, The Family Law Group • Licenses: State Bar of Texas, U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of Texas • Education: Doctor of Jurisprudence, University of Houston College of Law, B.A., University of Houston • Experience: 27 yearsprivate practice experience, certified mediator, past instructor, hearing examiner • Community: Blue Triangle Multi-CulturalAssociation, Delta Sigma Theta Public Service Sorority, Jack & Jill of America, Inc., Texas Spring Cypress Chapter, Links, Inc., volunteer and referral attorney for several non-profit organizations • Personal and Family: Married to David G. Peake, two children, Houston area residents for 35 years • VOTE SANDRA PEAKE FOR JUDGE, 257TH FAMILY DISTRICT COURT!

ELECTION DAY IS TUES., NOV. 2ND!Early Voting begins on Monday, October 18th and Ends on Friday, October 29th!

“I have practiced before these Courts for more than 27 years and am sensitive to the unique issues thatarise in family law cases. I believe the citizens of Harris County deserve consistent application of the law,courtesy and fairness. I am up to the challenge of ensuring judicial excellence by ruling decisively andwith impartiality.” SANDRA PEAKE CANDIDATE FOR JUDGE, 257TH FAMILY DISTRICT COURT!

For more information contact: Sandra J. Peake at:Email: [email protected] I Tel: (713) 723-5082 • Fax: (713)723-5085

S A N D R A P E A K E F O R J U D G E . C O MIn voluntary compliance with the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act. Political ad paid for by the Sandra J. Peake for Judge Campaign. David G. Peake Treasurer, 9660 Hillcroft, Suite 435, Houston, Texas 77096


By Aubrey R. Taylor

Houston Business Connections Newspaper

he largest abortion center in the

United States of America is lo-

cated right in Houston, Texas.

Did you know that? And guess

what? The six-story office building with a

78,000 square foot abortion mill, complete

with a surgical wing for late-term abortions is

the number one concern for Michael

Mauldin, the Candidate taking on State Sena-

tor Rodney Ellis in the 13th Senate District.

LIFE IS THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE ON MAULDIN’S MIND

Michael Mauldin, didn’t enter politics

because he wanted attention. He didn’t enter

it because Texas is the strongest Republican

state in the nation. He didn’t enter it because

the people of Texas have entrusted his party

with the stewardship of every statewide

elected office and majorities in the state sen-

ate, state house and on the state board of edu-

cation. Nor did he enter it because his party

now has majorities in 107 Texas counties that

contain nearly two-thirds of the state’s popu-

lation. As a matter of fact, Mauldin knows

that the district for which he’s running is

drawn to favor his opponent.

However, Mauldin a candidate for Texas

State Senate entered it because he is con-

cerned about what he’s seeing take place in

the world, our nation, our state, and right in

the district where he lives. “Life is an issue

near and dear to my heart,” says Mauldin.

“Not just because I was nearly aborted, when

my mother sat in a clinic about to go through

with the procedure. Not just because the

world’s second largest abortion-providing fa-

cility is erected in the district (Senate District

13) for which I’m running. And certainly not

because by saying I’ll go to Austin and fight-

ing the current laws, that Pro-Lifers might fill

up my campaign coffers with donations,” he

says. “Make no mistake about it! The issue of

life is dear to my heart because life is sacred

and valuable,” Maudlin explains.

“ The life of the unborn child, and the

life of the pregnant woman who finds herself

in such a difficult spot, are the ones I’m fight-

ing for. And my fight for them will continue

long after the 2010 Midterm Elections are in

the history books,” he says.

“In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court’s rul-

ing in Roe v. Wade determined that a

woman’s constitutional right to privacy in-

cludes the right to decide the outcome of her

pregnancy. Year after year, candidates prom-

ise to take up the legal fight to overturn the

law. But 37 years later, the law remains. And

all of our impassioned cries and righteous in-

dignation haven’t managed to prevent the

more than 50,000,000 abortions that have been

executed in that time,” Mauldin goes on to say.

“But the truth is, real change won’t hap-

pen in the courtroom or on the floor of the

Texas Senate. Real change happens one-on-

one. It happens when caring people are will-

ing to hear a pregnant woman’s concerns,

help alleviate her fears and share her burden.”

DO YOU WANT REAL CHANGE?

“Real change happens when a woman

understands what’s going on inside her body.

It happens when she gets hard, undeniable

scientific evidence about how early her baby

begins developing. It happens when she sees

4D ultrasound showing her, live and in color,

the life that is now a part of her. It happens

when she learns of the physical and emo-

tional affects abortion will have on her

body…often for the rest of her life. It hap-

pens when she finds out that adoption isn’t

giving up her child or abandoning her baby.

But rather that it is a heroic act of love to

help choose a home for that baby and to give

a waiting couple the child they’ve been want-

ing,” says Mauldin.

Mauldin says, he’s not here to condemn

anyone. He only wants to empower positive

solutions. “There are pregnancy resource cen-

ters designed to assist these women; help

them when they’re in bad relationships; help

them with material assistance; help them with

parenting classes and nutrition classes. There

are also adoption agencies trying to find chil-

dren for waiting couples,” there are options

says Mauldin.

According to Mauldin, statistics show

that upon seeing a 4D ultrasound image of

the baby inside of her, 80% of the abortion-

minded women will choose life.

LACK OF RESOURCES A MAJOR PROBLEM

“The only thing limiting these pregnancy

centers is a lack of resources. The only thing

preventing adoption agencies from reaching

their full potential is a lack of resources. The

only thing keeping every pregnant woman

from seeing a 4D ultrasound of her womb is a

lack of resources,” he says.

“We don’t need to wait on a law to fix

that. If the community isn’t strong enough to

be there for these women, then often, they’ll

think abortion is their only recourse. That’s

not much of choice is it?... So let’s get busy.

It is a woman’s body. It is her choice. So let’s

make sure every woman has the information

she needs to a make a healthy choice she can

live with.”

MAULDIN ON JOBS AND THE ECONOMY

“There are chambers in the heart of Hous-

ton suffering in the wake of the pummeling

Wall Street laid on Main Street. The citizens of

District 13 weren’t responsible for the strug-

gling, sputtering economy, but we’re sure pay-

ing the price of real estate bubbles and bank

failures. As our working class tries to resusci-

tate itself, it is burdened with the weight of

property taxes, and other artery-clogging con-

straints to progress,” says Mauldin.

“Let’s face it, money is the lifeblood of

any economy. And the only way an economy

thrives is if money is circulating through the

entire system, reaching any and all who need

its nourishment. The people of District 13 are

hungry to contribute, but we can’t live,

thrive, and survive without jobs. We must

focus our efforts on the economically under-

developed areas of District 13 by establishing

“Free Enterprise Zones,” areas where tax

credits can be used to create small busi-

nesses…businesses with a chance to grow

and prosper…businesses that will provide

jobs and productivity.”

MAULDIN ON THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

“Most Texans would consider “tough on

crime” a matter of pride. But we have a

shameful system that almost ensures crimi-

nals will continue to take a toll on our com-

munity long after the offense that lands them

in prison. Without decent jobs, 75% of for-

merly incarcerated persons will end up back

in prison. What’s more, 85% of their kids

will end up there as well. These statistics are

deplorable!

Fortunately, there is a readymade system

called the Freedom Exchange that can break

this disheartening cycle.

If we re-educate, empower and employ

formerly incarcerated persons, and finan-

cially “insure” them in case of re-lapse, we

can have them contributing to the community

they once violated, rather than continuing to

be a drain on the taxpayer. In fact, this pro-

gram would generate money for the state!

Imagine that: a governmental solution that

actually brings money in.

MAULDIN’S 5-POINT PLAN TO MAKE THINGS BETTER

n1. Jobs and the Economy: The pri-

mary focus needs to be on the economically

underdeveloped areas of District 13 by estab-

lishing “Free Enterprise Zones”. These

“Zones” are areas where tax credits would be

used to create small businesses which will

work to prosper, grow, and add responsibility

and productive work ethic to those struggling

communities.

Reducing property taxes is also a must,

especially for the elderly.

Reducing taxes on small businesses as a

whole just makes common sense, and reduc-

ing government spending to fit the budget is

common sense as well.

n2. Criminal Justice System: We

have a system that perpetuates the cycle of

poverty in the community. 75% of formerly

incarcerated persons will end up back in

prison without descent jobs and 85% of their

kids will end up in prison as well. These sta-

tistics are deplorable and speak to the fact

that the system is not working! There is a

readymade system called the Freedom Ex-

change which will break this cycle, re-edu-

cate, empower, and employ formerly

incarcerated persons, financially “insure”

them in case of re-lapse, and to top it off, this

program would generate money for the state!

A Governmental solution that actually gener-

ates money instead of just depleting the tax

payer funded budget. This will not only

prosper the community, but will make com-

munities safer and help to restore families.

n3. Honest Elections: Bottom line is

we need a Voter ID. Anyone who is not for

identification when voting needs their inten-

tions examined. You need ID to fly on a

plane, enter the YMCA, and write checks just

to name a few. The fact that we have the right

to vote in this great nation should be one of the

most sacred rights we have and it should be

protected at all costs! I personally know mul-

tiple people who have witnessed voter fraud in

Harris County. This must be stopped!

n4. Life: This one is dear to my heart,

not only because I was almost aborted, not

because there have been over 50 million

abortions in America since the 60’s, not be-

cause the world’s second largest abortion

clinic has been built in this district, but be-

cause life is sacred and valuable! I’m not

here to condemn anyone, but to empower

positive solutions. For too long we have

been told that we have no purpose and are

just products of random chance, but that

could not be further from the truth. Every

life is valuable and created for a purpose and

those people in District 13 are no different!

They may have been “chosen” as the best

place for an abortion supercenter because

“they” see the most potential clients, but I see

District 13 as the “chosen” place to raise up a

people of purpose and destiny to make a

mark for good in the world! This will hap-

pen! We must empower organizations such

as The Source Center for Women and adop-

tion centers.

n5. Education: Our system is not even

close to competing with the emerging mar-

kets. Dropout rates are unacceptable. As the

emerging markets out educate our kids we

will become subservient to them if we don’t

increase the standards and multiply the mod-

els that are working.

MORE ABOUT MICHAEL MAULDINMichael Mauldin is the Republican

nominee for Texas State Senator District 13.

However, Mauldin is committed to State Dis-

trict 13 far beyond the Election Day results.

Recognizing the urgency of the times,

Michael has felt a calling, from both the com-

munity and his faith, to stand up and make a

difference. His presence on the ballot gives

voters – for the first time in nearly two

decades – a clear choice: a jobless, degree-

less, hopeless status quo, or a courageous

new direction based on thoughtful solutions

and accountability.

A product of Houston’s Spring Branch

School District, Michael went on to study com-

munications and theology at the University of

St. Thomas. Following college, Michael’s ca-

reer path has included several U.S. stops as

well as time in Jerusalem and the West Bank.

Along the way he came to appreciate the sig-

nificance of adversity and self-sacrifice as he

cared for his cancer-stricken father and at-

tended to orphans in the West Bank.

A return to the States brought success as

an investment realtor. But as the subprime

meltdown began to take its toll, Michael

again turned to those in need, collaborating

with attorneys and forensic loan investigators

to help victims of predatory lenders avoid

foreclosure and find justice. Today he plies

his experience in the financial services sector,

helping families overcome the effects of the

recent economic downturn.

Saving The Lives Of The UnbornNumber One Issue For MauldinT

n Michael and his wife

Meredith are active members

at New Life Church, where

she leads worship. They are

the proud parents of a new

baby girl, Ellia Grace.

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BOUT THE REPUBLICAN: Mayor Allen Owen is Missouri City’s tenth mayor since

the City’s incorporation back in 1956. Mayor Owen’s profile shows his family’s long

term residence of over 32 years in this community…a place he calls home. This

is where Mayor Owen continues to dedicate much of his time and expertise to-

wards the development of a community he and his wife of 42 years, Jane,

reared their three children. Before his mayoral office, whose tenure began in 1994,

Mayor Owen served as a Planning and Zoning Commissioner for five years and later

as a Council Member for eight years having also served as Mayor Pro Tem.

n THE DEMOCRAT: Ron E. Reynolds, a candidate for Fort Bend County’s State

Representative House District 27, is a long time resident of Fort Bend County who

grew up in Missouri City. He is a product of Fort Bend County public schools, Blue

Ridge Elementary and Quail Valley Middle School. He went on to attend Texas

Southern University and received a B.S. degree in Public Affairs, “magna

cum laude”. Ron received a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Texas Tech

University School of Law.

Ron is a successful small business owner of a title company and

is a name partner in the Brown, Brown & Reynolds, P.C., law firm.

He is a former Associate Municipal Judge for The City of Houston

and TSU Adjunct Professor (College of Public Affairs).

Ron has written numerous articles relative to Consumer

Rights, Civil Rights, Civic Engagement, and Employment

Law because he embodies an inherent responsibility for

keeping the community abreast of current issues that

impact their lives.

Ron believes that by investing in the community, he

has made a positive impact on the business and eco-

nomic base in Fort Bend County. Commensurate with

the belief, to whom much is given, much is required;

Ron has devoted his life to serving the community. Some

of his civic and other affiliations include but are not lim-

ited to the following:

• President, NAACP Missouri City & Ft. Bend Vicinity Branch

•Vice President, Fort Bend Democrats

•Parliamentarian, Sienna Democrats

•Brookhollow Baptist Church, Legal Ministry Chair

• Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class 2007

• Past President, Houston Lawyer’s Association

• 100 Black Men of America – Houston Chapter

• Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

• Mason, Prince Hall Ever Ready Lodge

• Board member, Houston Citizen’s Chamber of Commerce

• Board member, Tri-County Black Chamber of Commerce

• Board member, Jazz Education, Inc.

• Constable Ruben Davis Advisory Council

• Co-Chair Fort Bend International Festival and Mayor’s Jazz Brunch

• Fort Bend ISD Bond Advisory Committee

• Fort Bend County Democratic Party, sustaining member

• Houston Area Urban League

• Member of Fort Bend Democratic Club and Black Dems

• Legal Counsel for Houston Black Expo and a non-profit

organization benefiting sickle-cell research

• Texas Parkway Alliance

•Vietnamese American Chamber of Commerce

Ron has won and been recognized for numerous honors and awards:

• Recipient of the Missouri City Juneteenth Community Service Award

• Ever Ready Lodge 2007 Trailblazer’s Award

• Named “Houston’s Top Attorney” by H Texas Magazine

• American Red Cross Humanitarian Award

• YMCA Minority Achievers Award

• MLK Drum Major For Justice Award

• NAACP ALEX Award for Legal Excellence

• 2 time HCCC Business Pinnacle Award winner

• Named Houston’s Top 40 Leaders Under 40

• EEOC Civil Rights All-Star Award

• Senator Rodney Ellis Texas Leader of the Future Award

• Who’s Who in Law and Who’s Who in Black Houston

Reynolds with wife Dr. Jonita Wallace Reynolds and daughter, Lacey Ronee.

“As State Representative of District 27, I will serve the residents and

business owners in Fort Bend County by advocating for high-quality

education, affordable health care, and economic empowerment

in our community.”

Above all his accomplishments Ron is most proud and grateful for

his family. He is married to Dr. Jonita Wallace Reynolds

and has one daughter, Lacey Ronee Reynolds, age 6.

A Republican & Democrat Working Together

To Make Fort Bend County-Area A Better

Place To Live, Work & Play

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DEMOCRAT RON REYNOLDS SET TO BECOME THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN HD- 27 STATE REPRESENTATIVE SINCE RECONSTRUCTIONEARLY VOTING BEGINS ON MONDAY, OCTOBER, 18, 2010! • VOTE FOR RON REYNOLDS ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND!


HE PRESIDENT:

Good morning, every-

body. I just had a

meeting with Treasury Secre-

tary Tim Geithner, Secretary

of Transportation Ray La-

Hood, and governors like Ed

Rendell, mayors like Antonio

Villaraigosa, and economists

and engineers from across the

country to discuss one of

America’s greatest chal-

lenges: our crumbling infra-

structure and the urgent need

to put Americans back to

work upgrading it for the 21st

century.We’re also joined today by two former

Transportation Secretaries of both political

parties: Sam Skinner, who served under Presi-

dent George H.W. Bush; and Norm Mineta,

who served in the Cabinets of both President

Clinton and President George W. Bush.

They’re here today because they are passion-

ate about this task.

Their cooperation –- and indeed, this

country’s very history –- proves that this is

something for which there has traditionally

been broad bipartisan support. So Sam and

Norm have been leading a bipartisan group of

more than 80 experts who, just last week, re-

leased a call to action demanding a “funda-

mental overhaul” of how America approaches

funding and building our infrastructure. And

today, my Treasury Department and my Coun-

cil of Economic Advisors have released our

own study.

And these reports confirm what any

American can already tell you: our infrastruc-

ture is woefully inefficient and it is outdated.

For years, we have deferred tough decisions,

and today, our aging system of highways and

byways, air routes and rail lines hinder our

economic growth. Today, the average Ameri-

can household is forced to spend more on

transportation each year than food. Our roads,

clogged with traffic, cost us $80 billion a year

in lost productivity and wasted fuel. Our air-

ports, choked with passengers, cost nearly $10

billion a year in productivity losses from flight

delays. And in some cases, our crumbling in-

frastructure costs American lives. It should

not take another collapsing bridge or failing

levee to shock us into action.

So we’re already paying for our failure to

act. And what’s more, the longer our infra-

structure erodes, the deeper our competitive

edge erodes. Other nations understand this.

They are going all-in. Today, as a percentage

of GDP, we invest less than half of what Rus-

sia does in their infrastructure, less than one-

third of what Western Europe does. Right

now, China’s building hundreds of thousands

of miles of new roads. Over the next 10 years,

it plans to build dozens of new airports. Over

the next 20, it could build as many as 170 new

mass transit systems. Everywhere else,

they’re thinking big. They’re creating jobs

today, but they’re also playing to win tomor-

row. So the bottom line is our shortsighted-

ness has come due. We can no longer afford

to sit still.

What we need is a smart system of infra-

structure equal to the needs of the 21st cen-

tury. A system that encourages sustainable

communities with easier access to our jobs, to

our schools, to our homes. A system that de-

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creases travel time and increases mobility. A system

that cuts congestion and ups productivity. A system

that reduces harmful emissions over time and creates

jobs right now.

So we’ve already begun on this task. The Recov-

ery Act included the most serious investment in our

infrastructure since President Eisenhower built the In-

terstate Highway System in the 1950s. And we’re not

just talking new and restored roads and bridges and

dams and levees, but we’re also talking a smart elec-

tric grid and the high-speed internet and rail lines re-

quired for America to compete in the 21st century

economy. We’re talking about investments with im-

pacts both immediate and lasting.

Tens of thousands of projects employing hun-

dreds of thousands of workers are already underway

across America. We’re improving 40,000 miles of

road, and rebuilding water and sewer systems. We’re

implementing a smarter, more stable, more secure

electric grid across 46 states that will increase access

to renewable sources of energy and cut costs for cus-

tomers. We’re moving forward with projects that

connect communities across the country to broadband

internet, and connect 31 states via a true high-speed

rail network. And what’s more, a great many of these

projects are coming in under budget.

By investing in these projects, we’ve already cre-

ated hundreds of thousands of jobs. But the fact re-

mains that nearly one in five construction workers is

still unemployed and needs a job. And that makes ab-

solutely no sense at a time when there is so much of

America that needs rebuilding.

So that’s why, last month, I announced a new

plan for upgrading America’s roads, rails and runways

for the long-term. Over the next six years, we will re-

build 150,000 miles of our roads -- enough to circle

the world six times. We will lay and maintain 4,000

miles of our railways -- enough to stretch from coast

to coast. And we will restore 150 miles of runways

and advance a next generation air-traffic control sys-

tem that reduces delays for the American people.

This plan will be fully paid for. It will not add to

our deficit over time. And we are going to work with

Congress to see to that. It will establish an infrastruc-

ture bank to leverage federal dollars and focus on the

smartest investments. We want to cut waste and bu-

reaucracy by consolidating and collapsing more than

100 different, often duplicative programs. And it will

change the way Washington works by reforming the

federal government’s patchwork approach of funding

and maintaining our infrastructure. We’ve got to

focus less on wasteful earmarks, outdated formulas.

We’ve got to focus more on competition and innova-

tion; less on shortsighted political priorities, and more

on our national economic priorities.

So investing in our infrastructure is something

that members of both political parties have always

supported. It’s something that groups ranging from

the Chamber of Commerce to the AFL-CIO support

today. And by making these investments across the

country, we won’t just make our economy run better

over the long haul -- we will create good, middle-

class jobs right now.

So there is no reason why we can’t do this.

There is no reason why the world’s best infrastructure

should lie beyond our borders. This is America.

We’ve always had the best infrastructure. This is

work that needs to be done. There are workers who

are ready to do it. All we need is the political will.

This is a season for choices, and this is the choice:

between choice -- between decline and prosperity, and

between the past and the future.

Our future has never been predestined. It has

been built on the hard work and sacrifices of previous

generations. They invested yesterday for what we

have today. That’s how we built canals, and railroads,

and highways, and ports that allowed our economy to

grow by leaps and bounds. That’s how we led the

world in the pursuit of new technologies and innova-

tions. That’s what allowed us to build the middle

class and lead the global economy in the 20th century.

And if we’re going to lead it in the 21st, that’s the vi-

sion we can’t afford to lose sight of right now. That’s

the challenge that’s fallen to this generation. That’s

the challenge that this country is going to meet. And

with the help of these gentlemen behind me, and I

hope strong bipartisan support, I have no doubt that

we will meet these challenges.

Thank you very much, everybody.

By investing in these projects, we’ve already created hundreds of

thousands of jobs. But the fact remains that nearly one in five con-

struction workers is still unemployed and needs a job. And that

makes absolutely no sense at a time when there is so much of Amer-

ica that needs rebuilding.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER: President Barack Obama looks over to Javier Garcia of

Brownsville, Texas, after Garcia introduced him at the signing ceremony for the Execu-

tive Order on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans in the East Room of the

White House, October 19, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)

y the authority vested in me as President by the

Constitution and the laws of the United States of

America, to restore the country to its role as the

global leader in education, to strengthen the Na-

tion by expanding educational opportunities and improving ed-

ucational outcomes for Hispanics and Latinos (Hispanics) of all

ages, and to help ensure that all Hispanics receive an education

that properly prepares them for college, productive careers, and

satisfying lives, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Policy. At more than 52 million strong, includ-

ing 4 million in Puerto Rico, Hispanics constitute the country’s

largest and fastest growing minority group. They have had a

profound and positive impact on our country through, among

other things, their community’s strong commitment to family,

faith, hard work, and service. Many Hispanics contribute to

this Nation bilingually in the English and Spanish languages —

a true asset for our country in an increasingly global, interde-

pendent world.

Hispanic students are the largest minority group in our Na-

tion’s schools, numbering more than 11 million in our public el-

ementary and secondary school system, and constituting more

than 22 percent of all pre-K–12 students. Hispanic students

face educational challenges of crisis proportions. Fewer than

half of all Hispanic children participate in early childhood edu-

cation programs, and far too few Hispanic students graduate

from high school; of those who do complete high school, many

are not adequately prepared for college. Only 12 percent of

adult Hispanics have a bachelor’s degree, and just 3 percent

have completed graduate or professional degree programs. At

the same time, large numbers of Hispanic adults lack the educa-

tion or literacy skills they need to advance their careers; they

also are less likely than members of other groups to have taken

job- or career-related courses, with the exception of basic edu-

cation classes, such as English as a second language.

Our country was built on and continues to thrive on its di-

versity, and there is no doubt that the future of the United States

is inextricably linked to the future of the Hispanic community.

To reach the ambitious education goals we have set for our Na-

tion, as well as to ensure equality of opportunity for all, we

must provide the opportunities that will enable Hispanic stu-

dents to raise their educational attainment at every level of the

American education system. America’s future competitiveness

in our global economy will be substantially enhanced by im-

proving educational outcomes for Hispanics.

Sec. 2. White House Initiative on

Educational Excellence for Hispanics.

(a) Establishment. There is established the White House

Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics (Initiative),

to be housed in the Department of Education (Department).

The mission of the Initiative shall be to help restore the United

States to its role as the global leader in education and to

strengthen the Nation by expanding educational opportunities

and improving educational outcomes for Hispanics of all ages

and by helping to ensure that all Hispanics receive a complete

and competitive education that prepares them for college, a ca-

reer, and productive and satisfying lives.

(b) Initiative Administration. There shall be an

Executive Director of the Initiative, to be appointed by the Sec-

retary of Education (Secretary). The Initiative shall be advised

by the Commission established under section 3 of this order

and supported by the Working Group established under subsec-

tion (c) of this section. The Department shall provide the staff,

resources, and assistance for the Initiative and the Working

Group. To the extent permitted by law, departments, agencies,

and offices represented on the Working Group shall provide re-

sources, including personnel detailed to the Initiative, to assist

the Department in meeting the objectives of this order.

(c) Interagency Working Group.

(1) There is established the Federal Interagency Work-

ing Group on Educational Excellence for Hispanics

(Working Group), which shall be convened and chaired

by the Initiative’s Executive Director.

(2) The Working Group shall consist of senior officials

from the Department, the White House Domestic Pol-

icy Council, the Department of Labor, and the Depart-

ment of Health and Human Services, as well as such

additional departments, agencies, and offices as the

President may designate. Senior officials shall be des-

ignated by the heads of their respective departments,

agencies, and offices.

(3)education, K−12 education, higher education, career

and technical education, language acquisition, and

adult education.

Executive Order—White HouseInitiative On Educational

Excellence For HispanicsB

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(d) Initiative Objectives.

(1) education for all Hispanics, the Initiative shall, con-

sistent with law, promote, encourage, and undertake ef-

forts designed to meet the following objectives:

(i) increasing general understanding of the causes of

the educational challenges faced by Hispanic students;

(ii) increasing the percentage of Hispanic children

who enter kindergarten ready for success by improving

access by Hispanics to high-quality programs and serv-

ices that encourage the early learning and development

of children from birth through age 5;

(iii) implementing successful and innovative education

reform strategies and practices in America’s public

schools to ensure that Hispanic students, like their

peers, receive a rigorous and well-rounded education,

and have access to student support services that will

prepare them for college, a career, and civic participa-

tion;

(iv) ensuring that all Hispanic students have access to

excellent teachers and school leaders, in part by sup-

porting efforts to improve the recruitment, preparation,

development, and retention of successful Hispanic

teachers and school leaders and other effective teachers

and school leaders responsible for the education of His-

panic students;

(v) reducing the dropout rate of Hispanic students and

helping Hispanic students graduate from high school

prepared for college and a career, in part by promoting

a positive school climate and supporting successful and

innovative dropout prevention and recovery strategies

that better engage Hispanic youths in their learning,

help them catch up academically, and provide those

who have left the educational system with pathways to

reentry;

(vi) increasing college access and success for His-

panic students and providing support to help ensure

that a greater percentage of Hispanics complete college

and contribute to the goal of having America again lead

the world in the proportion of college graduates by

2020, in part through strategies to strengthen the capac-

ity of Hispanic-Serving Institutions, community col-

leges, and other institutions of higher education serving

large numbers of Hispanic students; and

(vii) enhancing the educational and life opportunities

of Hispanics by fostering positive family and commu-

nity engagement, improving the quality of, and expand-

ing access to, adult education, literacy, and career and

technical education, as well as increasing opportunities

for education and career advancement in the fields of

science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

(2) In working to fulfill its mission and objectives, the

Initiative shall, consistent with law:

(i) help ensure that Federal programs and initiatives

administered by the Department and other agencies are

serving and meeting the needs of Hispanic children,

youths, and adults;

(ii) work closely with the Executive Office of the

President on key Administration priorities related to the

education of Hispanics;

(iii) increase the Hispanic community’s participation

in, and capacity to participate in, the Department’s pro-

grams and education-related programs at other execu-

tive departments and agencies;

(iv) advise Department officials and, through the

Working Group, other agency officials on issues related

to the Hispanic community and the educational attain-

ment of Hispanic students;

(v) advise the Secretary on the development, imple-

mentation, and coordination of educational programs

and initiatives at the Department and other agencies de-

signed to improve educational opportunities and out-

comes for Hispanics of all ages;

(vi) encourage and develop partnerships with public,

private, philanthropic, and nonprofit stakeholders to

improve Hispanics’ readiness for school, college, and

career, as well as their college persistence and comple-

tion; and

(vii) develop a national network of individuals, organi-

zations, and communities to share and implement best

practices related to the education of Hispanics.

(3) The Initiative shall periodically publish reports on

its activities. The Secretary and the Executive Director

of the Initiative, in consultation with the Interagency

Working Group and the Chair of the Commission es-

tablished under section 3 of this order, may develop

and submit to the President recommendations designed

to advance and promote educational opportunities and

attainment for Hispanics, including recommendations

for short- and long-term initiatives.

(e) Collaboration Among White House Initiatives. The White

House Initiatives on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, His-

torically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and

Universities, and Asian-American and Pacific Islanders shall

work together whenever appropriate in light of their shared ob-

jectives.

Sec. 3. President’s Advisory Commis-sion on Educational Excellence for His-panics. There is established the President’s Advisory

Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics (Com-

mission) in the Department.

(a) Commission Mission and Scope. The Commission shall ad-

vise the President and the Secretary on matters pertaining to the

educational attainment of the Hispanic community, including:

(1) developing, implementing, and coordinating educa-

tional programs and initiatives at the Department and

other agencies to improve educational opportunities

and outcomes for Hispanics of all ages;

(2) increasing the participation of the Hispanic com-

munity and Hispanic-Serving Institutions in the Depart-

ment’s programs and in education programs at other

agencies;

(3) engaging the philanthropic, business, nonprofit,

and education communities in a national dialogue re-

garding the mission and objectives of this order; and

(4) establishing partnerships with public, private, phil-

anthropic, and nonprofit stakeholders to meet the mis-

sion and policy objectives of this order.

The Commission shall meet periodically, but at least twice a

year, and may work through task forces composed exclusively

of Commission members, as appropriate.

(b) Commission Membership and Chair.

(1) The Commission shall consist of no more than 30

members appointed by the President. The Commission

may include individuals with relevant experience or sub-

ject matter expertise that the President deems appropri-

ate, as well as individuals who may serve as

representatives of a variety of sectors, including the edu-

cation sector (early childhood education, elementary and

secondary education, higher education, career and tech-

nical education, and adult education), labor organiza-

tions, research institutions, corporate and financial

institutions, public and private philanthropic organiza-

tions, and nonprofit and community-based organizations

at the national, State, regional, or local levels.

(2) The President shall designate one of the members

to serve as Chair of the Commission, who shall work

with the Initiative’s Executive Director to convene reg-

ular meetings of the Commission, determine its agenda,

and direct its work, consistent with this order.

(c) Commission Administration. The Executive Director of the

Initiative shall also serve as the Executive Director of the Com-

mission and administer the work of the Commission. The De-

partment shall provide funding and administrative support for

the Commission, to the extent permitted by law. Members of

the Commission shall serve without compensation but shall be

allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsis-

tence, as authorized by law for persons serving intermittently in

the Government service (5 U.S.C. 5701-5707). Insofar as the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.)

(Act), may apply to the administration of the Commission, any

functions of the President under the Act, except that of report-

ing to the Congress, shall be performed by the Secretary, in ac-

cordance with the guidelines issued by the Administrator of

General Services.

Sec. 4. General Provisions.

(a) This order supersedes Executive Order 13230 of October

12, 2001.

(b) intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, sub-

stantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any

party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or en-

tities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

BARACK OBAMA

THE WHITE HOUSE,

October 19, 2010.

At more than 52 million strong, including 4 million in Puerto Rico,Hispanics constitute the country’s largest and fastest growing minoritygroup. They have had a profound and positive impact on our countrythrough, among other things, their community’s strong commitment tofamily, faith, hard work, and service. Many Hispanics contribute to thisNation bilingually in the English and Spanish languages — a true assetfor our country in an increasingly global, interdependent world.

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VOTE FOR JULIET STIPECHE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010!

Juliet grew up in Houston’s Ease End, the daughter of immigrant parents. She graduated valedicto-

rian from the High School for the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice. She then wen on to gradu-

ate magna cum laude from Rice University and earned her law degree from the University of Texas

Law Center. For more information see page 23 of this issue.


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