by Hector De Leon | May 19, 2014 | Perspectives On Politics
In December of 2007, for the sixth time in the last 10 City of Houston elections, an African-American (Jolanda Jones) and a Hispanic (Joe Trevino) faced off for a citywide Houston council or mayoral position. While this event may seem unremarkable as the local...
by Hector De Leon | May 19, 2014 | Voting Data
This brief report compares the Hispanic, White, Black and Asian population, voting age population (VAP) and citizen VAP in the city of Houston and Harris County population, excluding Houston. The objective of the report is to review 2000 and 2010 U.S. Census data sets...
by Hector De Leon | May 19, 2014 | Perspectives On Politics
My late mother provides an example that suggests advocates on both sides of the political spectrum debating whether voters should be required to present a Photo ID to vote in person may see minorities in the same patronizing manner. My mother met all the...
by Hector De Leon | May 19, 2014 | Featured 2
Para la mayoría de niños su madre es lo único constante en sus vidas. El momento en que murió mi madre me hizo reflexionar sobre esta realidad. Hasta la edad de 10 años yo vivía con mi madre en México mientras mi padre vivía en los EE.UU. Una vez que llegué...
