Natalie

State Rep. Garnet Coleman will not be running again.  He certainly has earned all the tributes and accolades he has received the past 24 hours from both sides of the aisle.  His knowledge and dissection of policy is at a place where very few have been.  He is certainly one of the better legislators of this era.  He put in the time and hard work to become one of the best. He will be missed on the Texas House floor for sure. 

I was honored that Garnet called on me to consult on his campaign when he first ran in a special election 30 years ago. I was there at the beginning of his extraordinary public service career.

One of Commentary’s all-time favorite TV journalists is saying farewell to “Today.” Natalie Morales is leaving and will now be a co-host of “The Talk.”  Everyone knows I have been a fan of Natalie’s from Day 1. She is smart, sharp, energetic, witty, and nice.  She is first class in my book. 

She is trilingual – English, Spanish and Portuguese. She is a Latina who proudly celebrates her heritage. She also celebrates her athleticism.  

Of course, my favorite story of hers is the one on Siete Family Foods a couple or so years ago. She has covered the sad stories like the Boston Marathon bombing and Sandy Hook.  The exciting stories like the trapped Chilean miners. She has covered the royals, the Olympics, presidential inaugurals and red-carpet events. 

Her Halloween costumes like Princess Leia, Eddie Munster and Shirley Feeney were the coolest. Her and her kid’s reshoot of Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp is a classic. 

Her and Jenna Bush getting on that thrill ride over a canyon was one of a kind live TV with Natalie belting out laughs while Jenna cried out for her mom. 

I will miss Natalie on “Today.” She helped make the mornings better in my book. 

Janette Garza Lindner put this out on FB this morning: 

I’ve received some questions from voters about where my campaign finances come from. Campaigns are financed in two ways: straight donations to the campaign and PAC contributions. 

I have no issue with a candidate receiving PAC contributions as most campaigns, including mine, receive them. It’s part of the political universe. However, I do take issue with the complete misrepresentation of how my opponent is framing her campaign funding. 

To set the record straight, my opponent has received more than $95k in services from one PAC based in Washington D.C. Unfortunately, she has not publicly acknowledged these funds during this campaign. My opponent is misleading voters in this race and is giving us another example of why we need to bring trust and integrity back to HISD by electing a new District 1 Trustee. 

Got it? 

Nothing to report on a Carlos Correa signing this morning.