Monday, May 18, 2026

About politics

John Cornyn from Houston as one of the most famous Texas politicians of the 21st century

In 2002, the residents of Texas elected a member of the Republican Party, John Cornyn, to the Senate. Thus, his long and effective political...

John Kirby Allen: a co-founder of Houston and a member of the Texas House of Representatives

In August 1836, a few months after Texas gained independence, brothers John Kirby and Augustus Chapman Allen purchased land near the Buffalo Bayou River....

A Houston businessman and US Secretary of Energy Charles Duncan Jr.

Charles Duncan Jr. became famous when US President Jimmy Carter offered him the position of Deputy Secretary of Defense during the Iranian Revolution. Having...

Barbara Jordan – the first African-American woman elected to the Texas Senate 

She earned a reputation as one of the best orators of her era. Her persuasive speeches inspired American political leaders to take a deeper...

A History of Texas Political Parties

The Democratic and Republican parties are relatively new in the history. When George Washington was elected the country's first president, there were no parties....
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