Houston Style Magazine Vol 33 No 44

Jesse Jackson

COMMENTARY VOTERS MUST DECIDE WHICH WAY TO GO

By Jesse Jackson, National Political Writer

Some early voting is already under way in the 2022 elections. By all accounts, turnout is remarkably high; the partisan divide remarkably deep. The days when both parties were broad coalitions of liberals, moderates and conservatives are long gone. The partisan sorting-out began when Re publicans responded to the civil rights movement by seeking to capture the white vote in the South. Now, Trump's successful efforts to purge or intimidate politicians who objected to his behavior have deepened the divide. Of course, candidates in both parties often labor to blur the differences on key issues in the general election. Republicans, for example, ardently oppose abortion. Yet in many campaigns, candidates who loudly supported banning abortions without exception in the primaries now claim to support exceptions of one sort or another in the general. Similarly, campaign rhetoric and ads often distort or even smear opponents. Republicans call Democrats "socialists," claim they want to defund the police, let murderers loose on the streets, open the borders, "replace" white voters and take away all guns. The charges are so extreme they disprove themselves, but they rouse various parts of the party's base. No one should be fooled. The real contrasts are clear and stark. For example:

On the economy. Republicans believe in trickle-down economics - tax cuts for the rich and the corporations, spending cuts for social services, and deregulation, particularly on protections for consumers and the environment. They oppose unions and raising the minimum wage. Democrats believe in middle-up economics. They want to empower workers to organize and raise the minimum wage. Under President Biden, they passed measures to rebuild our decrepit infrastructure, investments

to regain our edge in research and de velopment, incentives to keep high-tech and alternative energy innovation here at home. They seek to pay for these things by raising taxes on the rich and on corporations.

On abortion, Republicans op pose abortion, and seek at the state and national level to restrict it as much as possible. Democrats favor a woman's right over her own body and oppose the Supreme Court's decision that over turned that right. On crime, Republicans oppose police reform. They tout gun rights and oppose gun control. Demo crats favor reforming police, even if it requires more funding for training and more staffing. Democrats favor stronger gun control, while not challenging the right to own a gun. On immigration, Republicans, since Trump, favor build ing the wall, block citizenship for the Dreamers, and oppose comprehensive immigration reform. Democrats oppose the wall, support legal immigration, want the border enforced but higher legal immigration quotas, and support citizenship for the Dreamers who have grown up here. On Social Security and

Medicare, Republicans seek to rollback both - either by raising the age of eligi bility or privatizing or limiting benefits. They are now talking about using a fight over the debt ceiling to force cutbacks. Democrats strongly support Social Security and Medicare, and want to secure them by lifting the lid on payroll taxes enjoyed by the rich. They voted to empower Medicare to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs; the Repub licans opposed doing so.

On the right to vote, a major ity of Republican candidates support Trump's Big Lie that the 2020 election was stolen. They oppose renewing the Voting Rights Act that Republican judges on the Supreme Court have disemboweled. They have made voting and registration more difficult in states they control. They oppose limits on dark money or on big money in our politics. Democrats favor the Voting Rights Act. They want to make registration and voting more accessible and seek ways to limit big money while encouraging small donations in elections. They ob viously reject the Big Lie.

On climate change, Republi

cans largely stand with the fossil fuel industry, a leading source of campaign funds. Most no longer deny that climate change is real, but oppose doing much about it, and urge expanding production of oil and gas. Democrats have passed the first major legislation to support renewable energy and energy efficien cy and support international efforts to meet the threat of catastrophic climate change. On inflation, Republicans blame Biden, denouncing the stimulus plan that aided families during the pan demic.

Democrats blame the supply chain problems that came as the COVID economy reopened, the war in Ukraine that disrupts gas and food markets, droughts in China and the Midwest that impact food production, and, most of all, the record profits pocketed by cor porate monopolies taking advantage of the crisis. So they passed incentives to move jobs home, to accelerate the tran sition to renewable energy and energy efficiency, to lower the cost of drugs, and to break up monopolies. They sought to sustain the child tax credit to help working families with the cost of child care, paid for by taxing the record profits pocketed by the corporations. Republicans voted no.

You can add to this list. You can quibble with my language or phrasing. But clearly, the parties are increasingly united internally - and sharply divided from one another on central issues. This election offers a choice in direction. And now voters will decide which way we go.

You can write to the Rev. Jesse Jackson in care of this Newspaper or by email at: jjackson@rainbowpush.org

Starting Monday, October 24 at 7 a.m., Harris County voters can cast a ballot at any of the County’s 99 early voting locations.

All Harris County voters eli gible to vote will see statewide posi tions on their ballot. Some voters may have additional races on their ballots depending on where they reside.

Voters are encouraged to visit www.HarrisVotes.com/Voter/

Whats-on-my-Ballot and print out their personalized sample ballot, which they can bring with them to the polls for reference. From a total of 93 to 103 individual races and propositions being voted on, the Harris County ballot is the longest in the State and among the longest in the nation.

Casting an in-person ballot will take approximately 5 to 7 min

utes depending on the length of a voter’s unique ballot. We encourage voters to make their choices in advance and print their sample ballot to take to the polls in order to make their selections efficiently and expeditiously in the booth. Voters are not required to vote in every race but will need to click through each race to cast a ballot. Preparing selections in advance will help this process go as smoothly and quickly as possible.

Early Voting Hours

Monday, October 24: Saturday, October 29, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Sunday, October 30: 12 noon– 7 p.m.

Monday, October 31: Wednes day, November 2: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Thursday, November 3: 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Friday, November 4: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Those eligible to vote by mail, who have not already submitted a completed annual application, have until Friday, October 28 to apply.

For more information, including polling locations and regularly-updated wait times, vis it www.HarrisVotes.com. Follow HarrisVotes on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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Harris County Voting Setup

WHAT VOTERS SHOULD KNOW

By the League of Women Voters

have to return to your home precinct to vote! Go to www.harrisvotes.com/ waittimes or call 713-755-6965 to find the location nearest to you. Bonus! By using the link, you will also be able to see which locations have the shortest wait times.

NEW! HARRIS COUNTY HAS NEW VOTING MACHINES The VerityDuo system is now in use. Using the VerityDuo is a 2-step process. Step 1: Cast your ballot on the touch screen VerityDuo machine and print a copy for verification. Step 2: Take the printed copy of your ballot to the Ver ityScan machine to record your ballot and cast your vote.

BALLOT BY MAIL Voters may cast mail ballots if they are at least 65 years old, if they will be out of Harris County during the Early Voting period and on Election Day, if they are sick or disabled, if they are expecting to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day, or if they are incarcerated but eligible to vote.

tunity to correct any problem. You may also contact the Harris County Office of the Elections Administrator at 713755-6965, the Texas Secretary of State Elections Division at 1-800-252-8683, the United States Department of Justice at 1-800-253-3931, or Election Protec tion at 1-866-OUR VOTE (687-8683), if you believe that your right to vote is being unlawfully denied or impeded.

Changes to the Texas electioncode are now in effect. Information and helpful videos about these changes and how they might affect you maybe found at lwvtexas.org

PHOTO ID IS REQUIRED TO VOTE IN PERSON IN ALL TEXAS ELECTIONS Those voting in person either early or on Election Day

will be required to present photo iden tification or an acceptable alternative identification allowed by law.

ANY HARRIS COUNTY POLLING LOCATION CAN BE YOUR POLLING PLACE All Harris County polling places are now Voting Centers! Choose the location that is most convenient to you — you no longer

YOU CAN TRACK YOUR BALLOT BY MAIL You can now track the progress of your ballot by going to Harrisvotes.com. Click on Voting by Mail then on Mail Ballot Tracking.

VOTING IS YOUR RIGHT Should you encounter any problems at the poll, you may always ask to cast a Provisional Ballot and have the oppor

County Clerk, we beat back a massive

suppression effort led by Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton. Record numbers of people turned out to vote and made their voices heard.

can do it again if we vote. Will you join me?

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HOLLINS,

Chris Hollins led the historic 2020 elections effort in Harris County. As County Clerk, Chris gained national

voting rights for

million Houston-area

As early voting begins, Mayor Sylvester Turner is encouraging young people to vote and partici pate in the Mayor's Early Voting Chal lenge, a push to encourage voters to cast their ballots in early voting period, the two weeks prior to election day.

This year, the University of Houston, Texas Southern University, and the University of Houston-Down town will compete for the largest early voting turnout."Every election is important, and voting is the very foun dation of our government. I encourage all residents to make their voices heard at the ballot box," said Mayor Turner. "Whether you are a Coog, a TSU Tiger, or a UH-D Gator, participating in gov ernment is key to a successful society."

Early voting runs 7 a.m.- 7 p.m. from Monday, October 24th until Fri day, November 4th. Each day, the totals from the polling locations on each col lege campus will be counted and shared. At the end of the early voting period, the campus with the most ballots cast will receive special recognition from Mayor Turner.

Mayor Turner first announced the voting challenge last week when he joined Academy-award winning actor Lin-Manuel Miranda at an event hosted by NextGenAmerica, Deeds Not Words, and MOVE Texas at Cullen Per formance Hall on UH campus. Before the event, the two spoke privately with

leaders of student government from several universities and colleges, dis cussing issues important to the students and what they hope for the future.“Texas has some of the most restrictive voting laws in the country, and the state is trying to interfere with the process and intimidate legal voters from showing

up at the polls by sending poll watchers in a disingenuous manner," continued Mayor Turner. "I want young people to participate in making our community and country better, and encourage their family, friends and classmates to do the same.”

By the League of Women Voters

payment thereof and interest thereon.

Proposition E - The issuance of $29,000,000 public improvement bonds for the acquisition, construc tion, rehabilitation, and equipment of existing city administrative buildings and facilities and the levying of taxes sufficient for the payment thereof and interest thereon.

Proposition F - The issuance of $26,000,000 public improvement bonds for the acquisition, construc tion, rehabilitation and equipment of

public library system buildings and facilities and the levying of taxes sufficient for the payment thereof and interest thereon.

Proposition E - The issuance of $6,000,000 public improvement bonds for the acquisition, construc tion, rehabilitation and equipment of permanent improvements for solid waste management purposes and the levying of taxes sufficient for the payment thereof and interest thereon.

Proposition A - The issuance of $277,000,000 public improve ment bonds for the acquisi tion, construction, rehabilitation and equipment of public safety permanent improvements and facilities for the city’s police and fire departments and the levying of taxes sufficient for the payment thereof and interest thereon.

Proposition B - The issuance of $60,000,000 public improvement bonds for the conservation, improve ment, acquisition, construction and equipment of neighborhood parks, recreational facilities and trails and the levying of taxes sufficient for the payment thereof and interest thereon.

Proposition C - The issuance of $47,000,000 public improvement bonds for the acquisition, construc tion, rehabilitation, and equipment of buildings and facilities for ani mal care purposes (BARC) and the levying of taxes sufficient for the payment thereof and interest there on.

Proposition D - The issuance of $33,000,000 public improvement bonds for the acquisition, construc tion, rehabilitation, and equipment of buildings and facilities owned by the city to support and provide public health and wellness and the levying of taxes sufficient for the

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Houston-Japan Investment And Trade Mission Promoting Economic And Cultural Ties In Japan

Mayor Sylvester Turner and the Greater Houston Partnership have embarked on an investment and trade mission to Japan to establish new avenues for cooperation in energy, innovation, advanced manufactur ing, life sciences, and transportation/mobility. During the week-long mission, Mayor Turner, GHP CEO Bob Harvey, and delegates will meet with high-ranking government leaders and business executives in the Japanese cities of Tokyo and Chiba to promote Houston's economic, governmental and cultural ties.

More than 320 guests gathered at River Oaks Country Club, on October 20 to support Houston Hospice. The 24th Annual Laura Lee Blanton Community Spirit Award Dinner Co-chairs Jennifer Tuttle Arnold, Susan Tuttle Lummis, and Emily Tuttle Wilde were thrilled that the evening raised over $375,000 Some in attendance included: President and CEO Rana McClelland, Vice President of Philanthropy and Community Outreach Aida Matic, Jim Reeder and Eric Nevil, Jennifer Tuttle Arnold, Susan Tuttle Lummis, Emily Tuttle Wilde, Anne and Bob Baillio, Susan and Melbern Glasscock, Elizabeth and Peter Wareing, Bess and Matthew Wareing, Board Chair Joyce Salhoot, Kay and Paul Mansfield, Emily Crosswell, Lynn Baird, Flo Crady, Ann Johnson, Harriet Alexander, Winifred Riser, Jill and Conrad Johnson, Nancy and Al Gatmaitan, Penny and Craig Glidden, Seth Hopkins, Kim and David Sterling, Sue White, Nancy S. Thomas, Kingslea and Michael von Helms, Hester and George Hawkins, Kim and Sellers J. Thomas, III, Vivie O` Sullivan, Francey Fondren, Cora and Judson Robinson.

Spirit Award Dinner Highlights Family Legacy and Community Spirit

Photos by Jacob Powers

ON THE BALLOT – BOND ELECTIONS

By the League of Women Voters

Harris County is asking voters to approve a $1.2 billion bond ref erendum to fund infrastructure and maintenance projects such a public safety, roads, and flood control. Voters are being asked to consider three separate bond requests: $900 million earmarked for roads; $200 million for parks; $100 million for public safety bonds.

To pay debt service on the bonds, the proposed $1.2 billion plan would result in a property tax increase of 1.2 cents per $100 of assessed value (or about $32 in the first year for the av erage homeowner), assuming a 25-year payoff period, according to the County Administrator. This is the first time in

seven years the county has sought to issue debt to improve roads and parks.

The county will hold community meetings through October 20, including 16 in-person meetings divided evenly among the county’s four precincts and eight virtual meetings. Spanish, Man darin and Vietnamese interpreters will be available. Residents can check the latest schedule or submit their com ments online at harriscounty2022bond. org. (Sources: Harris County website; Houston Public Media website; Houston Chronicle)

Proposition A - The issuance of $100,000,000 of public safety bonds for the purpose of constructing, improving,

renovating, equipping and acquiring land and interest in land, buildings, facilities, courthouses and related equipment for public safety purposes and the imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds.

Proposition B - The issuance of $900,000,000 of road bonds for the pur pose of the construction, maintenance, operation, and road drainage of macad amized, graveled or paved roads, or in aid thereof, including acquiring land and rights-of-way therefor, road drainage, bike lanes, sidewalks and shared use paths, and replacement and improvement of road bridges and culverts and the imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the

principal and interest on the bonds.

Proposition C - The issuance of $200,000,000 of park bonds for the purpose of constructing, improving, renovating, equipping and acquiring land and interest in land, buildings and facilities for county parks and recreation al purposes and the imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds.

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SERIES

By Brian Barefield, Sports Editor

Houston, you have a problem,” was the mantra of the fans from Seattle before the Mariners played the Houston Astros in the 2022 American League Division Series.

Some shirts even replaced the third letter with a trash can. No need to explain why since the broadcasters made sure to bring it up every chance they got.

The Astros players heard the chatter loud and clear as they let their play do the talking. Houston made the pain last even longer by playing 18 innings in Game 3, winning by a score of 1-0 to sweep Seattle 3-0 in the series to advance to their sixth consecutive American League Championship Series. The Atlanta Braves (1991-99) is the only other team in history to accomplish that success. As the Astros waited to see who their next opponent would be, a new mantra began from the fans of their A.L. rivals, the New York Yankees.

“We want Houston,” was bel lowed out in Game 5 of the ALDS by the fans as New York was eliminating the Cleveland Guardians from the post season at Yankees Stadium.

Once again, the Astros heard the chants and accepted the challenge. Hous ton swept the Yankees 4-0 in the ALCS to advance to their fifth World Series in team history. Oh, and they eliminated New York in front of those same fans

who had shouted their 2022 postseason mantra loudly at Yankees Stadium. You must be careful what you ask for because you might get it.

Houston is 7-0 this postseason and will now face the Philadelphia Phil lies in the World Series that will begin Friday at Minute Maid Park.

“It’s a long road to get here,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said about advancing to the World Series. “There’s a lot that happens in the months to get here from spring training. It means that we persevered, and we stayed together, and we made the necessary trades when we had to try to strengthen certain parts

of our team. These guys are a very closeknit bunch of guys. That was on our minds the whole spring training is getting back to this point, and it’s a wonderful thing when you accomplish a goal. So, we got one more goal to go and then we can set some new goals.”

Since 2017, the Astros have played in more postseason games than any team in the Majors (79) and have more postseason wins (48-31, .608) than any A.L. club in that span.

Coming into the 2022 season, Houston knew that replacing such a po larizing figure in former shortstop Carlos Correa would be hard for the fans to

accept, especially when he has been the anchor in the infield and a vocal leader on the field and the clubhouse.

Shortstop Jeremy Peña is no ordinary rookie and proved it by picking up where Correa left off. He was named an A.L. Gold Glove Finalist last week. He provided the winning run in Game 3, an 18-inning marathon in the ALDS. In the four-game sweep of the Yankees, he hit .353 to go along with his two home runs and four RBIs and was named ALCS MVP. He is only the fifth rookie to receive the award.

It may be safe to say that Hous ton may be fine at the shortstop position for a very long time.

“I always dreamed about being a big leaguer,” said Peña during his post game press conference. “Grateful to be here. This is a blessed opportunity. We get to play this game every single day and now we’re going to make the best out of it.”

CITY

By StyleMagazine.com - Newswire

Houston City Council voted October 12 to approve and adopt a redis tricting plan that will establish new boundaries of single-member City Council districts effective January 2024.

The redistricting website (let stalkhouston.org/redistricting) has been updated to reflect approved revised district maps. The redistricting plan was developed based on 2020 Census data, redistricting criteria approved by City Council, public input as well as analysis by the Planning and Development De partment, the City's Demographer, and the City’s legal counsel.

Census 2020 data showed that the distribution of population among current City Council districts is mate rially imbalanced, thus requiring redis tricting to comply with the "one-person, one-vote" equal population principle established by the U.S. Constitution.

City Council undertook the pro cess of redistricting in 2022 to establish new boundaries more than a year before the November 2023 General Election. This will allow prospective City Council candidates to verify residency eligibil ity to run in a single-member district before the November 2023 General Election filing period. The new district

boundaries will be used for the purpose of electing District Council Members at the City General Election to be held on November 7, 2023, and will go into effect for terms of office beginning on January 2, 2024.

“Representation matters, and redistricting requires tough decisions that will affect our Council districts for the next 10 years. The law requires us to balance the populations of our Council districts and that is what we accomplished after much thoughtful

discussion,” said Mayor Sylvester Turn er. “This is a complicated process with many moving parts, and I fully appre ciate all the feedback we received from residents and civic groups, as well as the hard work from of our redistricting experts and Planning Department em ployees.” Redistricting public engage ment opportunities included one virtual meeting and 12 in-person town hall meetings, with at least one located in each Council District. Residents could submit questions, comments and alter

native plans through an online portal and via email. The city held three public hearings in July and offered an extended public comment period. Residents were also invited to use a computer with specialized software in the Planning Department lobby to submit their own alternative redistricting plan. Through the process, proposed plans and revi sions were accessible to the public on the redistricting website. For more info, visit houstontx.gov.

LINA HIDALGO, A RISING DEMOCRATIC

FACES A TOUGH REELECTION RACE TO LEAD HARRIS COUNTY

By Joshua Fechter, Texas Tribune

as short-sighted. “In the time I’ve been in office, we’ve been able to tackle issues that went unaddressed for too long,” Hidalgo said in an interview. If Mealer wins in November, she said, “I think that we would see an undoing of a lot of that work.” Texas Republicans made Hidalgo a top target after she was elected. But Mealer faces a tough climb in what’s expected to be a tight race for the county’s top position.

Four years after she unexpectedly ousted a well-liked Republican to lead the nation’s third-most-popu lous county, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is in a pitched reelection battle against a well-funded Republican op ponent — imperiling her party’s hopes that the Democratic superstar could one day ascend to statewide office.

Hammering the 31-year-old incumbent over the county’s high number of homicides and the criminal indictment of three Hidalgo staffers, Republican Alexandra del Moral Mealer has mounted a robust challenge against Hidalgo — prompting GOP donors to open their wallets for the chance to halt Hidalgo’s political career and retake the seat they lost in 2018. A West Point

graduate and ex-Army captain who served for a decade in Afghanistan, Mealer has put Hidalgo on the defen sive over the county’s crime numbers — which mirror trends seen in most major U.S. metropolitan areas during the COVID-19 pandemic — and a criminal court backlog that dates back to Hurricane Harvey, before Hidalgo took office. Hidalgo and other county officials are “just not acknowledging the severity of the problem,” Mealer said. Hidalgo has touted annual increas es to the county’s public safety budget since she took office and sought to paint Mealer as an election denier — a label Mealer unequivocally rejects, as she says Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election. Hidalgo also has

tried to tie Mealer to former President Donald Trump and the state’s abortion ban, which county judges have little to do with as the top elected officials in county government. Hidalgo came into office in 2019 with an expansive view of county government and a new Dem ocratic majority on the Harris County Commissioners Court, enabling her to expand county spending into areas typi cally considered outside its purview, like early childhood education and a legal defense fund for immigrants — moves that critics have blasted as overreach.

Mealer has pitched herself as a back-to-basics candidate who would prioritize traditional county respon sibilities like roads and public safety. Hidalgo has criticized that approach

Like Texas’ other major urban counties, Harris County has grown increasingly Democratic over the past decade. Barack Obama barely won the county in 2008 and 2012. Hillary Clin ton and Biden both won there by wider margins, as did Beto O’Rourke when he challenged U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018. And while every countywide position is held by a Democrat, the county judge’s seat has been in Democratic hands for only four years.

“I would say she’s a narrow fa vorite to win,” Keir Murray, a Houston Democratic strategist, said of Hidalgo. “I think more likely than not she will prevail, but it’s not a guarantee by any stretch of the imagination.”

The Texas Tribune is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, left, and Alexandra del Moral Mealer, Hidalgo’s opponent, talk to members of the Houston Chronicle editorial board on Sept. 29.

Credit- Courtesy of Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle

HALLOWEEN EVENTS TO SINK

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compete and win prizes in the 6:30 p.m. costume contest, judged by Chuck E. himself. For more information, visit ChuckECheese.com.

Munster Mash Art Extravaganza Munster Mash Art Extravagan za featuring a rare collection of illustra tion, animation and fine art works, meet Eddie Munster and photo opps with the Munsters Koach, treats for the kids. Free Admission!

October 31 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Appearances by Alan Bodner and John Douglas are set for 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on October 29 and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on October 30.

Butch Patrick and the Munster Koach will be on location on October 31 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

For more information about the Munster Mash Art Extravaganza,

Spooky season is upon us, but families can party from now until the end of October as every day is Halloween at Chuck E. Cheese’s Hal loween Boo-tacular. The Boo-tacular experience includes a spooky new menu including Pumpkin-shaped Pepperoni Pizza and Slime Cookie, Hallow een-themed, age-appropriate décor and family-friendly events, happening until Oct. 31.

Chuck E. Cheese Sensory Sensitive Sunday

All Houston locations will open two hours early Sunday morning, October 30th from 9-11am for a sensory-friend

ly experience including a quieter din ing and entertainment environment and dimmed lighting. Sugar-free candy will be provided for kids in costume.

Chuck E. Cheese Hallow een Boo-tacular Nights

Enjoy fun games, ghoulish goodies, free game play for kids in costume, a new show and treats provided by Dippin’ Dots starting at 6:00 p.m. every night now until Oct. 31.

Chuck E. Cheese Hallow een Weekend Costume Contests

Visit any Chuck E. Cheese in costume Thursday Oct. 28 thru Saturday, Oct. 30 from open to close, for a chance to

Butch Patrick (Eddie Mun ster) and his Munsters Koach, Emmy Award Winning Art Director and artist Alan Bodner, Houston’s own rock star drummer and artist John Douglas (cur rently touring with Aerosmith), and Houston-based art curator Nick Leone on location. Gene Simmons of KISS available via Zoom (from the KISS Kruise.

Artwork to be showcased in cludes works from Tim Burton, Charles Schulz, Dr. Seuss, Charles Addams, Stan Lee, Bob Kane, Alex Ross, Chuck Jones, Gene Simmons (KISS), John Douglas, Alan Bodner, Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros. Studios, Han na-Barbera Studios, Marvel Studios, DC Comics, Mel Balatbat, Nicoletta Ceccoli and more.

The dates and times of the shows: October 29-31

October 29 & 30 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Munster Mash

Fight for Democracy Get Out to Vote Block Party

Houstonians gathered at Avenida Plaza on Sunday, October 23rd, for a

with

Roland Martin, Slim Thug, Coline Crueszot,

Latino Victory Fund Fundraiser

With Lin-Manuel Miranda

Gilbert Andrew Garcia, managing partner of Garcia Hamilton and Associ ates, L.P., and his wife DeeDee Garcia hosted Lin-Manuel Miranda at their home on Tuesday, October 18th for a fundraiser

Victory Fund. Lin-Manuel was joined by his father and Latino Victory Chairman, Luis A. Miranda,

mother,

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