State of the City

Gary Polland and David Jones, hosts of the HoustonPBS political affairs program, Red, White and Blue, explore the “State of the City” with Houston Mayor, Annise Parker.

End of the Year Budget Battles

Gary Polland and David Jones, hosts of the HoustonPBS political affairs program, Red, White and Blue, explore the “End of the Year Budget Battles” with John Beddow, publisher of the Houston Business Journal and Co-Host of the “BusinessMakers” Radio Show on Facebook; and Leo Gold, radio host of “The New Capital Show”, since 2002, on Houston 90.1 FM, KPFT.

Texas State Senator Dan Patrick, District 7

Gary Polland and David Jones, hosts of the HoustonPBS political affairs program, Red, White and Blue, explore with Texas State Senator Dan Patrick why he’s decided to not seek election to the United States Senate.

Tom Leppert – Candidate for United States

Gary Polland and David Jones, hosts of the HoustonPBS political affairs program, Red, White and Blue, talk with the Former Mayor of Dallas, Tom Leppert, a conservative Texas Republican running for the United States Senate. Prior to his election as Mayor of Dallas in June 2007, he led major national and international companies in the areas of construction, financial services and real estate, including serving as CEO of The Turner Corporation, the nation’s largest general building company.

2011 Houston City Municipal Election Results

Gary Polland and David Jones discuss the 2011 Houston City Municipal Election Results with Paula Arnold of Paula Arnold Associates; Dwight Boykins, President and CEO of d Boykins Consulting firm; and Attorney Geoffrey Berg of Berg & Androphy and Radio Host of ‘Partisan Gridlock’ which airs on KPFT, 90.1 FM in Houston, 89.5 FM in Galveston, and 89.7 FM in Huntsville.

2011 Houston City Council Run-Off Elections
At-Large Pos 2 and 5

Gary Polland and David Jones discuss the December 10th Run-Off Election with run-off candidates Andrew C. Burks, Jr. and Kristi Thibaut for Houston City Council Position 2 and incumbent Councilwoman Jolanda Jones and Jack Christie for Houston City Council At Large Position 5.

City of Houston Mayoral Race - 2011

Gary Polland and David Jones explore the City Issues and the Candidates for the 2011 City of Houston Mayoral Race with Harris County Treasurer Orlando Sanchez and Rice University’s Lena Gohlman Fox Professor, Robert M. Stein; and James Thurmond, Ph.D. Director, Master of Public Administration at the University of Houston. In the 2011 election, Houston City Mayor Annise Parker faces five challengers: Fernando Herrera, Jack O’ Connor, Kevin Simms, Amanda Ulman and Dave Wilson.

At-Large Position 5 - Houston City Council - 2011 Candidates

Houston City Council At-Large Position 5 incumbent, Jolanda Jones, faces three challengers: Jack Christie, Laurie Robinson and Bob Ryan. Gary Polland and David Jones explore the City Issues and the Candidates with Jay K. Aiyer, Nancy Sims, and Paul Bettencourt. Jay K. Aiyer currently manages his own law and consulting firm, The Aiyer Law Firm, specializing in immigration law and education policy. Jay previously worked in the public sector, for Senator Rodney Ellis and Chief of Staff to Mayor Lee P. Brown. Aiyer is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the Jordan-Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University and is the Assistant Director of the Barbara Jordan Institute, a Policy Research Center specializing in urban public policy. Nancy Sims is Senior Vice President with Pierpont Communications, Inc. Prior to joining Pierpont, Nancy owned Quantum Consults and advised many of Texas’ leading political figures. Nancy is also an Adjunct Professor of Political Science at the University of Houston. Paul Bettencourt, former Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector, is with Bettencourt Tax Advisors, LLC..

District J - Houston City Council - 2011 Candidates

David Jones explores the City Issues and the Candidates running for Houston City Council – District J with Marc Campos, President of Campos Communications; Sue Schechter, former Texas State Representative and former Harris County Democratic Party Chair; and Bill King, an investor and principal in several companies maintains an online information resource “Bill King – A Public Policy Discussion” along with his editorial articles in The Houston Chronicle. District J is a new district drawn as a so-called Hispanic opportunity district. There are three candidates running for District J: Rodrigo Canedo, Mike Laster and Criselda Romero

District C - Houston City Council - 2011 Candidates

No incumbent, and a redrawn map that now takes in neighborhoods in Montrose, the Heights and communities around Rice University that have caused some to dub it the “Hipstrict” for its progressive, urban ethic will be discussed by Gary Polland and David Jones, hosts of the HoustonPBS political affairs program, Red, White and Blue, and their guests, Paul Bettencourt, Dr. D. Z. Cofield, and Sylvia Garcia.

District B - Houston City Council - 2011 Candidates

Gary Polland and David Jones, hosts of the HoustonPBS political affairs program, Red, White and Blue, discuss City Issues and the Candidates running for Houston City Council – District B with Texas House Representative Garnet Coleman representing the 147th District of Texas and Sonceria Messiah-Jiles, owner and publisher of Houston’s Weekly African-American Newspaper, “The Defender”.

Tenth Anniversary of 9-11/Changed Political Policies

Hosts, Gary Polland and David Jones talk with Texas State Senator John Whitmire, representing the 15th Senatorial District, about how “9/11 Changed Political Policies” on HoustonPBS' “Red, White and Blue”.

Reforming County Government

Hosts, Gary Polland and David Jones, discuss reforming county government of Harris County, Texas with Harris County Judge Ed Emmett and Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan on HoustonPBS' “Red, White and Blue”.