by Hector De Leon | Apr 23, 2021 | Other Perspectives
CVAP-n-Vote-Comparison-Dallas-n-Harris-CntyDownload Source: US Census American Community Survey Citizen Voting Age Population Estimates for Dallas and Harris County Source: 2000 and 2020 Official and Unofficial Cumulative Election Reports for Dallas and Harris County...
by Hector De Leon | Jun 7, 2020 | Other Perspectives
“Do you say that it is always good to be a non-conformist because you believe that, almost necessarily, the establishment, the institutions, are going to embody that which is the worst, rather than the best, of humankind? That, under the circumstances, almost...
by Hector De Leon | Mar 13, 2020 | Other Perspectives
“…in the end, gridlock at polling locations during the conduct of a major Election may simply be a consequence of many citizens choosing to vote at the same time and at the same place when the voter traffic is at its heaviest. “ “This is like gridlock...
by Hector De Leon | Apr 8, 2018 | Other Perspectives
Misogyny exists in every segment of society and takes different forms. This is a lesson I learned witnessing how decisions made by the patriarch of my family had a profound impact on the lives of my sisters. As a pre-teen, I remember my older sister coming home at a...
by Hector De Leon | Oct 6, 2014 | Other Perspectives
A Houston Chronicle story titled “Houston most Hispanic part of country without Hispanic in Congress” spurred online reader comments promoting the idea that race should not matter in electing a representative from a Congressional “opportunity district” (a political...
by Hector De Leon | May 19, 2014 | Other Perspectives
In the midst of the historic 2008 Presidential Election, an article about the surge in “Multiracial Americans” and their quest for understanding appeared on the website of a major news organization. The story was about Americans whose origins are of mixed race. It...