by Hector De Leon | May 19, 2014 | Voting Data
The following table provides a glimpse of how the make-up of the electorate impacts the distribution of votes in Harris County. The table is based on the November 6, 2012 unofficial precinct-by precinct Harris County election results and 2010 U.S. Census...
by Hector De Leon | May 19, 2014 | Rhythm and Rhyme
The sky booms a small yellow bright light as the beloved star dies. It lies still in its bedding of nothing. No sound, no little purr of an explosion, the star exploded into darkness. The star no longer stalks the sky. The star no longer scrapes its claws on planets....
by Hector De Leon | May 19, 2014 | Featured 1
Lessons That Outlive a Professor_HoustonChronicle_7-23-2006 (This essay has been edited since it appeared in the Houston Chronicle Editorials on July 21, 2006.) My favorite professor died in 2006. His name was Ross Lence. He taught political theory at the University...
by Hector De Leon | May 19, 2014 | Featured 1
When I lost my father, I was terribly shaken. I felt that a part of me had perished. I felt very vulnerable and very mortal. My sense of security vanished because the shield between me and all my fears was gone. It felt like I was five years old again and I was lost...
by Hector De Leon | May 19, 2014 | Educational Speeches
Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. I am very appreciative for the invitation. I am honored to be here but a bit apprehensive about speaking. You see every time I am asked to speak to teenagers I think about my years as a teen. And I think about the...
