Collin County Politics: We Need the Presence of Justice

September 13, 2022 Pictured: Candidates Jesse Ringness (HD66), Mihaela Plesa (HD70), and Sandeep Srivastava (CD3) at a Labor Day Picnic. Covid Update: Collin County has 254,983 confirmed Covid cases. That’s 2,487 more cases than I reported last week and 1,548 of our Collin residents have died (5 additional deaths). Our transmission finally moved to Low. ICYMI: The roots of the January 6th insurrection continue to be found in North Texas. The Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism pored over more than 38,000 names on leaked Oath Keepers membership lists and identified people working in law enforcement agencies, some currently in the …

Collin County Politics: Take an Interest in Government

September 6, 2022 Covid Update: Collin County has 252,496 confirmed Covid cases. That’s 3,472 more cases than I reported last week and 1,543 of our Collin residents have died (7 additional deaths). While many of the counties around us – Dallas, Denton, Rockwall, Hunt – are all Low, our transmission level remains Medium. I wonder what we’re doing differently. Don’t forget that the new omicron booster rolled out this week! The updated Pfizer booster is available for people at least 12 years old who have received their primary vaccinations at least two months prior. New booster doses of the Moderna …

Collin County Politics: Combat the Flooding of the Zone

August 30, 2022 Picture: Activist Judy Cote, Commissioners Court candidate Jeff Williams, activist Tina Brannon, and CCDP chair Caroline Werner attend the Stop the Asian Hate rally in support of our Asian sisters and brothers. Covid Update: Collin County has 250,995 confirmed Covid cases. That’s 2,031 more cases than I reported last week and 1,540 of our Collin residents have died (4 additional deaths). Our transmission level remains at Medium. Monkeypox Update: The only recent information I can find about cases or even transmission rate was an August 17th release about Collin County expanding the criteria for people eligible to …

Collin County Politics: Be a Thoughtful & Committed Citizen

August 23, 2022 Picture: It was standing room only as over 70 people showed up last Friday for the McKinney Area Democratic Club’s membership meeting. Covid Update: Collin County has 248,964 confirmed Covid cases. That’s 2,251 more cases than I reported last week and 1,536 of our Collin residents have died (5 additional deaths). Our transmission level has dropped to Medium. Monkeypox Update: This virus continues to get short shrift across Texas, especially in Collin County. This is definitely due to incompetence but is probably also due to bias about who Chris Hill thinks is getting this disease. Pathetic and …

Collin County Politics: BETO! 

August 16, 2022 Picture: For those of you living in a cave, that’s Beto O’Rourke, candidate for governor. Covid Update: Collin County has 246,713 confirmed Covid cases. That’s 3,208 more cases than I reported last week and 1,531 of our Collin residents have died (1 additional death). Our transmission level is still High. Monkeypox Update: Whoever is running the public health system in Texas needs to be fired, retrained, or something because the system is terrible. Trying to find out how many cases of Monkeypox we have in Collin County often feels like a fool’s errand. We already know the …

Collin County Politics: Secure the Good for Us All

August 9, 2022 Picture: CCDP Local Politics Director, Dr. Misty Hook, and MADC Board Member, Julie Luton, at the Cooke County Democratic Party for an outreach presentation on growing their local Democratic Party. They were also there supporting their dad, Denny Hook, who’s running for Cooke County Judge. Covid Update: Collin County has 243,505 confirmed Covid cases. That’s 2,886 more cases than I reported last week and 1,530 of our Collin residents have died (4 additional deaths). Our transmission level is still High. Monkeypox Update: If we don’t get our public health system under control, soon this column might consist …

Collin County Politics: Belief in Absurdities Must Stop

August 2, 2022 Covid Update: Collin County has 240,619 confirmed Covid cases. That’s 5,147 more cases than I reported last week and 1,526 of our Collin residents have died (7 additional deaths). Transmission level is still High for every DFW county except Denton County which is maintaining their Medium level. I’d love to know what, if anything, they’re doing differently. Monkeypox Update: According to the Department of State Health Services, 454 Texans have been diagnosed with the disease. Of those, 228 are in the North Texas area, the most of any regional group. The symptoms of monkeypox mimic the flu …

Collin County Politics: Protest and Politics

July 19, 2022 Picture: Amy and Beto O’Rourke with HD66 candidate Jesse Ringness at the Texas Democratic convention. Covid Update: Collin County has 235,472 confirmed Covid cases. That’s 3,050 more cases than I reported last week and 1,519 of our Collin residents have died (no additional deaths). Remember, that’s an undercount of new cases due to at-home testing. There’s good news and bad news about Covid. The good news is that the newest variants aren’t as severe, which is why deaths are holding steady. However, the bad news is that hospital cases are rising again because the new variants are …

Collin County Politics: Don’t Allow Ignorance to Ally with Power

July 12, 2022 Picture: Liberals who care about women and privacy at a pro-choice march in Frisco Covid Update: Collin County has 232,422 confirmed Covid cases. That’s 5,256 more cases than I reported last week and 1,519 of our Collin residents have died (5 additional deaths). That’s a sharp increase in cases and hospitalization numbers are slowly rising. Our test positivity rate is very high, indicating that cases are being significantly undercounted. This makes sense given many people are testing at home and not reporting positive results. A lot of people are living as though Covid is over. It isn’t. Abortion: …

Collin County Politics: Embrace the Struggle

July 5, 2022 Picture: McKinney Area Democratic Club car in the July 4th Parade. Covid Update: Collin County has 228,308 confirmed Covid cases. That’s 1,142 more cases than I reported last week and 1,516 of our Collin residents have died (2 additional deaths). As you know, people not reporting their positive home tests are skewing our numbers. However, according to the Department of Labor (which keeps tabs on Covid transmission rates around their field offices), Collin County has moved into the Medium transmission category. In an interesting twist, that’s just us. Denton and Dallas counties are both still Low. That …