Author Archives: Noel Freeman

About Noel Freeman

First and foremost, I'm a Fightin' Texas Aggie, but I earn my living as a proud public servant in Houston's Public Works Department. I served in the US Air Force as an intelligence analyst and spent some time with the National Archives and US Congress. I also serve Houston's GLBT community as president of the Houston GLBT Political Caucus.

Leaving the GOP: My Journey to the Democratic Party

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Noel Freeman

I have to give credit to prominent Houston Republican Ed Hubbard for inspiring me to write this (you’ll understand why later).  I’ve told this story countless times, but figured it was time to put it to writing.  Redefining myself politically was … Continue reading →

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Thank God, it’s over (for now)

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Noel Freeman

It all seems just a bit surreal that the election is finally over.  Well, the bulk is behind us, since there will be some runoffs, but I am pleased to be done with most of it. What I found particularly … Continue reading →

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Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is Dead

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Noel Freeman

Yesterday was indeed a joyous occasion for countless thousands of people across our nation as one of the worst pieces of legislation ever to regulate our Armed Forces was finally repealed.  After 18 years and almost 15,000 discharges Don’t Ask … Continue reading →

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Does the ‘will of the voters’ have an expiration date?

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Noel Freeman

The debate over the on-again, off-again red light cameras (RLC’s) here in Houston certainly has reached a boiling point, with Mayor Parker calling a vote of City Council to potentially do two things: 1.) accept a settlement agreement or pursue … Continue reading →

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We are the Aggies, the Aggies are we …

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Noel Freeman

I was recently interviewed by Time Magazine for a piece examining the influence of Texas A&M on Governor Rick Perry ’72.  The author explained she was interested in writing a piece that helped to explain Texas A&M and the Aggie … Continue reading →

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The Empty Stomach Primary

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Noel Freeman

In an homage to Greg Wythe’s Empty Lot Primary of yard signs a gogo, I thought it might be interesting to see which City Council candidates aren’t going hungry this election cycle. Every candidate knows at some point he or … Continue reading →

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The hard part.

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Noel Freeman

By virtue of being the president of the Houston GLBT Political Caucus, I am, by definition, an activist.  It’s not a title I ever anticipated, and I always thought being an activist meant you had to be marching down the … Continue reading →

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Is Texas A&M really as anti-GLBT as people seem to think lately?

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Noel Freeman

“What the hell is going on at A&M?” a friend asked me a couple of days ago.  He was referring to a string of incidents that have garnered the university some substantially negative media attention in the past couple of … Continue reading →

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Sorry for the break

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Noel Freeman

This is a good time to reiterate that I’m new to the whole blogging thing.  It’s easy to get super busy and neglect posting, as I’ve done for the last week.  I’ll get some more stuff up this weekend.

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The Corps takes its recruiting to the big time

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Noel Freeman

And by “big time” I mean gigantic and visible from the freeway. Time for me to get all overly-Aggie on everyone. One thing I am extremely proud of is having been a member of the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Corps of … Continue reading →

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