"If there’s a decline in enrollment across the state, why would you continue to add [charter schools], especially ones that are 100 percent funded by the state? That just doesn’t make sense.” - CFISD board president Julie Hinaman
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"We can never jail or incarcerate our way to safety. The only way we’re going to have a safe household, block, neighborhood or city is by making sure that the most vulnerable have access to resources." - RoShawn Evans, organizing director at Pure Justice
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“The premise that Houston must either repeal this ordinance or lose funding is a false choice designed to force compliance through fear. Those are not the only options." - Houston City Council Member Alejandra Salinas
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A draft "would be hard to imagine, absent a genuine national emergency that is a direct threat to the U.S., which I don’t think the current war is. It would be a hard sell, even now, and even more so at the end of the year.” - Rice prof Kristian Ulrichsen
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Early voting begins Monday in the race between Republican Brett Ligon and Democrat Ron Angeletti for the Texas Senate District 4 seat, which represents Montgomery and Jefferson counties and portions of Harris and Galveston counties.
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“And if some of them are dying because they’re being cooked to death, that’s not OK. We’re not talking about natural causes. We’re talking about hyperthermia.” - Marci Ray, communications director for Lioness Justice Impacted Women's Alliance
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According to the latest ruling, Morris will be on the ballot against April Jones in the Democratic primary runoff for Fort Bend County Precinct 4 commissioner on May 26.
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“Governor Abbott is wrong on the law, and this ordinance is legal. Senate Bill 4 and the governor cannot trump the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. We should not give in to this unlawful intimidation." - Houston City Council Member Alejandra Salinas
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“The money that is being used for the vouchers is pulling dollars directly from our public schools and making it available to private schools. It’s a big grift. It’s a way to destroy public education.” - Jackie White Anderson, president, Houston AFT
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Fort Bend County Judge KP George was removed from office on Friday, following a felony money laundering conviction, and replaced by Daniel Wong, who won the Republican primary last month and will vie for the permanent seat in November.
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“This is an example of how often people with the greatest needs fall through the cracks of the criminal justice system. He was effectively warehoused and forgotten.” - Director of the Office of Capital and Forensic Writs Ben Wolff
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"We keep hearing the city is going to run out of money and then we see costly decisions where they didn’t make the street any safer.” - BikeHouston Executive Director Joe Cutrufo
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Linda Morales, an organizing director for the Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, said she’d support Huerta Boulevard but has also proposed that the street be renamed for Maria Jimenez.
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“I don’t think any one official should be able to strip women- and minority-owned businesses from HUB eligibility by the stroke of a pen." - Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis
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"If I didn’t win the race, it’s OK. I have a job. But if you lost because someone cheated, then that’s a whole different ball game.” - Fort Bend County Commission candidate Nicole Roberts
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If they’re going to let in members of the media that they like in but try to keep others out, I think they’re going to find themselves in trouble. I don’t give away my rights just because I’m annoying.” - legal expert and criminal defense attorney Murray Newman
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“We’ve come together from across District C because we know that Houstonians need safe streets, affordable housing and a responsible government." - top vote-getter Joseph Panzarella
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“If you’re up for re-election next year, be prepared for big glossy mailers with the words, ‘Council member [your name here] voted to protect ICE and voted against immigrants. Voting no will have someone else in your seat in 2028.” - Davis Darusman
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"This country was founded on religious freedom. That’s why people came here originally, so they would have a place where they could worship as they believed. Attacks on that are not consistent with our ideals.” - Houston City Councilman Julian Ramirez
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"Why are we spending billions of dollars on a war in Iran when people can’t afford health insurance and working moms have to go to the food bank to feed their kids?”
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Harris County Democrats accepted party chair Mike Doyle’s resignation on Sunday and Traci A. Gibson was sworn into office after winning the election earlier this month.
Montrose resident Nancy Culwell carried a printed yellow-and-black sign around Houston City Hall on Saturday declaring a message that the thousands who surrounded her appeared to support: “ICE Out! We Will Defend Our Neighbors.”
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One thing I don’t understand about Dallas City Hall discussions: why is everyone is acting like we first heard about the idea of leaving City Hall a few months ago? @candysdirt.bsky.social and @apriltowery.bsky.social covered it back in Oct 2023. candysdirt.com/2023/10/04/cou…
Fort Bend commissioners appointed Grady Prestage, the longest-serving member of the court, as the “temporary presiding officer,” which automatically makes him emergency management director.
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"When ICE shoots someone in Houston, or Abbott comes for our elections, we will be swarmed by cops no matter how peacefully we assemble, and elected officials will be unreliable allies. We need to have each other’s backs.” - Community advocate Neil Aquino
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“In a strong mayor system, if no one is going to speak up against the mayor, it’s like, what are we doing here? People like to see a little pushback, and this is going to be that district.” - UH political science professor Brandon Rottinghaus
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“With the community coming out to support our event, that ultimately allows us to give away $30 million to support education in Texas. Ultimately we are changing the lives of thousands of students every single year.” - Danielle Grossman, RodeoHouston
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“What’s troubling for me is that there’s a swarm of federal agents walking around this airport. They’re not really doing anything but telling people where the TSA line starts. Makes you wonder if they’re just here to intimidate us.” - IAH traveler
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