Houston City Council revises HPD-ICE policy change after threat from Texas governor According to an internal document, HPD leadership never changed the department's policy around interactions with ICE despite the city council's ordinance two weeks ago. The city attorney said the department will need to update its policy.

Facing pressure from Texas officials, the Houston City Council revised a measure intended to limit the police department’s coordination with federal immigration enforcement.

Sigh... Whitmire gets enough votes to weaken the HPD/ICE ordinance and placate his besty Greg Abbott.

One surprising and disappointing "for" vote was Mario Castillo of District H. He'll need to explain that vote

It's nice to have Mamdani speaking directly to the party's lack of ambition. Grateful for his presence in the national discourse

Was it a pass by Murray?

The song they changed it to is soooo comparatively lame

There we go

Might have to just start reading old Gawker again if it's still out there

For me it's coffee, big water bottle, plus lunch smoothie if it's that time of day

This is what corruption acts like.

Never clever or constructive. Always just mean

Oh man I completely forgot about Bob. What an a-hole

What happens to a candidate's campaign funds when they drop out?

Basically acting as a shield to boost James T

Nuggets problems?

What happens to a candidate's campaign funds when they drop out?

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The most unbelievable part of that image is that he is ostensibly helping someone in a tangible way

My only guess is that his left foot is so weak that he had to get his right foot on it somehow

It's plantains for me. Healthy, popular in cuisines I otherwise love, but I just can't get there with them

Send him to visit Paul Biya @profngong.bsky.social

Thank you for holding Houston's bad mayor accountable

He always seems to turn me off when he's running for something, but he's an elite level talking head

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Unprecedented non-lethality (equity)

Ufff that's an ugly resume. Whitmire must love him

At least one losing candidate (Oathout) from the first vote has lined up behind Joe P with an endorsement for the runoff. I'm surprised and a little nervous that Audrey Nath hasn't also done so.

Silliness in the Houston District C race: Nick Hellyer goes negative against Joe Panzarella for Joe P having voted against Trump in the 2016 GOP primary. Hellyer suggests this shows Joe P's lack of commitment as a Democrat

Bluebonnets growing out of the asphalt is too on the nose for Houston lol

Spend two days in a Colorado mountain town: this is incredible I must move here immediately.

Spend a week+ in a Colorado mountain town: well this is pretty dull and homogenous

This is like when Deadspin switched to zombie Deadspin @williamfleitch.bsky.social