Summary: At the same time a heavily-armed Texan was arrested outside the Vice-Pres residence and Texas is revealed to be a major base of white-supremacy, Republicans work to ease restrictions on guns, on voter suppression bills. Electrical grid, flood control, parks, & more…
May Elections
Q&A: Meet the candidates running for Katy City Council Ward B https://communityimpact.com/houston/katy/election/2021/03/17/qa-meet-the-candidates-running-for-katy-city-council-ward-b/
A tale of two grids: The Woodlands’ power providers face scrutiny after deep freeze https://communityimpact.com/houston/the-woodlands/government/2021/03/17/a-tale-of-two-grids-the-woodlands-power-providers-face-scrutiny-after-deep-freeze/
Magnolia Fire Chief Gary Vincent retires, Commissioner Charlie Riley confirms he requested ESD 10 board's resignations https://communityimpact.com/houston/tomball-magnolia/government/2021/03/17/magnolia-fire-chief-gary-vincent-retires-commissioner-charlie-riley-confirms-he-requested-esd-10-boards-resignations/
City of Conroe purchases YMCA on Owen Drive for $2.5 million https://communityimpact.com/houston/conroe-montgomery/city-county/2021/03/17/city-of-conroe-purchases-ymca-on-owen-drive-for-25-million/
Second bridge over Lake Creek now open along Fish Creek Thoroughfare [note: no expected usage statistics provided] https://communityimpact.com/houston/tomball-magnolia/transportation/2021/03/17/second-bridge-over-lake-creek-now-open-along-fish-creek-thoroughfare/
More than 20 bills filed by The Woodlands-area state legislators take aim at Texas election laws [aligned with Russian attack on US democracy] https://communityimpact.com/houston/the-woodlands/government/2021/03/17/more-than-20-bills-filed-by-the-woodlands-area-state-legislators-take-aim-at-texas-election-laws/
US intelligence report says Russia used Trump allies to influence 2020 election with goal of ‘denigrating’ Biden https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/16/politics/us-election-intel-report/index.html
New road, trail to connect Memorial Park, Brazos River Park in Sugar Land https://communityimpact.com/houston/sugar-land-missouri-city/transportation/2021/03/17/new-road-trail-to-connect-memorial-park-brazos-river-park-in-sugar-land/
Jersey Village creates new flood-focused tax reinvestment zone https://communityimpact.com/houston/cy-fair/government/2021/03/17/jersey-village-creates-new-flood-focused-tax-reinvestment-zone/
Law enforcement, Lake Houston dredging, elections: Some of the bills filed by Lake Houston-area lawmakers so far in 87th Texas Legislature https://communityimpact.com/houston/lake-houston-humble-kingwood/government/2021/03/17/law-enforcement-lake-houston-dredging-elections-some-of-the-bills-filed-by-lake-houston-area-lawmakers-so-far-in-87th-texas-legislature/
Pearland examines park priorities https://communityimpact.com/houston/pearland-friendswood/parks-recreation/2021/03/17/pearland-examines-park-priorities/
League City to paint ‘mini murals’; local artists encouraged to apply https://communityimpact.com/houston/bay-area/parks-recreation/2021/03/17/league-city-to-paint-mini-murals-local-artists-encouraged-to-apply/
Texas Republican Lawmakers Take Aim At Local Bail Practices This Legislative Session https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2021/03/17/393312/texas-bail-reform-failed-in-2019-will-a-narrower-version-pass-this-year/?utm_source=twitter-share-article&utm_medium=button&utm_campaign=hpm-share-link
Catastrophic Climate Change Is Already Taking A Toll On Texas. Will The Energy Grid Adapt? https://www.tpr.org/environment/2021-03-17/catastrophic-climate-change-is-already-taking-a-toll-on-texas-will-the-energy-grid-adapt
Texas Man Arrested With Guns, Ammo Outside of Vice Presidential Residence https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/national/2021/03/17/393852/texas-man-arrested-with-guns-ammo-outside-of-vice-presidential-residence/?utm_source=twitter-share-article&utm_medium=button&utm_campaign=hpm-share-link
Republicans Push to Make Texas a ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary State’ http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-republicans-legislators-push-bills-to-make-state-second-amendment-sanctuary-11995333 via @dallas_observer
Texas-based hate group source of 80% of all U.S. racist propaganda tracked in 2020 https://www.sacurrent.com/the-daily/archives/2021/03/17/texas-based-hate-group-source-of-80-of-all-us-racist-propaganda-tracked-in-2020
After El Paso massacre, Gov. Greg Abbott signaled openness to gun control. Now, some worry he’s moved on. https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/03/texas-greg-abbott-guns-background-checks/?utm_campaign=trib-social-buttons&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social via @TexasTribune
