Texas State & Local NEWS: 2021 April 6

Update: When I post articles such as the patch.com editorial below, it takes time to assemble the raw data. Readers should see what the evidence is that I’m referring to.

May Elections

Q&A: Candidates for Jersey Village City Council Place 3 talk priorities, issues facing city https://communityimpact.com/houston/cy-fair/election/2021/03/24/qa-candidates-for-jersey-village-city-council-place-3-talk-priorities-issues-facing-city/

Q&A: Meet the candidates running for Katy ISD board of trustees Position 6 https://communityimpact.com/houston/katy/education/2021/03/24/qa-meet-the-candidates-running-for-katy-isd-board-of-trustees-position-6/

Texas

Let’s Talk Voter Suppression, Texas Style https://patch.com/texas/houston/lets-talk-voter-suppression-texas-style?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=share

Texas Had An Outsized Presence At The Capitol Insurrection. Why? https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2021/04/06/394948/why-texans-had-such-an-outsized-presence-at-the-capitol-insurrection/?utm_source=twitter-share-article&utm_medium=button&utm_campaign=hpm-share-link

‘George Floyd Act’ Bills Seeking Police Reforms In Texas, U.S. Face Staunch Law Enforcement Opposition https://www.tpr.org/podcast/the-source/2021-04-05/some-texas-lawmakers-want-to-reform-police-with-george-fli?utm_campaign=Today%20In%20Houston&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter

Harris County

Group Petitions To Give Houston Council Members More Control At City Hall https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2021/04/06/395133/houston-ballot-initiative-could-give-council-members-more-control-at-city-hall/?utm_source=twitter-share-article&utm_medium=button&utm_campaign=hpm-share-link

DATA: 1 in 7 unsheltered Greater Houston-area individuals cites COVID-19 as cause of homelessness https://communityimpact.com/houston/spring-klein/nonprofit/2021/03/24/data-1-in-7-unsheltered-greater-houston-area-individuals-cites-covid-19-as-cause-of-homelessness/

Houston City Council OKs new limits on electric scooters https://communityimpact.com/houston/heights-river-oaks-montrose/business/2021/03/24/houston-city-council-oks-new-limits-on-electric-scooters/

I-45, Holland Road undergoing yearslong intersection flip https://communityimpact.com/houston/bay-area/transportation/2021/03/24/i-45-holland-road-undergoing-yearslong-intersection-flip/

Prep work begins on West University Buffalo Speedway project https://communityimpact.com/houston/bellaire-meyerland-west-university/transportation/2021/03/23/prep-work-begins-on-west-university-buffalo-speedway-project/

West University virtual gate camera system faces slight delays https://communityimpact.com/houston/bellaire-meyerland-west-university/public-safety/2021/03/23/west-university-virtual-gate-camera-system-faces-slight-delays/

Travis County

Park & ride facility at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center inching closer to reality https://communityimpact.com/austin/southwest-austin-dripping-springs/transportation/2021/03/24/park-ride-facility-at-lady-bird-johnson-wildflower-center-inching-closer-to-reality/

Fort Bend

Missouri City residents, officials speak out against installing medians along FM 1092 https://communityimpact.com/houston/sugar-land-missouri-city/transportation/2021/03/24/missouri-city-residents-officials-speak-out-against-installing-medians-along-fm-1092/

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