Texas State & Local NEWS: 2021 February 9

May Elections

Campaign filing period open for Alvin ISD Positions 1, 2 and 3 https://communityimpact.com/houston/pearland-friendswood/education/2021/01/29/campaign-filing-period-open-for-alvin-isd-positions-1-2-and-3/

Austinites will vote on homeless camping ban in May https://communityimpact.com/austin/central-austin/public-safety/2021/02/04/austinites-will-vote-on-homeless-camping-ban-in-may/

Some Bellaire council members want a new approach to city debt https://communityimpact.com/houston/bellaire-meyerland-west-university/government/2021/02/08/some-bellaire-council-members-want-a-new-approach-to-city-debt/

Houston Heights Association to host planning department info session addressing development concerns https://communityimpact.com/houston/heights-river-oaks-montrose/development/2021/02/05/houston-heights-association-to-host-planning-department-info-session-addressing-development-concerns/

Q&A: Humble Police Department Chief Ken Theis plans to put emphasis on community policing efforts https://communityimpact.com/houston/lake-houston-humble-kingwood/people/2021/02/05/qa-humble-police-department-chief-ken-theis-plans-to-put-emphasis-on-community-policing-efforts/

Lone Star College System discusses potential aid for 2021 https://communityimpact.com/houston/the-woodlands/education/2021/02/05/lone-star-college-system-discusses-potential-aid-for-2021/

Katy Animal Control presents policy changes, but concerns linger https://communityimpact.com/houston/katy/government/2021/02/05/katy-animal-control-presents-policy-changes-but-concerns-linger/

DEVELOPMENT: New age-restricted community, 'upscale' Pine Trails neighborhood to come before Tomball Planning and Zoning Commission https://communityimpact.com/houston/tomball-magnolia/development/2021/02/05/development-new-age-restricted-community-upscale-pine-trails-neighborhood-to-come-before-tomball-planning-and-zoning-commission/

Cy-Fair companies brace for tighter government regulations as region's oil and gas industry slowly recovers from 2020 setbacks [no mention of US troops protecting Saudi oil infrastructure and Trump-admin support for Russian-German pipeline nor how Keystone pipeline designed for Canadian oil, not Texas; similarly no mention of the burden of externalities relative to taxpayers in Texas] https://communityimpact.com/houston/cy-fair/economy/2021/02/05/cy-fair-companies-brace-for-tighter-government-regulations-as-regions-oil-and-gas-industry-slowly-recovers-from-2020-setbacks/

Fact check: Texas official says Paris Climate Accord will cost US 6.5 million jobs [the study cited did not factor in job gains and GDP growth associated with a clean technology transition] https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/politifact/article/Fact-check-Texas-official-says-Paris-Climate-15924664.php via @houstonchron

Rayford Road work underway, slated to be completed in fall 2021 [no discussion on expected use statistics] https://communityimpact.com/houston/the-woodlands/transportation/2021/02/06/rayford-road-work-underway-slated-to-be-completed-in-fall-2021/

Work underway to widen Kuykendahl Road between Lake Woodlands and Research Forest drives [no discussion on expected use statistics] https://communityimpact.com/houston/the-woodlands/transportation/2021/02/05/work-underway-to-widen-kuykendahl-road-between-lake-woodlands-and-research-forest-drives/

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