Texas State & Local NEWS: 2021 March 15

Summary: Anyone notice that in these poor-landlords-whose-renters-can’t-pay stories there’s no summary of what sector dominates the landlords? The apt complex near me had almost an entire empty bldg pre-covid, & is owned by private equity as far as I can tell. Private equity got a huge boost by Trump’s Fed buying up their garbage corp debt.

Flashing lights installed to reduce traffic backup at several locations in The Woodlands https://communityimpact.com/houston/the-woodlands/transportation/2021/03/12/flashing-lights-installed-to-reduce-traffic-backup-at-several-locations-in-the-woodlands/

Record winter storm tests resolve of West Travis County https://communityimpact.com/austin/lake-travis-westlake/weather/2021/03/14/record-winter-storm-tests-resolve-of-west-travis-county/

ERCOT Says It Doesn’t Have To Release Power Outage Data https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/ercot-says-it-doesnt-have-to-release-power-outage-data/

Judge: CDC Exceeded Authority In Issuing Eviction Moratorium https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/national/2021/03/12/393452/judge-cdc-exceeded-authority-in-issuing-eviction-moratorium/?utm_source=twitter-share-article&utm_medium=button&utm_campaign=hpm-share-link

Texas Attorney General Sues Austin-Travis County Over Local Mask Requirements https://www.kut.org/covid-19/2021-03-11/texas-attorney-general-sues-austin-travis-county-over-local-mask-requirements

Texas Lawmakers Say Mike Ramos Act Would Address Inequities In Policing https://www.kut.org/crime-justice/2021-03-11/texas-lawmakers-say-mike-ramos-act-would-address-inequities-in-policing

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