Summary: May election information, racial Catch-22 in play with gun laws, Texas Attorney General won’t release communications he made during his DC activities on the day of the insurrection, & more…
May Elections
Q&A: See where candidates for Jersey Village City Council Place 2 fall on the issues facing the city https://communityimpact.com/houston/cy-fair/election/2021/03/22/qa-see-where-candidates-for-jersey-village-city-council-place-2-fall-on-the-issues-facing-the-city/
Election Q&A: West University Place mayor https://communityimpact.com/houston/bellaire-meyerland-west-university/government/2021/03/19/election-qa-west-university-place-mayor/
Ken Paxton refuses to release messages about attendance at pro-Trump rally before Jan. 6 insurrection https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/25/texas-ken-paxton-trump-insurrection/?utm_campaign=trib-social-buttons&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social via @TexasTribune
After Atlanta and Colorado mass shootings, Texas GOP leaders double down on protecting gun owners https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/24/texas-gop-gun-laws/?utm_campaign=trib-social-buttons&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social via @TexasTribune
Rate of fatal police shootings in the United States from 2015 to February 2021, by ethnicity (per million of the population) [note: in absolute numbers, more white ppl are killed] https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123070/police-shootings-rate-ethnicity-us/
Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by weapon carried https://www.statista.com/statistics/585140/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-weapon-carried-2016/
Joseph Chacon named interim Austin top cop, search process for permanent chief begins https://communityimpact.com/austin/central-austin/public-safety/2021/03/22/joseph-chacon-named-interim-austin-top-cop-search-process-for-permanent-chief-begins/
Nightly lane closures on I-35 planned in North Austin this week https://communityimpact.com/austin/northwest-austin/transportation/2021/03/22/nightly-lane-closures-on-i-35-planned-in-north-austin-this-week/
Memorial Park seeks community input on public art, activities https://communityimpact.com/houston/heights-river-oaks-montrose/parks-recreation/2021/03/22/memorial-park-seeks-community-input-on-public-art-activities/
Winter storm sends shivers through Texas power grid https://communityimpact.com/houston/spring-klein/weather/2021/03/22/winter-storm-sends-shivers-through-texas-power-grid/
Public hearing set for Houston ISD District of Innovation plan https://communityimpact.com/houston/heights-river-oaks-montrose/education/2021/03/22/public-hearing-set-for-houston-isd-district-of-innovation-plan/
Waterfall Drive reconstruction continues in Missouri City https://communityimpact.com/houston/sugar-land-missouri-city/transportation/2021/03/22/waterfall-drive-reconstruction-continues-in-missouri-city/
