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16 Apr 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
How the Corporate Backlash to Georgia’s New Voting Law is Shaping Other Fights Around the Country Over Access to the Polls MSN – Amy Gardner and Mike DeBonis (Washington Post) | Published: 4/11/2021 The conflagration in Georgia has spread into other states such as Texas, Florida, Michigan, and Arizona, where both business interests and voting rights activists buoyed by newfound momentum are rethinking how to challenge Republican-backed voting measures. [read post]
13 Apr 2021, 1:11 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
"Police reform in Houston appears to hit dead endThis quote accurately sums up the state of police reform in Houston under Mayor Sylvester Turner:“We haven’t made any meaningful progress since the George Floyd protests, just forget about it,” said Alan M. de León, an organizer with MOVE Texas. [read post]
7 Apr 2021, 2:46 pm by Adam Faderewski
Guest speakers include former Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson; former Austin City Councilmember Ora Houston; community advocate and former Austin Independent School District trustee Paul Saldaña; Karen Kennard, a shareholder in Greenberg Traurig and former Austin city attorney; Innocence Project of Texas co-founder and Executive Director Mike Ware; Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas Executive Director Alisa De… [read post]
7 Apr 2021, 12:23 pm by Adam Faderewski
Fast, 75, of Del City, Oklahoma, died October 11, 2020. [read post]
7 Apr 2021, 10:45 am by admin
City of Houston, a Texas police officer prevailed on a motion to dismiss his claims for harassment and retaliation after he was sexually harassed by a female coworker for several years, and then ostracized by coworkers after he reported the harassment. [read post]
6 Apr 2021, 4:05 am by Howard Friedman
City of Houston, Texas, (SD TX, filed 3/25/2021), alleges that the city's selective enforcement of the deed restriction violates RLUIPA, the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and the federal Fair Housing Act. [read post]
3 Apr 2021, 7:50 am by Gritsforbreakfast
But in the bigger picture, it's that Texas cities where most people live are designed for cars, not people. [read post]
12 Mar 2021, 11:57 am by Lonnie Roach
The best groups focus on a specific area, such as Vaccinate Houston. [read post]
4 Mar 2021, 3:19 am by Greg Lambert and Marlene Gebauer
Attorney Sophia George has one strong suggestion for those looking to increase equity in the legal industry: Hire minority lawyers! [read post]
They are also facing a lawsuit from the city of Denton to prevent ERCOT from shifting the cost of unpaid bills to other providers including cities that maintain their own grids. [read post]
28 Feb 2021, 8:28 am by John Floyd
Texas House Representative Senfronia Thompson (D-Houston) has introduced HB 88, the Texas George Floyd Act, with just that in mind. [read post]
18 Feb 2021, 12:39 pm by John Floyd
  Texas is second in the nation in fatal police shootings, with Dallas and Houston being among the top cities—and those shootings involve Black Americans at a much higher rate than the national average. [read post]
17 Feb 2021, 2:35 pm by Melody McDonald Lanier
Across the state of Texas, there have been a number of incidents of pets being left outside in freezing weather in recent days: On Monday, six dogs, one of which was dead, were discovered abandoned outside an auto shop in Houston, where temperatures had dropped below freezing. [read post]
17 Feb 2021, 8:21 am by Tom Smith
“I know people are angry and frustrated,” said Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, who woke up to more than 1 million people still without power in his city. [read post]
12 Feb 2021, 11:38 am by Amy Starnes
The panelists are: Carlos Calderon, clinical teaching fellow at South Texas College of Law Houston David Grenardo, professor of law at St. [read post]