Daily Archives: August 24, 2021

A look ahead to Commissioners Court redistricting

As we know, the Census redistricting data is out, and that means a whole lot of map-drawing is in our future. The main focus on this will be in Austin where the Congressional and legislative maps are re-drawn, but those … Continue reading

Posted in Local politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

HISD starts its year

Good luck, kids. You too, parents. For the second straight year, Houston ISD is set to welcome back nearly 200,000 students in the midst of a pandemic. The similarities between last year and Monday’s reopening end there, however. HISD entered … Continue reading

Posted in School days | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The approval and the mandates

As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, the FDA has given its final approval to the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19. That should mean a lot of good things, but among them it should mean broader vaccine mandates are now in … Continue reading

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Voter suppression bill passes out of House committee

Here we go again. A Texas House committee on Monday advanced the GOP-backed voting restrictions bill that first prompted Democrats to stall legislative work during a weekslong quorum break. The 9-5 party-line vote on the revived legislation, Senate Bill 1, is … Continue reading

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments