Daily Archives: September 14, 2026

Interview with Commissioner Adrian Garcia

Posted on September 14, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

We’re going to start the second week of interviews with a very familiar face, that of two-term County Commissioner Adrian Garcia, from Precinct 2. You know his story by now: He served three terms as Houston City Council member in … Continue reading →

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Judicial Q&A: Judge Melissa Morris

Posted on September 14, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

(Note: As I have done in past elections, I am running a series of Q&As for Democratic judicial candidates. I ran a series of these for candidates in contested primaries, and now these are for the rest of the candidates. … Continue reading →

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Why did HPD change its policy on officer-involved shootings?

Posted on September 14, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t get it. More than a year before a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in east Houston, Mayor John Whitmire’s administration quietly changed a decades-old policy that required Houston Police Department detectives to investigate every officer-involved … Continue reading →

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Can Austin ISD avoid being taken over?

Posted on September 14, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Maybe. This one trick might help. In an effort to keep the Austin school district independent, Mayor Kirk Watson is pushing to close two chronically-failing middle schools that triggered the state’s takeover law. He’ll need parents’ help to do it. … Continue reading →

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