On Wednesday, Fort Bend County Officials announced the extension of a childcare initiative program that provides assistance to families who may be experiencing financial hardship because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Starting Oct.11, if qualified, Fort Bend...
This Saturday, thousands of women, non-binary, and transgender Texans will march together in Houston’s Reclaiming our Freedoms protest starting at Downtown Houston’s Discovery Green all the way to Houston City Hall at 8 a.m. For this nationally recognized march, the...
Now that the Census Bureau has issued 2020 population results, jurisdictions across the country have the once-in-a-decade task of preparing for redistricting. Redistricting is the constitutionally-required task of re-drawing political boundaries for electoral...
Keeping people safe is among the most fundamental responsibilities of local government. No single policy or program can meet the challenge and today’s polarizing politics are making the job that much harder. Responding to violence in the community primarily with law...
In accordance with an ongoing investigation, the Federal Highway Administration has instructed Texas to pause all construction for the I-45 expansion because of possible civil rights violations and environmental concerns. The Federal Highway Administration cited...
Odus Evbagharu made history when he became both the first Black and the youngest (at age 28) chair of the Harris County Democratic Party (HCDP). And while he’s happy to talk about such an achievement, he’s also busy planning out the next steps for the state’s largest...
Activist Nia Jones, also known on social media as Hoochie God, said after the killing of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant she felt a need to speak up for Black women across the country. Bryant was shot by the Columbus Police Department outside of her home. Williams...
On Tuesday EMILY’s List, a major Democratic fundraiser for women in politics, announced Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo as the winner of its Gabby Giffords Rising Star award. The award is named after the former congresswoman and gun control advocate Gabby Giffords...
Construction workers Omar Zuniga and Bolivar Pineda Ortiz (right) protest wage theft at the University of Houston, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Workers Defense Project. A year after more than a dozen construction workers accused a contractor employed by the University of...