Houston area activists are planning another protest against police brutality on Friday, this time for Breonna Taylor, a Louisville EMT shot eight times by authorities in a botched drug raid. Taylor, an aspiring nurse, was killed by police in her apartment in...
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back to archiveFootage shows Houston police crackdown on peaceful evening protests
Hours after a march against police brutality brought out tens of thousands of protesters to downtown Houston, hundreds of demonstrators who continued to peacefully protest into the evening were arrested or forcibly dispersed by Houston police. Social media...
Thousands of protesters in Houston, George Floyd’s home, demand action
Thousands of protestors joined local leaders and activists in downtown Houston on Tuesday as part of ongoing demonstrations against police brutality. Sporting masks and doing their best to socially distance in a jam-packed park outside City Hall, the sea of protesters...
Amid pandemic and pandemonium, Harris County appoints new Clerk
As the GOP’s crusade against safe voting continues here in Texas and nationally, the Harris County Commissioner’s Court on Tuesday appointed a replacement for outgoing County Clerk Diane Trautman. To replace Trautman, the Court voted 3-2 to approve the...
Rodney Ellis kicks off re-election bid promising more ‘lightning speed’ reforms for Harris County
Rodney Ellis, a political titan in the Houston region, kicked off his re-election bid for Harris County Commissioner on Monday, promising more sweeping reforms for the county. Ellis was elected to the commissioner's seat in 2016 after retiring from his 27-year...
Hidalgo touts Houston-area wins in annual State of the County
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo delivered her annual “State of the County” address where she walked through victories for the largest county in Texas. The event was hosted by the Greater Houston Partnership. After speaking to the strength of Houston’s economy–...
Houston mayor punches back in new ad highlighting Buzbee’s DWI arrest
After receiving some heat on the campaign trail, Mayor Sylvester Turner is punching back at Tony Buzbee with a hard-hitting ad highlighting his opponent’s recent DWI. The ad shows a mugshot of Buzbee following a 2016 drunk driving arrest and suggests that a...
A look at METRONext, the plan to change Houston transit for decades to come
For years, Houston has engaged in an endless battle to stay ahead of its own congestion. And after spending billions of dollars to lay down a tangle of always-under-construction freeways, Houstonians are getting a new chance to start shifting the city’s infrastructure...
How one Texan is helping elect the next generation of leaders in America
Each week, The Texas Signal profiles progressive leaders in Texas, including Royce Brooks, Lillie Schechter, and Taral Patel. Not too long ago, Richard Holt was a junior board member at LGBTQ Victory Fund, a well-known political action committee dedicated to electing...