Houston Congressman and former mayor of the city Sylvester Turner has died, a spokesperson said Wednesday morning. He was 70 years old and leaves behind a long legacy of representing Houston in elected office. houstonlanding.org/sylvester-tu...

Sylvester Turner, congressman and former mayor of Houston, has died, spokesperson says

Mayor John Whitmire announced Turner’s passing before the start of Wednesday’s city council meeting. Turner was in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday working.

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State Sen. Joan Huffman, a Houston Republican, filed a bill this month to stop Harris County’s “taxpayer funded bailing out of criminals.” The only problem: Both the county and the nonprofit targeted by her remarks say she is mistaken. houstonlanding.org/houston-stat...

Houston state senator pushes bill wrongly claiming Harris County paid for defendants’ bail

The Republican’s Senate Bill 40 would ban political subdivisions from sending public funds to nonprofits that pay bail bonds for criminal defendants.

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DHS has announced on its website that it has restarted Remain in Mexico. No explicit mention of the Mexican govt's cooperation in this plan, which is crucial to be able to carry it out www.dhs.gov/news/2025/01...

DHS Reinstates Migrant Protection Protocols | Homeland Security

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Benjamine Huffman reinstated the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) effective immediately.

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Houston area freshman legislators Sen. Molly Cook, Rep. Lauren Ashley Simmons and Rep. Jeff Barry look to make their voices heard as #txlege gets underway: houstonlanding.org/houston-area...

Houston-area freshman legislators aim to make their voices heard as session gets underway

The GOP-led House and Senate are expected to pass an array of conservative priorities while Democrats play defense during the 140-day session.

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From 50-year legislator to Houston mayor, the transition was not always easy for John Whitmire houstonlanding.org/from-50-year...

From 50-year legislator to Houston mayor, the transition was not always easy for John Whitmire

Throughout the mayoral campaign, Whitmire pledged to use his experience and relationships with state leaders to solve Houston’s problems.

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NEW: Harris County DA Kim Ogg has spent more than $2.4 million in asset forfeiture funds on donations this year, almost all of it after she lost March's Democratic primary. At least $150,000 in funds went to political allies in the bail bond industry. 🧵 houstonlanding.org/outgoing-da-...

Outgoing DA Kim Ogg donates forfeiture funds to respected charities, plus political allies

In under a year, Ogg cut her asset forfeiture fund in half, donating more than $2.4 million to a range of charities — and political allies.

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More than a year after Jose Suarez left Venezuela, his wife, 9-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter finally entered the US, just days after Trump won a second term. We followed their journey and reunification in uncertain times. W/ @lexigraceparra.bsky.social houstonlanding.org/behind-the-j...

Behind the journey: A Venezuelan family braves jungle, cartels to be reunited in the U.S.

One Venezuelan family trekked through the lawless jungle and risked kidnapping in Mexico to reunite. Trump’s win casts a shadow over their future.

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Clare with the latest on the wild politics of the Harris County DA’s Office👇

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EXCLUSIVE: Kim Ogg, Harris County's outgoing district attorney, has issued a blanket plea recommendation of life without parole in more than 60 pending capital murder cases, according to internal office communications obtained by @houstonlanding.bsky.social. houstonlanding.org/harris-outgo...

Texas’ restrictive abortion law sent this Houston teen on a cross-country odyssey for help. She isn’t alone: 34,000 women who left Texas in 2023 to get an abortion — a number that has more than doubled since 2019. houstonlanding.org/texas-restri...

Texas' restrictive abortion law sends Houston teen on cross-country odyssey for help

After a strict ban was imposed in 2021, thousands of women have left Texas to end pregnancies. Houston teen embarked on a 1,500-mile journey to do so.

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After a brutal year fighting for political survival and trying to hold on to the gavel, Republican Speaker Dade Phelan is stepping out of the next House leadership race. via @jasperscherer.bsky.social @renzodowney.bsky.social and James Barragan #txlege www.texastribune.org/2024/12/05/t...

Speaker Dade Phelan abandons bid for third term, amid bruising leadership battle

Phelan, a Beaumont Republican, had previously insisted he had enough votes to thwart a challenge from the right led by state Rep. David Cook of Mansfield.

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This week my @houstonlanding.bsky.social colleagues and I wrote about the young vote and why organizers want to engage future voters as early as possible. Read the full story and play with a very cool map here: houstonlanding.org/lifelong-vot...

‘Lifelong voters’: Organizers seek to engage young people of color in Harris County

As the makeup of Harris County’s voter-eligible population turns younger and more diverse, organizers seek ways to get them involved.

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Texas officials sent a clear message Tuesday during twin events in the Rio Grande Valley that they would be a willing partner to the incoming Trump administration for its pledged immigration crackdown. via @beregarcia.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2024/11/26/t...

Texas offers Trump administration more land and support for mass deportations

Two events in the Rio Grande Valley on Tuesday made clear Texas officials will work with the Trump administration on immigration.

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Alexis Nungaray was everywhere this fall, campaigning for Donald Trump after her 12-year-old daughter, Jocelyn, was murdered and 2 undocumented immigrants were charged with the crime. This is the story of Alexis' fight for her daughter & the politics of grief. houstonlanding.org/i-dont-want-...

‘I don’t want her to be forgotten’: The election is over. Alexis Nungaray’s grief remains.

The death of Alexis Nungaray’s 12-year-old daughter set her mother on a political crusade in her memory, often at the expense of her ability to grieve.

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Lexi Parra, @paulcobler.bsky.social and I have gotten to know Alexis over the past two months, and have come to better understand why she has fought so hard to keep her daughter Jocelyn's memory alive. We hope you can better understand her through this story

You may recognize Alexis Nungaray from her campaigning for Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, where she shared the story of her 12-year-old daughter Jocelyn who was killed in Houston in June. This is what her life has been like since then and what's to come for Alexis: houstonlanding.org/i-dont-want-...

‘I don’t want her to be forgotten’: The election is over. Alexis Nungaray’s grief remains.

The death of Alexis Nungaray’s 12-year-old daughter set her mother on a political crusade in her memory, often at the expense of her ability to grieve.

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After the death of her daughter, Jocelyn, Alexis Nungaray became an unlikely anti-immigration crusader for President-elect Donald Trump and Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz’s campaigns. But outside of the spotlight, she mourns alone to keep Jocelyn's memory alive. houstonlanding.org/i-dont-want-...

‘I don’t want her to be forgotten’: The election is over. Alexis Nungaray’s grief remains.

The death of Alexis Nungaray’s 12-year-old daughter set her mother on a political crusade in her memory, often at the expense of her ability to grieve.

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Hellooo new place to post my articles & photos of my cat! Interesting one from today: Final updated vote totals in Harris County swung the 133rd Judicial District race from the Republican candidate to the Democrat, who won by just 774 votes (out of 1.46 million!) houstonlanding.org/last-votes-c...

Last votes counted flip Harris County district judge race to Democrat Nicole Perdue

Final results posted Friday show Democrat Nicole Perdue prevailing over Republican Michael Landrum by just 774 votes out of 1.46 million ballots cast.

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